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Maneuvering a cityscape for a people with disabilities has many challenges. Fortunately, the Americans with Disabilities Act provides regulations that make navigating the mean streets accessible: Curb Ramps: The sloped areas at intersections or in parking lots that create a ramp between sidewalk and street allow for people who use wheeled mobility devices to safely Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… Pedestrian Access

Disability Rights took a giant leap forward with the passage of Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The ADA requires that businesses remove architectural barriers in existing facilities when it is “readily achievable” to do so. Readily achievable means “easily accomplishable without much difficulty or expense.” This requirement is based on the size Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… Readily Achievable Barrier Removal

So-called “seeing eye” dogs have been in use in the United States since the late 1920s, but it wasn’t until the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act that people with disabilities and their service animals were given the right to equal access, nationwide. The ADA defines a service as “any guide dog, signal dog, Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… Service Animals

Possibly the most common reminder of the impact of the ADA in day-to-day life, are the parking spaces with the blue disability parking signs bearing the international symbol of access. The requirements for Disability Parking are are such a big deal that they are tied into the access standards for Titles II and III of Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… Disability Parking

Email or texts are used by almost everyone these days, and thanks to text-to-speech software, they can be accessible to everyone. But back in the olden days (25 years ago or so) land line telephones were pretty much the only means to access two-way communication from a distance. Good luck trying to call your Aunt Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… Telecommunications Relay Services

An accessible society is beneficial to everyone, so let’s take the word “disability” out of the conversation for just a moment and think about these questions: Remember the last time you went to the grocery store and wheeled your cart out the door? What about rolling a suitcase through airport on one of those handy Continue Reading Thanks to the ADA… Accommodations – Reasonable, Public and Workplace