Accessibility Issues
(Americans with Disabilities Act- ADA, & Section 504)
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is responsible for the operation and management of approx. 12,000 miles of roadways on the State Highway System. This responsibility includes the maintenance of pedestrian facilities for about 2,500 miles of sidewalks in Florida cities and at 1,300 Department-owned buildings across the State.
The Department understands our duty to provide accessibility for all users of our services and programs, including persons with disabilities. We are striving to provide accessible public services and facilities for persons using Florida’s state roadway facilities. In 1992, FDOT initiated our ADA/Accessibility in order to learn our responsibilities under the ADA and to implement the guidance and requirements enabling the Department to comply with this federal civil rights law. The goal of the FDOT ADA/Accessibility Program is to be the most accessible state highway system in he country. FDOT's ADA/Accessibility Program is managed by the statewide ADA Coordinator in the Central Office in Tallahassee. The Program is implemented by project managers throughout the 7 FDOT districts and the Florida Turnpike Enterprise. Each district has one or more District ADA Coordinator(s) to oversee accessibility issues at the district level.
The FDOT endeavors to comply with the ADA through implementation of accessibility technical requirements descibed in the "Standards for Accessible Design" (issued as the "ADA Standards") enforced by the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Transportation. FDOT has adopted many of the features described in the federal accessibility standards in the Department's Design Standards. As the federal guidance and standards are updated, the Department will adopt these latest regulations as state standards for use on the State Highway System and other facilities.
