This week you will use one of the checklists (found on the ADA Checklist Website (http://www.adachecklist.org/checklist.html) to complete a survey on a building (near your home, place of work, or Wheelock). It will be your decision to choose the right checklist for the environment that you selected. You will share your results and reflection on our course blog that will include a summary of the results, personal reflection, and suggestions to increase accessibility for all. Bring your checklist to class. Images band bold text will direct you to webpages and documents. Record your data into Access Earth http://accessearth.azurewebsites.net
Overview:
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires public accommodations (businesses and non-profit organizations) to provide goods and services to people with disabilities on an equal basis with the rest of the public. Businesses and non-profit organizations that serve the public are to remove architectural barriers when it is "readily achievable" to do so. This checklist is based on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. It updates the original ADA Checklist for Readily Achievable Barrier Removal which was based on the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. The original checklist was issued in 1992 and revised in 1995. Businesses and non-profit organizations removing barriers before March 15, 2012 have the choice of using either the 1991 Standards or the 2010 Standards. Businesses and non-profit organizations removing barriers on or after March 15, 2012 must use the 2010 Standards. Questions on the ADA call 800-949-4232.
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