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2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design are the physical access standards that are enforced under the ADA. These standards were created by the US Access Board and adopted as enforceable by the US Department of Justice. They replace the original physical access standard under the ADA, called the 1991 ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG). The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design provide new scoping and technical requirements about making a physical space accessible.

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• About the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  What's in the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design? How do these standards relate to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? This article answers these questions and more.
• The ADA and Parking
  Accessible parking is a common feature in parking lots—and a common topic in questions posed on the Northeast ADA Center hotline.
• Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)
  The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) mandates that buildings and facilities that are designed, built, or funded with federal money be accessible to people with disabilities.
• About Recreation Accessibility
  ADA regulations about access to outdoor recreation for people with disabilities: background explainer, fact sheets, and infographics.
• Buildings & Facilities Overview
  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers many aspects of our built environment—buildings, outdoor plazas, waterfront trails, and more.

• Overview of the 2010 Standards for Accessible Design (PDF)
  
• Swimming Pool Lift Requirements (PDF)
  Read about ADA requirements for swimming pool lifts and the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, Sections 242 and 1009, in this fact sheet from the Northeast ADA Center.
• Beach Access Routes (PDF)
  What makes a public beach accessible? View photos and get an overview of important standards and best practices in this fact sheet from the Northeast ADA Center.

• Beach Access
  Q: I heard that the ADA applies to public beaches, but I don’t see requirements in the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design about how to provide access over the sand. Am I missing something?...
• I own a small corner store that has double doors at the entrance. Recently, a customer told me that since the doors are not automatic they do not comply with the ADA. Is this true?
  The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does apply to retail stores and requires accessible entrances. Providing an accessible entrance is an ADA requirement, but for a door to be accessible it does...
• Accessible On-street Parking
  Q: I've found the ADA standards for accessible parking in parking lots, but I have never found anything for street parking that has marked-out or metered on-street parking spaces. Is there a stan...
• ADA and Product Certifications
  Q: My company produces grab bars according to the design criteria set out in the ADA design standards. A customer, a shipyard in Europe, now asks for stamped certification that our grab bars are ADA c...
• Traveling Carnivals and County Fairs
  Q: How do the ADA Standards apply to amusement rides at traveling carnivals? A: Mobile or portable amusement rides typical to traveling carnivals, county fairs, and festivals are not required to comp...

• Why Should Retail Operators be Thinking About Accessible Parking?
  March 24, 2016
  The 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design are more than 250 pages long. The standards cover a multitude of areas that are required to be accessible, and the technical requirements for how to achi...
• Trying to Understand Web Accessibility
  July 13, 2023
  By: Grace Fairchild You probably already understand that many aspects of our daily lives have migrated online—for instance, you are reading this not from a printed pamphlet, but from a blo...
• Heading to the Shore
  June 30, 2016
  It’s the time of year when many of us take advantage of the summer weather and “head to the shore” for some R&R. Given that, we wanted to take a minute to remind stakeholders tha...
• Accessible Parking Requirements—Not as Clear Cut as You May Think, Part 2
  March 09, 2016
  This is the second of several posts throughout March that discuss accessible parking space design requirements, including those requirements that are unique to the Northeast ADA Center’s&...
• Accessible Parking Requirements—Not as Clear Cut as You May Think, Part 1
  March 01, 2016
  We receive many requests for technical assistance at the Northeast ADA Center that pertain to the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design. One consistent “hot topic” is access...

• Animation on Signs Now Available from the U.S. Access Board
  February 15, 2017
  A new animation on accessible signage is now available from the U.S. Access Board as part of its online guide to standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Arch...
• U.S. Access Board Issues Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  January 18, 2017
  The U.S. Access Board has issued new accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) under section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act. The standards provide design criteria for exa...
• Housing Accessibility under the Americans with Disability Act and the Fair Housing Act-Free Webinar
  May 18, 2017
  Wednesday, May 24, 2017  2:00 - 3:30 PM ET This 90 minute session will provide an overview of the 2010 ADA Standards and Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines. It will include a brief discu...
• VA Adopts New Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  May 18, 2017
  The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will adopt new accessibility standards issued by the U.S. Access Board to ensure access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) at its health care...
• U.S. Access Board Releases Animation on Sales and Service Counters
  August 15, 2018
  The U.S. Access Board has released an animation on accessible sales and service counters as part of its online guide to standards issued under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Archite...