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Withdrawn Technical Assistance: Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations

[As of] December 21, 2017, the Department of Justice has withdrawn and, where applicable, removed from ADA.gov [this] technical assistance document. [This] document is outdated and does not fully reflect current law or has been replaced by a more up-to-date document. Withdrawal of a guidance document does not change covered entities’ legal responsibilities, as reflected in the ADA, its implementing regulations, and other binding legal requirements and judicial precedent. The Department will continue to fully and fairly enforce all laws within its jurisdiction, including the ADA.

Note: This document, portion of document or referenced document was published prior to the 2010 ADA Standards, and is still applicable.

Error/Omission:

There is no accessible route from accessible parking to an accessible entrance.

Result:

A person using a wheelchair, scooter, or walker has no way of getting from the accessible parking space to the building entrance. Often when there is an inaccessible walkway provided for others, wheelchair users must use a roadway or vehicular route which can be dangerous.

Requirement:

4.6.3* Parking Spaces. ...Parking access aisles shall be part of an accessible route to the building or facility entrance and shall comply with 4.3.

Illustration showing an overhead view of a van and a car parked in accessible parking spaces that share an access aisle. A person using a wheelchair is positioned next to the drivers side of the car and the door to the car is open. A dashed line with an arrowhead shows the accessible route from the access aisle to the sidewalk.

* Asterisk denotes that related, non-mandatory material is in the Appendix to the Standards.

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