A workman is installing a grab bar beside a toilet. Reaching Out to Customers With Disabilities: Lesson 4 Removing Barriers in Buildings that Are Not Being Remodeled, Renovated, or Altered
Lesson 10: Information SourcesLesson 9: ADA EnforcementLesson 8: Cost IssuesLesson 7: Transporting CustomersLesson 6: Maintaining AccessibilityLesson 5: Alternate AccessLesson 1: Policies & ProceduresLesson 3: Accessible Design Lesson 2: Customer CommunicationsIntroduction: Welcome to the CourseLesson 4: Removing Barriers

The following list of 20 ways to remove barriers and improve accessibility comes from the Justice Department's ADA regulations.  It is provided for guidance, but the list is not exhaustive.

Solutions for removing barriers

1) Installing ramps;

2) Making curb cuts at sidewalks and entrances;

3) Repositioning shelves;

4) Rearranging tables, chairs, vending machines, display racks, or other furniture to create adequate manuevering space;

5) Repositioning telephones;

6) Adding raised letter and braille signage on elevator control buttons;

7) Installing flashing alarm lights;

8) Widening doors;

9) Installing offset hinges to widen doorways;

10) Eliminating a turnstile or providing an alternative accessible path;

11) Installing accessible door hardware;

12) Installing grab bars in toilet stalls;

13) Rearranging toilet partitions to increase maneuvering space;

14) Insulating lavatory pipes under sinks to prevent burns;

15) Installing a raised toilet seat;

16) Installing a full length bathroom mirror;

17) Repositioning the paper towel dispenser in a bathroom;

18) Restriping a parking lot to create accessible parking spaces;

19) Installing a paper cup holder beside an inaccessible drinking fountain;

20) Removing high pile, low density carpeting.


Examples of removing barriers.

Examples of removing barriers.

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