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Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (2002). ADA Accessibility Guidelines: Recreation Facilities.


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 Accessibility Guidelines: Recreation Facilities (Final Report).

Washington, DC: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (1331 S. Street, N. W., Suite 1000, 23004, [contact Peggy Greenwell], telephone [202] 272-0017, e-mail greenwell@access-board.gov; paperback, single copies free [202] 272-0080, TTY (TeleTYpewriter) See teletypewriter and TDD/TTY.

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Final accessibility guidelines serve as basis for standards adopted by the Department of Justice for new and alterations of recreation facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act Americans with Disabilities Act, U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps.  (ADA). Guidelines cover scoping and technical provisions for amusement rides, boating facilities, fishing piers and platforms, golf courses, miniature golf courses, sports facilities See:
  • List of Auto Racing tracks
  • List of indoor arenas
  • List of NASCAR race tracks
  • List of stadiums
  • Velodrome
  • List of tennis courts
, and swimming pools and spas. The guidelines should ensure newly constructed and altered recreation facilities meet ADA requirements, and are readily accessible and usable by individuals with disabilities.
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Date:Jan 1, 2006
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