Building owners frequently confuse ADA mandates with building code, Endelman says. Code compliance improvements are only required if you’re substantially altering a space or building a new one, but ADA compliance is mandatory even if your building was constructed before the requirements became law.
if a lawsuit does crop up.
Maintained by the Civil Rights Division of the Department of Justice, this website features design standards, videos and publications to explain your responsibilities under the law in an easy-to-understand format.
This valuable resource maintains 10 regional centers across the U.S. to provide guidance and training on compliance. Webinars and fact sheets will bring you up to speed on the requirements; you can also arrange for training targeted to your organization’s needs.
This extensive checklist, a project of the New England ADA Center and the Institute for Human Centered Design, will help you do a basic accessibility audit in-house, the results of which can help you make the case for upgrades to your organization.