![]() ![]() Department of Justice download explaining the required number of ADA stalls, size of the stalls and access area next to the stalls.ĭiane Santiago, CAPP, is manager, landside operations, at the Port of Seattle. The ADA community will really appreciate it. Enforcement of Act 799 went into effect January 1, 2019, to regulate Disability Van Accessible Parking penalties. I’m sure many of you have lots with the exact amount of regular and van-accessible ADA parking stalls required by law, but keep in mind you can always go above and beyond by adding a few extra stalls or at least additional van-accessible stalls. Disability Van Accessible Parking allows room for people to load or unload a wheelchair, scooter, walker, or similar device used to transport a person who has limited or no use of their legs. Many van accessible spaces are located next to striped aisles, or access aisles. Spaces intended for vans are 96 inches wide and provide sufficient room for disability ramps or lifts to allow wheelchairs to exit safely. Keep this in mind when restriping your lot with ADA stalls. The average disability parking space for cars is 60 inches wide. Without the access area, I am unable to exit or enter my van. In case you are unaware, the access area is important to give customers with walking disabilities extra room to open the car door or, in the case of ramp vans, an area for the 5-foot ramp to deploy and then space for the person to exit the ramp in their wheelchair without running into the neighboring parked car. Disability Van Accessible Parking allows room for people to load or unload a wheelchair, scooter, walker, or similar device used to transport a person who has limited or no use of their legs. Yellow Permit Holders: Park in any accessible space within your assigned zone. I’ve even been in parking lots that have no access areas next to the stall (what are the parking lot managers thinking?). Accessible Parking Red Permit Holders: Park in any accessible space in any zone. Van-accessible stalls have an 8-foot access area and regular ADA stalls have 4-foot access areas. The difference between a regular ADA stall and a van stall is the size of the access area. Many lots do not have sufficient accessible stalls in general, let alone van-accessible stalls. Home / IPMI Blog / Real-life Experience with Van-accessible Parking StallsĪs a paraplegic who drives a ramp van, whether I am driving to a hospital, college, airport, or shopping area, one of my biggest anxieties is driving to a parking facility and looking for a van-accessible ADA stall–especially if I am driving alone. ![]()
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