Physical Accessibility

Wheelchair Users' Guide & Routes

Wheelchair Users' Guide & Routes map: indicates paths that are usable by individuals with mobility devices and shows wheelchair accessible building entries. Following these paths, wheelchair users will find paths without curbs or stairs. Slope steepness is not featured, but it can be found in the “Pathway slopes” map. These are the preferred routes for wheelchair users to access the campus.

Access Interruptions

Access Interruptions(link is external): shows the current construction projects and obstacles causing disruptions for the access features/pathways described in the maps above. It is updated as new interruptions are brought to the attention of the campus. If you encounter an obstacle that is not represented by this map, please...

Pathway Slopes

The pathway slopes map: outlines the slope intensity for all access paths on campus. With slopes marked as ranging from “Easy” to “Impassible,” this map helps individuals with disabilities find the most accessible route to a destination. It should be used in conjunction with the preferred wheelchair routes map.

Mobility Accommodations

Loop Golf Cart

The Loop is a golf cart that provides intra-campus rides for eligible faculty, staff, and students with disabilities on a first-come, first-served basis. Please visit our Loop page for more information.

Accommodations for coming to events

If you are a disabled person who uses a mobility device or has mobility involvement you may need mobility accommodations to attend an event...

Evacuation Chairs

Evacuation chairs must be available in campus buildings for assisting in the evacuation of people with disabilities in the event of an emergency. These evacuation chairs are purpose-built to assist first responders with removing a person from a building who cannot evacuate due to a mobility disability or obstructed elevators.

Each evacuation chair is secured in a beige cabinet that contains an evacuation chair and other emergency supplies and resources. The contact information for building employees assigned to assist with evacuation chairs can be found on a...

Coordinating Committee for the Removal of Architectural Barriers

The Coordinating Committee for the Removal of Architectural Barriers (CCRAB) serves the University of California, Berkeley as a subcommittee of the Chancellor’s Advisory Council on Disability & Accessibility Planning. CCRAB is administered on behalf of the ADA/504 Coordinator and the Vice Chancellor for Administration. The Committee meets as regularly as required (at least monthly) to ensure the physical accessibility of the university’s programs, services, and activities by reviewing plans for capital projects. CCRAB’s charge is to:

Review capital...