AIMFREE(Accessibility Instruments Measuring Fitness and Recreation Environments) Manuals.

These manuals are a validated series of questionnaire measures that can be used by persons with mobility limitations and professionals (i.e., fitness and recreation center staff, and/or owners of fitness centers) to assess the accessibility of recreation and fitness facilities, including fitness centers and swimming pools.

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Barriers to Physical Activity and Disability Survey (B-Pads)

B-PADs - The Barriers to Physical Activity and Disability Survey (B-PADS) was developed to measure barriers faced by people with disabilities. The B-PADS consists of 40 personal and environmental barriers.

Physical Activity and Disability Survey (PADs)

The Physical Activity and Disability Survey (PADS) was developed to assess physical activity levels in a variety of life domains. The PADS accounts for activities performed for exercise, leisure, household, therapy, work related, and wheelchair use. The PADS helps identify differences in activity levels for people with differing levels of function in their upper and lower extremities.

Quick Pathways Accessibility Tool (Q-PAT)

The Q-PAT (formerly HEZ-EAT) is a path accessibility audit that was developed through a Delphi process with top experts in the fields of design and accessibility.  The tool contains detailed items about outdoor paths and other outdoor onsite characteristics.