Accessibility

How Do I Know If My Worksite Is Accessible?

The following are some questions to keep in mind when determining physical accessibility:

• Are there designated parking spaces for persons with disabilities that are close to the entrance of the worksite?
• Is there a pathway without abrupt level changes or steps that leads from the parking area to the entrance?
• If ramps are used to provide access, are they appropriately graded and are handrails provided?
• Are the doors wide enough (36 inches) for people using wheelchairs? Are they easy to open (e.g., not excessively heavy, with easily grasped handles, or automatic)?
• Is the personnel office in an accessible location?
• Are pathways to the bathroom, water fountain, and public telephone accessible? Can people with disabilities use them?
• Are elevators accessible to all persons with disabilities (e.g., control panels lower than 54 inches from the floor, raised symbols or numbers on the control panels)?
• Is all signage appropriate and accessible for persons with visual, learning, and cognitive disabilities (including the use of symbols and graphics)?
• Does the emergency warning system include both audible and visual alarms?

Where Can I Obtain Additional Information?

Office of Disability Employment Policy
(202) 376-6200 (VOICE), (202) 376-6205 (TTY), (202) 376-6219 (FAX)

Office of Disability Employment Policy's Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
(800) 526-7234 (VOICE/TTY), (304) 293-5407 (FAX)
jan@jan.icdi.wvu.edu (e-mail)

Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
(800) 949-4232 (VOICE/TTY), (703) 525-6835 (FAX)

Access Board
(VOICE) (800) 872-2253, (202) 272-5449 or (800) 993-2822 (TTY),
(202) 272-5447 (FAX)