Accessibility Audit Tool AAT

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Accessibility Audit Tool (AAT)
Measuring Accessibility with Mobile GIS
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What
Why is Accessibility Important?

• Traditional transportation systems assume people
  are able bodied
• Accessibility affects more than just people with
  wheelchairs
• Legal Issues
• Equity/ Civil Rights

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Mobility Barriers
FHWA
FHWA
Missing Curb Ramp
Sidewalk Obstruction
FHWA
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Sensory Barriers
No Detectable Warning
FHWA
Sidewalk Obstruction
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Cognitive Barriers
FHWA
FHWA
Complex Intersections
Depressed Corners without Detection between
Street and Sidewalk
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Community-Based Mobile GIS Assessment
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Why use mobile GIS for an ADA Audit?

• Assessing accessibility of an area can be done at
  a micro scale with GIS PDA tools, and can be
  accomplished in a way to facilitate capacity
  building and community organizing.

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What are the Benefits of Community-Based
Assessments?
Creates ownership through Public Participation
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What are some Drawbacks of Community-Based
Assessments?

• Consistency, Money Time

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Sample Data Table
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Questions or Comments?