ADA and Public Building Access
by: New Mexico Legal Aid
New buildings must be built so people with disabilities can use them. This includes people in wheelchairs.
Buildings that are already built have to be altered. They may have to be rebuilt so people with disabilities can use them. This includes people in wheelchairs.
The path to the new part of the building would have to be useable by disabled persons.
The path to the bathrooms in the new part of the building would have to be useable by disabled people.
The same is true for the telephones and drinking fountains.
Disabled people include people in wheelchairs.
Important stations in high-speed railroad systems will be changed.
They will be made easily usable to disabled people.
This includes people in wheelchairs.
The same will be done for light railroad systems.
Disabled people must be able to easily use the trains.
One car in every train must be easily entered and easily usable by people with disabilities. This includes people using wheelchairs.
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