Accessible car parking spaces shall be 96 inches wide minimum and van parking spaces shall be 132 inches wide minimum, shall be marked to define the width, and shall have an adjacent access aisle complying with 2010 Standard 502.3.
Read MoreDisabled individuals should be alert to a bill (HR 620) that was passed by the US House of Representatives and is now waiting for a sponsor in the US Senate.
Read MoreAnimation videos are available on the ADAIN website for eight topics of ADA compliance. Please see the videos on the website at https://inspectionsada.com/animations/.
Read MoreOn September 6, 2018, Richard Acree attended the U.S. Access Board public forum on accessibility and assembly areas at the Access Board Conference Center
Read MoreIs it OK to examine a patient who uses a wheelchair in the wheelchair, because the patient cannot get onto the exam table independently? ANSWER: Generally no.
Read MoreThe Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) has issued accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment (MDE). The image below shows an adjustable exam table on the left, as an example of MDE.
Read MoreRecently the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement regarding a dispute over ADA accessibility against Charlotte Radiology under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Read MoreAlthough government-owned or operated housing and certain privately owned facilities that provide housing are subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its accessibility requirements, private residential single-family housing is not covered by the ADA. However, that does not mean that the guidance offered by ADA laws cannot be used to make a single family home accessible and visitable.
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