Curb Ramps v. Ramps

Curb Ramps are not Ramps.  Oddly, there seems to be some confusion about this.

To keep it simple, if there is no curb, it’s a ramp.

But to answer all of those questions that go beyond “keeping it simple” print out 50 copies of CurbRampVRamps and glue them liberally to desks throughout your office.

Your coworkers will thank you.

Detectable Warnings on Curb Ramps required by the revised ADA/ABA Guidelines

You may have been having problems finding the requirement for detectable warnings on curb ramps in the revised ADA/ABA Guidelines (published July 23, 2004).   You won’t find it here.

But you can find it in the March 23, 2007 supplement at this link: Modification to 406 of Appendix D

406.8 Detectable Warnings. A curb ramp shall have a detectable warning complying with 705. The detectable warning shall extend the full width of the curb ramp (exclusive of flared sides) and shall extend either the full depth of the curb ramp or 24 inches (610 mm) deep minimum measured from the back of the curb on the ramp surface.