Built environment
Built environment means places that are made by people. Examples include office buildings, schools, hotels, theaters, sidewalks, parks, airports, and bus stops.
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Buildings & Facilities Overview
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers many aspects of our built environment—buildings, ou... -
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) mandates that buildings and facilities that are designed, built... -
State- and Territory-Based Accessibility Requirements
Learn about the relationship between federal ADA standards and state or local accessibility standard... -
Rehabilitation Act
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 has several sections that mandate civil rights for people with disabi... -
The ADA and Facility Access Stakeholders
What facility access means in the context of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), who is respo...
News
- Lack of Accessibility at Fitness Facilities
06/21/2017- According to a recent study published in the Disability Health Journal, individuals with physical and mobility disabilities have limited opportunities to participate in physical activity due to barrie... - U.S. Access Board Free Webinar: Differences Between the ADA and ABA Accessibility Standards
03/20/2019- April 4th 2019, from 2:30pm EST to 4:00pm EST This webinar will review differences between accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and those of the Architectural Barri...
Webinars
- The 2010 Revised ADA Accessibility Guidelines for the Virgin Islands
03/30/2012- This live, instructor-led online program will provide an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and highlight those areas where accessibility requirements in the Virgin Islands Build... - Building Capacity from the Inside Out: Lessons Learned from the ADA Trainer Network
08/11/2011- Presented by: LaWanda Cook, Ph.D., DBTAC Northeast ADA Center The ADA Trainer Network was created by the Northeast ADA Center (DBTAC-NE) at the Employment and Disability Institute at Cornell Univer... - The 2010 Revised ADA Accessibility Guidelines for New York
03/09/2012- This live, instructor-led on-line program will provide attendees with an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and highlight those areas where accessibility requirements found in th... - The 2010 Revised ADA Accessibility Guidelines for New Jersey
03/16/2012- This live, instructor-led on-line program will provide attendees with an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and highlight those areas where accessibility requirements found in th... - The 2010 Revised ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Puerto Rico
03/23/2012- This live, instructor-led on-line program will provide attendees with an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design and highlight those areas where accessibility requirements found in th...