You've seen the blue and white stick figure in the wheelchair everywhere – in parking lots, on buildings, in windows. The graphic image is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world. But you ...

The CPB/WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) is pleased to announce that the Web Access Symbol is now available for use! Chosen from among 17 symbols, this image may be used by webmasters ...

The International Symbol of Access. Via Wikimedia Commons The best design podcast around is Roman Mars’ 99% Invisible. On it he covers design questions large and small, from his fascination with rebar ...

In coming months, as parts of New York City continue to rebuild after the destruction caused by Hurricane Sandy, observant citizens may notice a small change in their neighborhoods. In parking lots ...

Phoenix is the first city in Arizona to approve the icon. Icon will be used on signs and parking spots in Phoenix. Signs will be replaced as need arises. Phoenix leaders and disability activists ...

Lisa Harrison-Hall doesn’t let a wheelchair keep her from being active in every facet of her life: She is a peer specialist at the Independence Center in Colorado Springs, she is a mother, and she ...

New York’s revamped accessibility symbol began at a Christian college. Symbols shape our perceptions. A large swoosh on a stranger's T-shirt lets us, in a fraction of a moment, decode the logo to make ...

The city of Merriam on Monday night became the first Midwest city to adopt a new symbol for accessible parking deemed more progressive than the stick figure in use since the late 1960s. Councilman Al ...

Many states and localities have their own distinct accessibility laws and regulations for businesses. Often these are not analogous to the ADA. For instance, businesses operating in New York must use ...