Publications
National Park Service Preservation Briefs
The National Park Service's Technical Preservation Services has helped home owners, preservation professionals, organizations, and government agencies by publishing easy-to read guidance on preserving, rehabilitating and restoring historic buildings. Over 40 preservation briefs are available including "Making Historic Places Accessible" through the Government Printing Office by calling 866-512-1800 or online at: Preservation Briefs 
(www.cr.nps.gov/hps/tps/briefs/presbhom.htm).
Also available through the National Park Service: an Adobe PDF file entitled "Preserving the Past and Making It Accessible to Everyone: How Easy a Task?," (http://crm.cr.nps.gov/archive/14-3/14-3sall.pdf). (Note: Adobe Reader is required for viewing PDFs. Download Adobe Reader )
Available through Amazon.com
The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties: With Guidelines for Preserving, Rehabilitation, Restoring & Reconstructing Historic Buildings (Paperback) by Kay Weeks and Anne Grimmer. $35.
Available through Donhead Publishing
Access to the Historic Environment by Lisa Foster
This book examines flexible and pragmatic solutions to improve circulation in buildings by overcoming level changes, addition of handrails and other facilities which achieve the basic goal of dignified access, and which protect a building's special architectural character. It features practical guidelines and illustrated case study material, with examples of how to improve access in different types of historic buildings including Georgian, and neo-classical buildings, historic monuments, country houses, gardens and landscapes. See Donhead Publishing (www.donhead.com/Access.htm).
Available through Historic Windsor, Inc.
Entrances to the Past: A Video on Accessibility
Plain talk from wheelchair users, architects, and historians about the importance of enabling all people to enjoy our architectural heritage while protecting historic materials and features that convey significance. Easy to understand graphic explanations of ADA and how it is applied to making accessibility and preservation decisions.
Guidance on how to assemble an effective committee to review accessibility needs and their impact on historic buildings. A comprehensive look at accessibility products on the market today, with design "ideas" including ramps, lifts, paths, stair tower additions, and even a stair climber.
A four-step planning process for successfully integrating accessibility for people with disabilities into historic structures. "Real life" case studies of successful accessibility solutions for buildings similar to those found in your community. Order through: www.preservationworks.org/video.htm . $18.85 postpaid each.
Available from the ADA Center
Title III Regulations for Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities and ADA Standards for Accessible Design (306) -- Section 4.1.7 of the standards of deals specifically with alterations to historic properties. 176 pp.
Existing Facilities Survey Checklist 2.1 (307) -- Survey to identify accessibility problems and solutions for meeting Title III barrier removal obligations. 15 pp., $1
ADA & Historic Preservation Standards for Accessible Design (403) -- Access solutions to historic buildings and landscapes. 14 pp., $2
All publications are available from our Center by calling (800) 949-4232 (v/tty) or by ordering online (www.adaptiveenvironments.org/neada/site/publications). Many publications can be downloaded.
