Ensuring access for all in navigating ADA compliance

Since 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act has offered people with disabilities protection from discrimination based on their disabilities. ADA-compliant parking ensures accessibility for individuals with disabilities. This includes designated accessible parking spaces, proper widths, slopes, and access aisles that allow for wheelchair access. Even though the act is more than 30 years old, there is still confusion about what is ADA-accessible in property management. 

At Main Line, safety is crucial in every step of the process. We are here to make sure you meet the proper ADA regulations so your property can be in the best shape. ADA-compliant parking spaces are designed for safety, offering adequate space for maneuvering mobility aids like wheelchairs or walkers without risks of collisions or falls.

Meeting ADA-compliant parking spaces can help improve:

Safety: ADA-compliant parking spaces are designed for safety, offering adequate space for maneuvering mobility aids like wheelchairs or walkers without risks of collisions or falls.

Accessibility: ADA-compliant parking ensures accessibility for individuals with disabilities. This includes designated accessible parking spaces, proper widths, slopes, and access aisles that allow for wheelchair access.

Improved Navigation: When it comes to the winter season, lines on roads and parking lots get covered. This makes it hard for people to see the appropriate lines in the road. Ensuring proper paint and regulations helps those see lines on the road.

Customer Satisfaction: Accessible parking demonstrates your commitment to inclusivity, improving the overall experience for customers or visitors with disabilities. It can enhance your reputation and attract a wider customer base.

Strategies for optimizing the accessibility of your parking lot:

Number of Spaces: The number of accessible parking spaces required depends on the total number of parking spaces in the lot. Follow local ADA regulations to ensure accessibility.

Location: Accessible spaces should be located on the shortest accessible route to the accessible entrance of the building. If there are multiple accessible entrances, accessible parking spaces should be distributed to provide convenient access to each accessible entrance.

Signage: Accessible parking spaces must be marked with the International Symbol of Accessibility. Van-accessible spaces must have additional signage indicating "van accessible."

Maintenance: Ensure that accessible parking spaces, signage, and paths of travel are maintained and free of obstructions, debris, or snow.

At Main Line, safety is crucial to any project. Following ADA regulations not only keeps

your parking lot safe, but it also keeps the people safe.