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Read. Follow. Verify.North Carolina requires replacement of disability access signs and vehicle permits with dynamic symbol of access
Last action · April 10, 2025: Ref to the Com on Health, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House (House action)Sponsors: Celeste Cairns and 5 others
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What This Bill Would Do
North Carolina requires state buildings, parking areas, license plates, windshield placards, and private vehicular parking signs to adopt the dynamic symbol of access in place of or alongside the international symbol of access starting January 1, 2026.
State agencies, private property owners with public vehicular areas, and drivers applying for license plates or placards must update physical signage and credentials to incorporate the new moving-figure wheelchair logo.
- The dynamic symbol of access is an alternative wheelchair user icon designed to portray active engagement and movement compared to the traditional static international symbol of access. context
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
persons with disabilities
State buildings, parking signs, license plates, and windshield placards will display the new dynamic symbol of access.
Division of Motor Vehicles
Must ensure all issued distinguishing license plates and windshield placards bear the dynamic symbol of access by January 1, 2026, and update applicant testing.
owners of private property containing public vehicular areas
Permitted to place parking space signs for persons with disabilities that use the dynamic symbol of access.
Key Facts
- The Department of Administration must implement the dynamic symbol of access in place of the international symbol of access for disability signs in all State buildings and parking areas for signs installed or replaced on or after January 1, 2026.
- Driver license examinations administered by the Division must ensure applicants recognize both the international symbol of access and the dynamic symbol of access.
- No later than January 1, 2026, all distinguishing license plates and removable window placards issued by the Division of Motor Vehicles must bear the dynamic symbol of access.
- Owners of private property containing public vehicular areas may place parking space signs for persons with disabilities that use either the dynamic symbol of access or the international symbol of access.
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- The dynamic symbol of access is defined as a wheelchair access logo depicting a character leaning forward with a sense of movement.
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Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 10, 2025HouseRef to the Com on Health, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- Apr 10, 2025HousePassed 1st Reading
- Apr 9, 2025HouseIntroducedFiled
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Adoption of Dynamic Accessibility Iconography
The legislation shifts North Carolina's official accessibility iconography from a static symbol to a dynamic, forward-leaning figure.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance45How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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