ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities

Based on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

How To Use This Checklist

• Get Organized - One person can conduct a survey, but it’s easier with two people. One person can take measurements and the other person can fill out the checklist and take photos.

• Obtain Floor Plan Or Make Sketch - A floor plan helps the surveyors to get organized and to know how many elements there are, such as entrances and toilet rooms. If plans are not available, sketch the exterior and interior layout of interior and exterior spaces and mark the elements on the sketch.

• Make Copies Of The Checklist - Determine how many copies of each section of the checklist you need. For example, most facilities have more than one toilet room.

• Gather Tools

  • Checklist

  • Clipboard

  • Tape Measure

  • Electronic or carpenter's level - 24 inches

  • Door pressure gauge or fish scale

  • Camera

  • Bag to hold these items

What This Checklist Is Not

The ADA Title II and III regulations require more than program accessibility and barrier removal. The regulations include requirements for nondiscriminatory policies and practices and for the provision of auxiliary aids and services, such as sign language interpreters for people who are deaf and material in Braille for people who are blind. This checklist does not cover those requirements.

Since this checklist does not include all of the 2010 Standards it is not intended to determine compliance for new construction or facilities being altered.