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  2. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    Under Title III of the ADA, all new construction (construction, modification or alterations) after the effective date of the ADA (approximately July 1992) must be fully compliant with the Americans With Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) [13] found in the Code of Federal Regulations at 28 C.F.R., Part 36, Appendix A.

  3. Wheelchair ramp - Wikipedia

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    A wheelchair ramp is an inclined plane installed in addition to or instead of stairs. Ramps permit wheelchair users, as well as people pushing strollers, carts, or other wheeled objects, to more easily access a building, or navigate between areas of different height. Ramps for accessibility may predate the wheelchair and are found in ancient ...

  4. Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 - Wikipedia

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    Uniform standards for the design, construction and alteration of buildings were created so that persons with disabilities will have ready access to and use of them. These Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards Archived 2007-07-12 at the Wayback Machine (UFAS) are developed and maintained by an Access Board and serve as the basis for the ...

  5. 'This is the 21st century': Council approves steps, ADA ... - AOL

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    The Palm Beach Town Council agreed to move forward with plans to add stairs and provide ADA access to the south side of the Mizner Memorial Fountain. 'This is the 21st century': Council approves ...

  6. Visitability - Wikipedia

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    In most cases, grading and landscaping can make a ramp unnecessary. Deliberately grading to permit the sidewalk to meet the porch without a step creates access with an invisible modification. For the 40% of homes built with a slab-on-grade foundation, the zero-step entrance is typically extremely easy. The methods for homes are virtually ...

  7. United States Access Board - Wikipedia

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    The United States Access Board (also known as the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) is an independent agency of the United States government devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. The Board was created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities.

  8. Curb cut effect - Wikipedia

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    A curb cut. The curb cut effect is the phenomenon of disability-friendly features being used and appreciated by a larger group than the people they were designed for. The phenomenon is named for curb cuts – miniature ramps comprising parts of sidewalk – which were first made for wheelchair access in particular places, but were also welcomed by people pushing strollers, carts or luggage.

  9. Tactile paving - Wikipedia

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    A set of yellow truncated domes on the down-ramp in a parking lot. Tactile paving (also called tenji blocks, truncated domes, detectable warnings, tactile tiles, tactile ground surface indicators, tactile walking surface indicators, or detectable warning surfaces) is a system of textured ground surface indicators found at roadsides (such as at curb cuts), by and on stairs, and on railway ...