ADAAG Manual
a guide to the
Americans with Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines
WRITTEN BY:
THE ACCESS BOARD
ILLUSTRATED BY:
CADD MlICROSYSTEMS, INC.
EVAN TERRY ASSOCIATES
PVA ARCHITECTUREIllustrations Rescanned and Enhanced by:
ADA Build it Right, Inc.
http://adabuild.com
Illustration Credits:
Evan Terry Associates
The architectural firm of Evan Terry Associates, P.C. of Birmingham, Alabama
pro- vides consulting services, plan and construction review, training, accessibility
surveys, barrier management databases, reports, and policy development reviews.
The firm has developed a variety of guides and computer software on the ADA
and accessible design. Illustrations developed for this manual by Evan Teny
Associates appear on pages 8-11, 20-24, 31, 42, 43, 57.
PVA Architecture
The Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) of Washington D.C. maintains a National
Architecture Program that specializes in accessible design. This program provides
guidance to PVA chapters and members on design issues relating to housing,
civic pro- jects, and other facilities, works with the Department of Veterans
Affairs in monitoring the design and construction of VA medical facilities,
and develops guides on accessible design. PVA Architecture's illustrations
for this manual appear on pages 69, 70, 84-90, 97, 116-118, 126-130, 132,
135-137, 140.
CADD Microsystems, Inc.
CADD Microsystems, Inc. of Alexandria, Virginia provides professional consulting
services in Computer Aided Design and Drafting and offers solutions in design,
drafting, facilities management, and estimating. All other illustrations of
this manual and its layout have been completed by CADD Microsystems.
ADA Build it Right, Inc.
ADA Build it Right, Inc. of Corvallis, Oregon is a non-profit corporation
dedicated to education on accessibility in the building codes and the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA). We concentrate on architectural features from
the viewpoint of the building codes.
http://adabuild.com
About this manual
The Access Board has developed this manual to assist in the use of its ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for Buildings and Facilities. It explains some of the basic considerations for accessible design and clarifies specific ADAAG provisions in an effort to address frequently asked questions. Advisory information is provided in the form of recommendations; these recommendations are optional and go beyond the minimum required by ADAAG. It is important that this manual be used with a copy of ADAAG since it does not address or reprint all the information contained in ADAAG.ADA Build it Right, Inc Version http://adabuild.com