ABOUT US

Albert M. Ayala has been a building contractor for over 35 years. When his mother, at age 89, fractured her tibia and came to live with him and his wife, he began looking for an easy-to-use home access guide. When he could not find one, he drew his own.

Each drawing uses as a reference the latest guidelines from the United States Access Board.

The board’s latest guidelines (July 2004) serve as the baseline for standards used to enforce the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) and the ABA (Architectural Barriers Act).

Using the Access Board’s relevant residential guidelines as a starting point, Mr. Ayala drew more than 300 illustrations detailing the widths, heights, and measurements the Board specified. Those easy-to-understand drawings make The Right Space a unique resource for both the layman and the building professional.