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Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
URL: http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm

Description:
Section 4.30 provides signage requirements for all buildings and facilities that are required to be accessible. Section 8 includes additional physical requirements for public areas of a library, including reading and study areas, stacks, reference rooms, reserve areas, and special facilities or collections. All of Sections 1-4 (as amended through January 1998) of the Guidelines spell out the "scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to buildings and facilities by individuals with disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990."

Publisher:
United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

Library of Congress Subject Headings:
Libraries and people with disabilities
People with disabilities -- Legal status, laws, etc.
Public buildings -- Barrier-free design
Signs and signboards

LII Database Information:
Record 366 created by Norm Hutcherson on 05/20/2000
Last modification on 09/06/2002
Published: 05/20/2000  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/366