Four-Part Series on Accessibility and the ADAAG

Part II—Accessibility in the Public Right-of-Way: Access on the Road

In 1999, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) established the Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee (PROWAAC) to make recommendations on accessibility guidelines for newly constructed public rights-of-way covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. The committee's report provided recommendations on access to sidewalks, street crossings, and other related pedestrian facilities. This session will explore various issues and design constraints reference the committee's report, and the Access Board's recently published draft guidelines, addressing various issues and design constraints specific to public rights-of-way.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will gain an understanding of the new resources available to them when designing new construction in public rights-of-way, and how to easily access additional information from agencies like the Access Board and the Federal Highway Administration. They will learn about how to construct an accessible public right-of-way.

Materials:

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Support for this series is provided by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) through its funding for the Southwest ADA Center, and the additional nine regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers. NIDRR is part of the U.S. Department of Education, and no endorsement by the Department of the opinions expressed as part of any of the webcasts should be inferred.