Unified Voice of Disabled America
Up to Specs?
CHARTER ONE BANK - OAK LAWN, IL


The way it is
Charter One Bank
2900 S. Central
Oak Lawn, IL

These handicap parking spaces were
apparently meant to placate rather
then be useful. They are both 8 feet
wide and share a stripped access area.

They are well marked, but; not very usable.



Then there is the fact that it is extremely difficult for a handicapped individual to access the door.

In this case of the person using the cart, she was afraid she was going to fall over owing to the fact that she had to turn on the slant of the access ramp and try to open the door at the same time.




The way it should be

  1. Each parking space, except on-street spaces, shall consist of a sixteen foot wide parking space including an eight foot wide diagonally striped access aisle. Adjacent parking spaces shall not share a common access aisle. Each parking space shall have its own access aisle and all access aisles shall blend to a common level with an accessible route. Parking spaces and access aisles shall be level with surface slopes not exceeding 1:50 (2%) in all directions.


  2. Accessible parking spaces serving a particular building shall be located on the shortest accessible route of travel from adjacent parking to an accessible entrance.


  3. Curb ramps shall be provided wherever an accessible route crosses a curb (ADAAG 4.7.1) and shall comply with rules pertaining to slope, width, surface, etc.