Platform lifts shall be permitted to provide accessible routes to team or player seating areas serving areas of sport activity. Advisory 11B-206.7.9 Team or player seating....
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11B-206.7.9 Team or player seating
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Assistive Listening Systems
The American Speech and Hearing Association (ASHA) outlines several situations that can create listening challenges for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing, including too much...
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Producing Printed Material in Large Print
Many people with visual disabilities have some sight and can read large print. Large print material can be produced by using a photo copier or a computer where an 18-point type size...
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On-Site Readers
Sometimes, in spite of great planning, there is last-minute material that does not get converted into alternate formats. If this happens, designate people to serve as on-site...
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Orienting Attendees to the Meeting Space
To help orient attendees with vision disabilities to the meeting location, it may be useful to provide some descriptive information. This may include “big picture” information – the...
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Electronic File(s) As An Alternate Format
A growing number of people who are blind or have low vision prefer to receive materials in electronic format (on computer disk, USB drive, or by email). Some people listen to the...
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Emergency Planning
Emergency planning must be done well in advance for all events, and it is important to know that facilities and their staff members are prepared....
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1.1 Maintenance and Repair Projects
1.1 Maintenance and Repair Projects: Projects limited to maintenance or repair are not alterations and do not trigger accessibility requirements. Definitions related to alteration...
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Local Resources To Assist Your Planning Efforts
Meeting Planners: If you plan to engage the services of a professional meeting/event planner, make sure your planner has sufficient experience working with attendees with disabilities:...
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Lines of Sight at Dining Areas in Sports Venues
Designers called attention to dining areas integrated into the seating bowl of sports venues that are tiered in order to provide adequate lines of sight....
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Best Practice Recommendations for Layout Planning
Have event staff or volunteers in attendance at the start of each session to assist with last-minute changes (moving chairs, etc.) that may be needed....
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Food and Beverage Service
The Food Service: Accommodating Diners with Disabilities factsheet provides both legal standards and promising practices for paths of travel, approach to dining spaces, seating,...
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K) Temporary Events
In addition, the policies and operations for the event must meet the nondiscrimination requirements of the ADA....
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Event Requirements Checklist for Ensuring Meeting/Event Accessibility
Event Requirements Checklist for Ensuring Meeting/Event Accessibility Click here for a PDF version of this Checklist (0.8 MB)...
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Television and Videos
The Television Decoder Circuitry Act of 1990 requires that all televisions with screens 13 inches or larger sold after July 1, 1993, have built-in closed caption decoders. The...
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Ensuring Online Files and Documents are Accessible
Eliminating barriers in information technology is addressed by the ADA. Documents and online content should be accessible and optimized for screen readers and other assistive...
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Within a Site: ADA Standard Section 206.2.2
Section 206.2.2 covers the scoping requirements for accessible routes within a site in the most current ADA Standards.
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11B-206.2.2 Within a site
An accessible route is required to connect to the boundary of each area of sport activity....
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Access to Printed or Visual Materials
Use the registration form to ask participants which format they prefer (see the section on Pre-Event Attendee Registration and Communications)....
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Considerations When Hiring an Interpreter
In an extremely large event where cameras are used to put the speaker on a large screen, the interpreter should be on screen as well to ensure that everyone using the interpreter is able...
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Printable Room Layouts
Each layout below is available as a printable PDF. You can include layouts as an addendum to your facility contract, provide them in a pre-meeting with facility and banquet staff,...
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Using Qualified Interpreters
Many people with hearing and speech disabilities use sign language as their primary means of communication and use interpreters to communicate with people who don’t sign....
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Access Trax: Accessible Beach and Outdoor Event Mats
Access Trax is perfect for adaptive sports nonprofits, families, and government entities for reliable accessibility and inclusion....
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Site Selection
You should always ask about the accessibility of facilities when considering event venues....
