is often difficult or impossible for a person using a wheelchair, scooter, walker, or other mobility device to cross a street if the sidewalk on either side of the street ends without a curb...
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2010 ADA Definition
Curb Ramp: A short ramp cutting through a curb or built up to it.
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C. Why are Curb Ramps at Pedestrian Crossings Required?
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Section C: Exterior Route
(§307.4) C8 If the route crosses a curb, is there a curb ramp that is at least 36" wide with a slope no more than 1:12?...
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15) Curb ramps
15) Curb ramps ADAAG: Curb ramps must have detectable warnings (which must be raised truncated domes) (§4.7.7). UFAS: No requirement for detectable warnings on curb ramps....
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D. What Does Title II of the ADA Require with Respect to Curb Ramps at Pedestrian Crossings?
Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to make pedestrian crossings accessible to people with disabilities by providing curb ramps.2 This requirement applies if your state...
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E. What are the General Requirements for Curb Ramps in the ADA Standards for Accessible Design?
One way to make curb ramps compliant with Title II of the ADA is to build them in accordance with the ADA Standards. 7 Following are the key characteristics of an accessible curb ramp according...
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II-6.6000 Curb ramps
II−6.6000 Curb ramps....
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F. What are Pedestrian Crossings and Where Must Curb Ramps be Provided?
Where and when curb ramps are required depends on the location and the age of streets and sidewalks....
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1. Location
Generally, you must provide curb ramps wherever a sidewalk or other pedestrian walkway crosses a curb. ...
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2. Age of Streets and Sidewalks
In addition, the requirements vary depending on the age of a highway, road, street, or sidewalk, and depending on when and whether it was paved, repaved, resurfaced beyond normal...
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3. New Construction vs. Alterations
The requirements for curb ramps that have been altered post-ADA are the same, except for in the following cases....
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4. Example: Installing Curb Ramps for Program Accessibility
Some intersections have curb ramps; most do not. The town is trying to figure out where to install curb ramps to provide access to the town hall....
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Curb Ramp
A short ramp cutting through a curb or built up to it....
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G. What are Detectable Warnings, Why are They Required, and Where Must They be Provided?
The ADA Standards require that curb ramps include features called “detectable warnings.”...
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H. How Can You Tell if a Curb Ramp is Accessible?
The best way to determine if a curb ramp is accessible is to survey it to determine the extent to which it complies with ADA accessibility requirements....
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I. Ensuring Compliance Now and In the Future
To survey curb ramps in your community, use the Curb Ramps survey form and instructions that will be included in the Appendices to this Tool Kit, which will be released soon. ...
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Chapter 6 Addendum: Title II Checklist (Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Crossings)
’s curb ramps....
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Appendix 1: ADA Accessibility Survey Instructions: Curb Ramps
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1 [§ 4.7.3]
1 [§ 4.7.3] Only measure the width of the ramp section of the curb ramp (labeled “ramp” to the right [below]). The ramp section of a curb ramp is also known as the “ramp run.”...
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2 [§§ 4.7.2; 4.8.2; 4.1.6(3)(a)]
2 [§§ 4.7.2; 4.8.2; 4.1.6(3)(a)] The running slope of the curb ramp is the slope in the direction that people travel when going up or down the ramp run....
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3 [§ 4.3.7]
3 [§ 4.3.7] The cross slope of the curb ramp is perpendicular to the running slope. Unlike the running slope, which runs along the ramp, the cross slope is measured across the ramp....
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4 [§ 4.7.2]
4 [§ 4.7.2] The gutter is the part of the street that borders the curb....
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5 [§ 4.7.2]
5 [§ 4.7.2] The transitions on and off the curb ramp are the points where the gutter meets the bottom of the ramp and where the top of the ramp meets the sidewalk....
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6 [§ 4.7.7]
If the curb ramp you are surveying has detectable warnings but they do not cover the entire ramp run, explain how they are different in the “Comments” section at the bottom of the form....
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7 [§ 4.7.8]
7 [§ 4.7.8] Curb ramps must be located where they will not be obstructed by parked vehicles....