ADA Lawsuits and Web Accessibility
As more organizations conduct business online and through their websites, the need to ensure websites are accessible to people with disabilities has become an urgent …
City of Columbia Starts Work to Create Accessible Public Right-of-Ways
This week, the City of Columbia, Missouri, started work to improve its public right-of-way for people with disabilities. Two major thoroughfares were closed to allow …
Students with Disabilities Need More Infrastructure Support
Understanding the needs of students is a challenge. Understanding the needs of students with disabilities is even more challenging, especially when trying to understand what …
Sacramento Re-Opens Baseball Field Designed for People with Disabilities
Across the nation, cities are evaluating the accessibility of their recreation programs and parks. While many parks and programs are still being reviewed and plans …
Tech World Honors Inventor of Truncated Domes
52 years ago, the world was changed when Seiichi Miyake invented tactile paving blocks, also known as tenji blocks and truncated domes, to help the …
DOJ Continues Crack Downs on Municipalities Not in Compliance with the ADA
While the Americans with Disabilities Act has been law for more than 28 years, the U.S. Department of Justice has let many infractions slide by …
ADA Myths Put Businesses at Risk
Since its passage more than 28 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has helped guide us to ensure the facilities we operate our …
Park Accessibility Point of Focus Across the Nation
A few weeks back, we highlighted the great work the Town of Sudbury, Massachusetts, is doing to upgrade their school parks to make them more …
Public Right-Of-Way Accessibility Becomes Apparent in ADA Audits
Ensuring sidewalks and curbs ramps are in compliance with ADA standards are major issues for many municipalities across the United States. While much work is …