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Date: 31 January 2011: Source: Disability symbols 16.png; Pictograms-nps-accessibility-wheelchair-accessible.svg; Pictograms-nps-accessibility-low vision access.svg
Description: 450 mm by 450 mm (18 in by 18 in) Handicapped Accessible sign, made to the specifications of the 2004 edition of Standard Highway Signs (sign D9-6), Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD), Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, US Government.
In the late 1960s, with the rise of universal design, there grew a need for a symbol to identify accessible facilities. [3] In 1968, Norman Acton, President of Rehabilitation International (RI), tasked Karl Montan, chairman of the International Commission of Technology and Accessibility (ICTA), to develop a symbol as a technical aid and present in the group's 1969 World Congress convention in ...
The following other wikis use this file: Usage on bs.wikipedia.org Šahovska tabla; Usage on eo.wikipedia.org Piktogramo; Usage on fr.wikipedia.org
International wheelchair symbol. Derived from US DOT wheelchair accesible road sign. Category:Wheelchairs Category:Public Information Symbols: File usage.
The term "ADA Signs" has come into common use in the architectural, construction and signage industries with the advent of the Americans With Disabilities Act, or ADA.The Americans with Disabilities Act regulates accessibility; and includes requirements for signage that is conveniently located and easy to read both visually and through tactile touch.
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For example, {{Access icon|20px}} produces the symbol at 20 pixels wide: . If the width parameter is omitted, the default width is 12 pixels. The alt text is the text that screen readers will see. The MediaWiki software also automatically uses it as the tooltip when users hover the cursor over the image. The default text is "Handicapped ...