800 Main Street
La Crosse, WI 54601
Great Accessibility Areas:
There are new updates inside all restrooms for wheelchair accessibility (see Fig. 1).
The stacks are wheelchair accessible with appropriate turning ability to maneuver at least one or both ends of the stack (See Fig. 2).
Spacious floor space by the check out desk/entrance into the library for easy wheelchair accessibility into the building and into the main foyer area. There are no displays an individual would have to maneuver around.
There are wheelchair accessible check out areas on both floors.
There is full wheelchair access to all magazines and music (including floor space and reaching heights).
All study desks are wheelchair accessible on both floors.
There is at least one card catalog desk on each floor that is wheelchair accessible.
The children’s area has full wheelchair accessibility to everything, with very creative open spaces.
Fig. 1 Lavatory Clearances
Fig. 2a Accessible Route
Fig. 2b Accessible Route
ADA regulations & The Library:
This PDF file compares ADA wheelchair accessibility measurements to the library's measurements. This document provides an example of how a business can check their own accessibility to the measurements regulated by the ADA.
This PDF file is a template you can use as a business to gather your own information.