References
Public source anchors for the HandicapSkater.org standards framework, including DOT/FTA mobility-device history, DOJ OPDMD regulations and guidance, and ADA Title II / Title III review principles.
These sources support the 2005 / 2007 / 2010 timeline used across the .org site.
DOT later described its September 2005 guidance as addressing non-traditional mobility devices, including Segways, and requiring acceptance where the device can be physically accommodated and does not create a direct threat to safety.
Federal Register: DOT discussion of 2005 non-traditional mobility-device guidanceFTA’s October 15, 2007 BART determination is the public federal source for the roller-skates-as-mobility-aid analysis used in this standards timeline.
FTA: Bay Area Rapid Transit District, San Francisco, CA, 10-15-07DOJ published revised ADA Title II and Title III regulations in the Federal Register on September 15, 2010, adopting the 2010 ADA Standards and updating the mobility-device framework.
ADA.gov: 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible DesignOPDMD is power-driven-device language. It is important to keep this framework distinct from the 2007 FTA roller-skates-as-mobility-aid analysis.
DOJ explains that ADA mobility devices fall into two broad categories: wheelchairs and manually powered devices, and other powered options such as golf carts, Segways, and similar devices.
ADA.gov: Mobility DevicesDOJ guidance explains the rules for wheelchairs, mobility aids, and other power-driven mobility devices for state and local governments, businesses, and nonprofits serving the public.
ADA.gov: Wheelchairs, Mobility Aids, and Other Power-Driven Mobility DevicesThese are the primary DOJ regulatory pages for public entities and public accommodations.
Title II covers state and local government services. The OPDMD provisions include assessment factors and credible-assurance rules for public entities.
ADA.gov: Title II 2010 RegulationsTitle III covers public accommodations. The OPDMD provisions include definitions, assessment factors, and limits on when safety-based restrictions may be used.
ADA.gov: Title III RegulationsThese sources provide broader transit-access context for mobility devices, facilities, vehicles, lifts, ramps, and ADA transit operations.
FTA’s ADA circular is a major transit guidance source for ADA obligations in federally assisted public transportation.
FTA Circular 4710.1: Americans with Disabilities Act GuidanceNational RTAP summarizes practical transit requirements for riders who use wheelchairs and other mobility devices, drawing on DOT ADA regulations and FTA guidance.
National RTAP: Accommodating Riders Using Mobility DevicesThe 2005 DOT guidance context, 2007 FTA roller-skates determination, and 2010 DOJ OPDMD rules are related but not identical. This site uses them to explain individualized, environment-specific accommodation review rather than categorical approval or categorical exclusion.