Accessibility Guidelines and Standards
- Accessible Pedestrian Signals - The Access Board - [HTML, PDF, 12MB]
- Accessible Rights-of-Way: Design Guide - The Access Board - [HTML, PDF 3.74MB]
- Addressing Barriers to Blind Pedestrians at Signalized Intersections - Pedestrians who are visually impaired travel independently in urban, suburban and rural areas. Many of them frequently cross streets at signalized intersections. People who are blind, like their sighted counterparts, often travel in unfamiliar places for work, education, medical attention, recreation and pleasure. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act they have a civil right to access to information provided to other pedestrians. This information may be necessary to enable them to travel independently in unfamiliar places.
- American Council of the Blind Survey of Signalized Intersection Accessibility - The American Council of the Blind (ACB) surveyed 163 pedestrians who are legally blind regarding their experiences in independently crossing at intersections with and without audible pedestrian signals. Surveys were administered orally to 154 persons in groups who were attending conventions in Florida (30), Virginia (24), and California (100). Responses were by a show of hands. Surveys were administered orally and individually to 9 persons in various locations in Pennsylvania. The number of respondents for each question varied from 128 to 159.
- Building a True Community: Accessible Public Rights-of-Way - The Access Board
- Detectable Warnings Technical Bulletin - The Access Board - [PDF, 505KB]
- Detectable Warnings: Synthesis of US and International Practice - The Access Board - [HTML, PDF 5MB]
- Pedestrian Access to Modern Roundabouts:Design and Operational Issues for Pedestrians who are Blind - The Access Board
- Pedestrian Safety Handbook - ACB - A Handbook for Advocates Dedicated to Improving the pedestrian environment Guaranteeing people who are blind or visually impaired Access to Intersection Identification and Traffic Control Information - Second Edition: April 2000 - ACB
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