On August 8, 2023, the USAB issued its final rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG). These guidelines inform federal, state, and local government agencies on how to make their pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, shared use paths, and on-street parking, accessible to people with disabilities.
Read MoreThe DOJ filed an Order against the Municipality of San Juan, PR, regarding the condition of their public sidewalk system. This Order could have been prevented if the municipality had been pro-active with their responsibility to build and maintain their public sidewalk system to comply with the ADA Standards.
Read MoreThe US DOJ recently intervened in an ADA lawsuit against the City of San Juan regarding unsafe an inaccessible sidewalks and curb ramps. Municipalities are responsible for their sidewalks, ramps and curb ramps to be accessible. Failure to install and maintain accessible installations is a violation of the ADA and related implementation regulations.
Read MoreA sidewalk curb ramp is a short ramp cutting through a sidewalk curb or built up to it. If designed and constructed to be accessible, a curb ramp provides an accessible route that people with disabilities can use to safely transition from a vehicular way or parking space to a curbed sidewalk and vice versa.
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