Question

According to The Americans with Disabilities Act

             In terms of a medical office, Title III ensures that all patients and clients with disabilities have access to their facilities.

A Dr. Linda, is opening her practice in an older building. All new construction has to follow ADA guidelines. Will Dr. Linda have to worry about the ADA guides while renovating her office?

List three accommodations that could be made during renovations to improve safety and accessibility for one of Dr. Linda’s patients in a wheelchair.

Answer 1

Answer: According to The Americans with Disabilities Act, Dr. Linda has to construct her office according to guidelines so that people working with disabilities may feel comfortable while working in the office. The ADA law consists of facts of civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. Places such as theaters, restaurants, retail merchant and doctor's office should set the minimum standards for accessibility for alterations and new construction of facilities.

• Patients in a wheelchair need proper carrier if the office or the doctors are on the first floor. So for them, the slope should be made, so that they may easily go from first floor to the second one on the wheelchair itself. There should be permanent and removable wheelchair ramps to have a clear space across the wheelchair ramp.
• The height of the toilet seat should be equal to the wheelchair and toilet must have that much space so that the wheelchair can enter.
• The lift areas should be maximum to place the wheelchair easily.