FHWA Office of Civil Rights

Guidance

• Department of Justice/Department of Transportation Joint Technical Assistance1 on the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
• Glossary of Terms for DOJ/FHWA Joint Technical Assistance on the ADA Title II Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps When Streets Roads or Highways are Altered Through Resurfacing
• Q and As Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
• Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access, FHWA's two-part report on pedestrian and trail accessibility.
• Part 1, Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices, lays out the history and the practices of applying accessibility concepts to sidewalks and pedestrian trails. (Out of print, available online only)
• Part 2, Best Practices Design Guide, provides recommendations on how to design sidewalks, street crossings, intersections, shared use paths, and recreational pedestrian trails.
• Accessible Pedestrian Signals
• Synthesis and Guide to Best Practices Website  – this website provides overall information on installation criteria and design considerations.
• Synthesis and Guide to Best Practices Article – this article provides the latest recommended technical specifications for installing accessible pedestrian signals.
• Special Report: Accessible Public Rights-of-Way Planning and Design for Alterations(US Access Board – August 2007
• Questions and Answers About ADA/Section 504
• AASHTO Guide for Planning, Design, and Operation of Pedestrian Facilities

Resources

• State DOT Transition Plan Attributes Review Guide
• Webinar: ADA Requirements when Roads are Resurfaced: Questions and Answers, March 1, 2016
• Presentation (PDF, 515 KB)
• Transcript
• Chat Transcript
• Notice of availability of the Access Board's November 2005 Draft Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines  (PROWAG)
• 2011 Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
• The Office of Program Administration website for Pedestrians and Accessible Design
• ADA Update: A Primer for State and Local Governments

Useful Links

• U.S. Department of Justice's ADA website
• U.S. Access Board
• U.S. Department of Transportation, Office of Civil Rights
• ADA National Network | Information, Guidance and Training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (adata.org)

Memoranda

• ADA Transition Plans - Dated: June 27, 2019
• Detectable Warnings
• Transmittal Memorandum - Dated: November 20, 2001
• Detectable Warnings Memorandum - Dated: May 6, 2002
• Detectable Warnings Memorandum - Dated: July 30, 2004
• Bicycle and Pedestrian Program Best Practices Design Guide