Able to be used or entered. In the U.S., under the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), public places and places of employment must be accessible to the disabled through architectural design (e.g., ramps, wheelchair-wide doorways) and/or the use of assistive technologies.
See: barrier-free design
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