USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center Facilities Toolbox: Accessibility Tools
Contents
- Disabled or handicapped or ??? Which terms should be used?
- What does "accessible" mean?
- Which accessibility guidelines must we use?
- Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to the Forest Service?
- Must all new or reconstructed facilities be accessible?
- Do facilities in remote locations have to be accessible?
- What is program accessibility?
- What is a transition plan? Does every facility need one?
- What is an accessibility evaluation survey and when is one needed?
- How does universal design fit in?
- When is a facility considered accessible?
- When is a historic structure considered accessible?
- How can existing buildings be retrofitted to make them accessible?
- What can be done to improve accessibility during routine facility maintenance?
- What terms will let people know whether our facility is accessible?
- How should we describe facilities that only meet some of the accessibility guidelines?
- Where must the wheelchair symbol be posted?
- Where can I learn more about accessibility?
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