Making Buildings Accessible for People with
Disabilities
What You Need To Know
Benefits
- Increase in sales due to increase in the number of
people who are able to use your building.
- Decrease in taxes, up to $5,000 a year if auxiliary
aids (brailled materials, larger print, TDD phone devices, etc.) are
provided or for removal of barriers.
- Reduction in reportable income for all commercial
facilities and public accommodations, regardless of size; tax deduction
(not credit) of up to $15,000 per year for “qualified architectural and
transportation barrier removal expenses.”
Click here
to find out if you are eligible for tax deductions for modifying your
building. If eligible, you will use the IRS Form 8826
to file your claim.
To make your building accessible to people with
disabilities modifications may be made to the following:
| Grading
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Water Fountains
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| Walks
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Public Telephones
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| Parking Lots
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Elevators
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| Ramps
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Controls
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| Entrances
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Identification
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| Doors and Doorways
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Warning Signals
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| Stairs
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Hazards
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| Floors
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International Accessiblity Symbol
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| Restrooms
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Buses
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