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Accessibility

Accessible Design/Universal Design Resources

Explains the seven principles of Universal Design and provides guidelines and resources to implement home adaptations.

Accessible Playground Equipment

Listing of manufacturers providing accessible playground products.

Accessible Survey Instruments

Checklists to help determine if your facility is accessible.

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)

Accessibility guidelines for building and facilities, as amended through January 1998.

Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended

Laws requiring buildings or facilities financed with certain federal funds to be accessible.

Center for Inclusive Design & Environmental Access

Information about making your environment usable and accessible.  Offers Universal Design Information.

Home Plan Network

Online sources for house plans with accessibility features.

Microsoft Accessibility

Resources for web site managers and developers about accessible web site design.

National Organization on Disability (NOD)

Promotes inclusion for people with disabilities, in all aspects of life.  Information on how to make your congregation accessible.

Tax Incentives

The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has compiled a list of resources to assist in the search for tax incentive information.

Title III of ADA of 1990

Regulations on Public Accommodations and Services operated by private entities.

Title III of ADA of 1990

Technical Assistance Manual.

Uniform Federal Assistive Standards (UFAS)

Sets the standards for facility accessibility by mobility impaired persons for Federal and Federally-funded facilities.

Uniform Federal Assistive Standards (UFAS) Accessibility Checklist

Survey buildings for compliance with UFAS

Universal Design and Home Accessibility

Explains the principles of universal design and provides suggestions for home assessment or home modifications and repair.