Category: Remodeling

A wheelchair accessible entrance is a building entry that a person using a wheelchair can reach, open, and pass through without help: a step-free route from parking or the sidewalk, a door with an opening at least 32 inches clear, hardware that works without grasping or twisting, and a threshold low enough to roll over.…

Learning how to make a pool handicap accessible comes down to one decision: which method gives the actual user access to the water without assistance. The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design recognize five options (a lift, a sloped entry, a transfer wall, a transfer system, and stairs), and they are not interchangeable. A lift…

The maximum slope of a handicap ramp is 1:12 under the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design: one inch of rise for every 12 inches of horizontal run, about 8.33 percent. The limit sits in section 405.2 and applies to the running grade of every ramp run. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the…