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  2. Wheelchair ramp - Wikipedia

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    In the US, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires a slope of no more than 1:12 for wheelchairs and scooters for business and public use, which works out to 1 foot (305 mm) of ramp for each one inch (25.4 mm) of rise. For example, a 20-inch (510 mm) rise requires a minimum of 20 feet (6.10 m) in length of ramp.

  3. Curb cut - Wikipedia

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    A pram ramp with tactile paving that connects a sidewalk to a road. A curb cut , curb ramp, depressed curb, dropped kerb , pram ramp, or kerb ramp is a solid (usually concrete) ramp graded down from the top surface of a sidewalk to the surface of an adjoining street. It is designed primarily for pedestrian usage and commonly found in urban ...

  4. Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 - Wikipedia

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    Certain issues were resolved in federal court. One issue, whether sidewalks were covered by the ADA, was appealed to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, which ruled that sidewalks were a "program" under the ADA and must be made accessible to persons with disabilities. The ruling was later appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court, which refused to hear ...

  5. How South Bend property owners can be paid for repairs to ...

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    How much is paid for curb and sidewalk repair program? The reimbursement rates are: Homeowners : $15 per linear foot of curb repaired. $20 per linear foot of sidewalk repaired. $950 per ADA ramp.

  6. Noncompliant downtown parking decks get ADA upgrades ... - AOL

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  7. 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 ...

  8. Universal design - Wikipedia

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    Universal design is the design of buildings, products or environments to make them accessible to people, regardless of age, disability, or other factors.It emerged as a rights-based, anti-discrimination measure, which seeks to create design for all abilities.

  9. Pekin settles class action lawsuit for non-accessible ... - AOL

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    A consent decree to settle a 2018 class action lawsuit and a series of redevelopment agreements highlighted Monday's Pekin City Council meeting.