wheelchair accessible

Barrier-free for mobility

Wheelchair accessible describes spaces, vehicles, or facilities designed to accommodate people who use wheelchairs.

This typically means ramps instead of stairs, wide doorways, accessible bathrooms, and elevators: The hotel claims to be wheelchair accessible, but the pool area isn't.

Often shortened to accessible in contexts where the meaning is clear.

Related
  • rampSloped connecting surface
  • elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
  • curb cutSloped sidewalk-to-street transition
  • handrailBar for gripping on stairs
  • disabilityImpairment affecting life activities

mobility · parking · public transit · entrance · lift · bathroom · disabled parking · grab bar · doorway · threshold · service entrance · slope · walker · scooter · rolling · wide doorway · pavement · sidewalk

Categories
Opposites
physical accessibility

wheelchair accessibleinaccessible

Cannot be reached

obstructed · impassable · walk-up · cramped

design philosophy

wheelchair accessiblenon-compliant

Not meeting requirements

grandfathered

inclusive vs. exclusionary design

wheelchair accessibleexclusionary

Tending to bar others

ableist

Family

wheelchair, accessible, wheel, chair, wheels, wheeled, wheeling, chairs, chaired

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G