To filter search results for wheelchair-accessible places on Google Maps, you need to adjust your accessibility settings. Wheelchair accessibility attributes on Google Maps show if people in wheelchairs can access a business’s entrance, restroom, seating, parking, and elevator.
Find accessible places
Important: You can find wheelchair-accessible places on Google Maps in certain countries only.
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
- Tap your profile picture or initial Settings Accessibility settings.
- Turn on Accessible places.
Wheelchair-accessible places display a wheelchair icon in the results. After you select a place, you’ll find a summary of the location’s accessibility attributes.
Update a business's accessibility attributes
For wheelchair accessibility, if a location has a missing or incorrect attribute, you can suggest the correct attribute:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
- Search for a place.
- Tap it on the map.
- Tap About Edit features .
- Tap an attribute to change it.
- To check for additional attributes, you can press More .
- Tap Submit.
Submit accessibility info through reviews
To submit accessibility info about a recent visit to a business, write a review:
- On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Maps app .
- Search for a place.
- Tap it on the map.
- Tap Reviews Rate and review.
- In “Wheelchair accessibility,” add any relevant accessibility information.
- You can also write additional details in the text box.
Understand wheelchair accessibility
You can edit a business's accessibility attributes. Learn more about it below:
Wheelchair-accessible entranceAdd this attribute if the entrance to the business is approximately 3 feet wide and doesn’t have steps. Three feet (one meter) is about the width for 2 people to stand comfortably side by side. If there’s one or more steps, there should be a permanent ramp, or at least a moveable ramp. Entryways with only revolving doors should be marked “No” for this attribute.
Add this attribute if the entrance to the restroom is at least one meter wide and can be reached without any steps up or down. If a person in a wheelchair wants to enter a stall inside the restroom, the stall’s entrance also needs to be one meter wide. Remember, one meter is about the width of 2 people comfortably side by side.
Add this attribute if the main area of the business can be accessed without stairs. There should also be enough space for someone in a wheelchair to navigate to and sit at a table. If all the tables are high (for example, at standing level), the business isn’t wheelchair friendly.
Add this attribute if there’s a parking spot specifically marked for those with accessibility needs. These spots are often marked with specific painting on the ground, placards, or signs, depending on your country and region.
Add this attribute if a place has multiple floors and there’s an elevator large enough to accommodate a wheelchair.