Architect and Contractor Toolkit
Accessible Design of the Built Environment
This section of our web site provides guidance to a variety of resources related to accessible design of the built environment. You will find the latest 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design including related information on such topics as compliance dates, a summary of changes from the 1991 ADA Standards, information on choosing the appropriate Standards for your project and a listing of various accessibility guidelines that were used in developing these Standards.
There is also additional information available here on such topics as:
- Accessibility checklists - practical tools for identifying barriers to accessibility
- Comparisons of accessibility provisions in the ADA Standards with the Guidelines and International Building Code
- Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
- Design Standards for Transportation Facilities
- International Building Code and associated Technical Criteria from ICC/ANSI A117.1
- Accessibility in State Building Codes in Our Region (WA, OR, ID, AK)
- Fair Housing Act – Accessibility Guidelines
For more information on these and other topics, follow the links on the right.