accessible route
Wheelchair-friendly travel way
An accessible route is a path of travel that can be used by people with disabilities, particularly wheelchair users.
In architecture and urban planning, the term designates corridors, ramps, elevators, and walkways that meet specific standards for width, slope, and surface texture: The building's accessible route runs from the parking lot to the main entrance.
Required by accessibility codes in public buildings.
- pathwayDesignated route for travel
- rampSloped connecting surface
- entrancePoint of access
- automatic doorEntry that opens itself
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
corridor · doorway · passage · walkway · clear · unobstructed · handrail · grab bar · slope · curb cut · ground floor · threshold · elevator · smooth · wide · level · navigable · exit
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