How does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) affect trails and greenways? Learn about accessible trail and greenway design, new projects, training opportunities, legal issues, and proposed federal guidelines:

• U.S. Access Board public meeting on beach access routes held July 23, 2008
• Potential conflicts between federal accessibility guidelines; public comment submitted
• Proposed Guidelines for Federal Outdoor Developed Areas and Trails published in the Federal Register for public comment
• ...more about the accessible trails proposal and public comment
• All about the Americans with Disabilities Act and how it affects trails
• Accessible Trail Guidelines: you may be more prepared than you think!
• News on ADA and accessible trails issues
• Trail Accessibility Guidelines directive issued by USFS
• U.S. Forest Service Accessibility Guidebook on Outdoor Recreation and Trails
• A work in progress: accessible trails, campsites, & outdoor recreation areas
• Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines Checklist for Buildings and Facilities

• Trail Design Charette analyzes accessibility
• Ontario's Guidelines and Best Practices for the Design, Construction and Maintenance of Sustainable Trails
• Off-highway vehicle barrier design to allow access to wheelchairs and mobility device
• Combination Wheelchair/Horse Accessible Gates
• Soil Stabilizers On Universally Accessible Trails
• Surfaces for accessible trails: tips and definitions
• Accessible Exterior Surfaces: testing and objective measures of firmness and stability
• Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Trails
• Engineered Wood Fiber Surfaces Improve Accessibility for trails and playgrounds
• Improving Engineered Wood Fiber Surfaces for Accessible Playgrounds (pdf 816 kb)
• Forest Service Accessibility Guidebook on Outdoor Recreation and Trails
• Accessible Trail Design and Specifications: from Virginia Greenways and Trails Toolbox
• Accessible trail routes to beaches and fishing areas
• Accessible Fishing Piers and Platforms
• Guidelines for Handling Pedestrians in Temporary Traffic Control Areas
• Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
• Accessible Rights-of-Way: A Design Guide
• Draft guidelines for sidewalks, street crossings, and related pedestrian facilities
• Accessible recreation facilities benefit everyone
• Disabled sportsmen find freedom on ATVs

	Boardwalk at Happy Creek Nature Trail, Ross Lake National Recreation Area, WA