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Agenda

• Access onto Sites
• Entrances & Doors
• Spaces Covered/ Work Areas
• Vertical Access
• Toilet Rooms
• Signs

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ADA Standards

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• Apply to:
• State/ local gov’t facilities
• Places of public accommodation
• Commercial facilities
• Transportation facilities (DOT’s

2006 Standards)

• Federal facilities covered by ABA

Standards

ADA Standards (2010) Accessible Routes (§206)

parking & passenger loading zones streets & sidewalks transportation stops 6

At least one accessible route to building entrances from site arrival points provided

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Parking Spaces (§208)

AR must connect to access aisles at accessible parking spaces Recommended: connect AR to front of aisle to prevent travel behind parked cars

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Curb Ramps (§406)

Landing 36” deep min. required at top

• f curb ramps in new construction

Curb ramps cannot protrude into access aisle

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Curb Ramps: Parallel

Parallel curb ramps can be used where top landing space is unavailable

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Entrances & Doors

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Entrances (§206.4)

Minimum Number

At least 60% of public entrances At least 1 entrance serving each direct access from parking structures At least 1 entrance to each tenancy in a facility At least 1 entrance from each elevated walkway or pedestrian tunnel 11

Entrances

Bollards/ security barriers cannot obstruct AR At least one compliant door

• r doorway

ISA required - unless all public entrances comply) AR coincides with, or in same area as, general circulation path

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Entrances

Landings must accommodate door man. clearances

Recommended: locate clearances away from stair openings/ drop-offs Recommended: locate door swing

• utside ramp landing

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Entrances

Exterior Doors: Automation Recommended

Required at GSA buildings (Public Building Service Standards)

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Doors, Doorways, Gates (§404)

• Clear Width (32” min.)
• Closing Speed
• Opening Force

(5 lbf max)

• Vision/ Side Lights
• Compliant Hardware
• Smooth Surface

(bottom, push side)

• Thresholds (1/2” max)
• Maneuvering Clearance

(both sides unless usable in 1 direction only) 15

Limited projections into door clear width Hardware height: 34” – 48”

Doors, Doorways, Gates

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Maneuvering Clearances

Minimum space for positioning/ maneuvering at doors

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Maneuvering Clearances

Forward Approach

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Maneuvering Clearances

Required at each accessible door based

• n approach & swing

Door maneuvering clearances can overlap 19

Maneuvering clearance measured from the wall - cannot be offset more than 8” from the face of the door

Maneuvering Clearances

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8” max. offset from face of door

Maneuvering Clearances

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Recess > 8”: maneuvering clearance for forward approach located 8” max. from face of door

Maneuvering Clearances

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Which rooms and spaces must comply?

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New Construction (§201)

All areas must comply except:

• Exempted structures/ spaces
• Employee Work areas
• Partially scoped spaces

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General Exceptions (§203)

• construction sites
• areas raised for security, life/fire safety
• raised work areas
• machinery spaces
• spaces accessed by ladders, catwalks,

crawl spaces, narrow passageways

• certain single occupant structures

(e.g., toll booths)

• certain sports structures (e.g., referee

standards, boxing rings, diving platforms)

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Example: Retail Facility

Sales Counter (at least 1 of each type accessible on public side) Fitting Rooms (at least 5% of each type) Employee Work Areas - Partial access if used only by employees for work Toilet rooms, including employee restrooms, must comply 26

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Example: Medical Care Suite

Toilet rooms – access to all (50%: clustered single user of same type) Dressing Rooms: access to at least 5% of each type Exams Rooms & Doctors’ Offices: 100% scoping (public access)

Public & Common Use Areas: Full Access

Break Room Waiting Room

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Example: Medical Care Suite

Mechanical (exempt) Employee Only Work Areas Reception/ Files Nurses’ Station Janitor’s Closet

Employee Work Areas & Exempt Spaces

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What level of access is required for work areas?

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Employee Work Areas (§203.9)

Minimum requirements:

• “approach, entry, & exit”
• circulation paths (in areas ≥ 1000 sq ft)
• means of egress
• visual alarm connection

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Employee Work Areas

Access for “approach, entry, & exit”

Connecting accessible route and means of egress Wheelchair space within the work area Accessible entry door/ gate (including exterior maneuvering clearances) 31

Employee Work Areas

Common use circulation paths not required to comply

Less than 1,000 SF

Access for approach, entry, and exit to work area required 32

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Employee Work Areas

size defined by permanent partitions, counters, casework

1,000 SF or more in size

common use circulation path 33

Employee Work Areas (§206.2.8)

Common use circulation paths must comply in work areas 1,000 SF or more in size Exempt:

• exterior areas fully exposed to weather
• portions of paths integral to equipment

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each accessible room and space

Accessible Routes

each level on a floor required to be accessible each story (unless an exception applies) each accessible element

Must connect to:

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Accessible Routes Between Stories

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Multi-Story Facilities (§206.2.3)

At least one accessible route must connect each story and mezzanine unless an exception applies

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Exceptions (§206.2.3)

AR between floors (“elevator exception”)

Private sector facilities only:

less than 3 stories OR less than 3,000 sf/ flr)

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Exceptions

Exception not allowed for:

• Shopping centers/ malls with 5 or

more sales or rental establishments)

• Professional offices of health care

providers

• Terminal, depots, or stations used

for public transportation

• Government Facilities

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Exceptions

Accessible route required to upper story:

containing a health care facility

containing a sales/rental establishment (if facility contains at least 5 total)

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Exceptions

Accessible route not required to upper story without a health care facility or a sales/rental establishment

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Exceptions

If facility qualifies for exception,

• all other provisions in the standards still apply

to stories/ mezzanines not served by AR

• elevators provided anyway must fully comply

(as standard or LULA elevators)

• vertical access still may be required by state
• r local code.

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Exception: Gov’t Buildings

Exception for public (government) buildings:

• 2 story only AND
• 1 floor has: no public space AND max.
• ccupancy of 5

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Exceptions: Mezzanines

AR not required to mezzanines in buildings not required to have an elevator

Additional conditions for restaurants & cafeterias

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Exceptions

Additional exceptions:

• detention and correctional facilities
• residential facilities
• transient lodging (multi-story units)
• air traffic control tower cab
• qualified historic facilities
• press boxes

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Toilet Rooms

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Toilet & Bathing Facilities (§213)

In new construction, all toilet and bathing facilities must be accessible, except:

• portable units (5% min)
• clustered single user toilet rooms (50% min)

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Clustered Toilet Rooms

Access to at least 50% of single user toilet rooms clustered at 1 location & serving same users

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Toilet Rooms (§603)

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Toilet Rooms

Door maneuvering clearance (exterior)

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Toilet Rooms

Wheelchair space beyond door swing

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Toilet Rooms

Clear floor space at toilet for approach & transfer

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Toilet Rooms

Turning space (circular or T-shaped)

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Toilet Rooms

Clear floor space at fixtures & elements

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Toilet Rooms

Interior door maneuvering clearance

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Toilet Rooms

Size of toilet rooms determined by:

• Room layout
• Number & configuration of fixtures
• Swing of doors
• Other factors

Overall room dimensions not specified

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Toilet Rooms

Lavatory cannot overlap toilet clearance (except in dwelling units)

Shorter (24” min.) rear GB allowed when fixture recessed 57

Toilet Rooms

Keep swing outside fixture clearances or … … provide unobstructed clear floor space (30” x 48” min.) outside swing (location not specified)

Door maneuvering clearance

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Toilet Rooms

Turning Space: 60” diameter circle or “T” shaped space

Elements with knee/toe clearance can overlap turning space Door can always swing into turning space 59

Toilet Rooms

Doors: Out-swinging doors allow smaller room size (require less interior maneuvering clearance)

12” min. latch-side clearance required on push side (forward approach) if door has both a closer & latch 60

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Toilet Rooms

If out-swinging door does not have both a closer & latch, no additional clearance beyond

• pening required.

In this case, room depth is usually determined by turning space. 61

Toilet Rooms

These requirements apply to all types of layouts

Water closet clearance Lavatory clearance 62

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Toilet Rooms

Door maneuvering clearance (swing outside fixture clearances unless clear floor space beyond swing provided) Turning space (can overlap fixture clearances and door swing) 63

Toilet Rooms

These requirements also apply to less common layouts

Fixture clearances Door maneuvering clearance 64

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Signs

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Signs (§216)

• Tactile/ visual – labels for permanent rooms

& spaces, exit doors

• Visual only – directional or informational signs
• Exempt: temporary signs, building menus,

directories, addresses, company names and logos

• Required access symbols

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Tactile Signs (§216.2)

Signs identifying “permanent” rooms & spaces:

• designations not likely to change over time (or

without significant alteration of room/space)

• typically located at doorways

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Tactile Signs (§216.2)

• room and floor numbers/letters
• room names
• labels for restrooms, locker rooms, cafeterias,

libraries, conference rooms, mechanical rooms, and other permanent rooms/spaces

• doors at exit stairways, exit passageways, and

exit discharge (label required)

• signs identifying rail stations/entrances

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Tactile Signs (§703.2)

• Raised characters
• Grade 2 Braille
• Visual access (finish and contrast)
• Pictograms (designating room/space)

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Tactile Signs: Location

Latch side placement

Measured to baseline of lowest and highest tactile characters

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Tactile Signs: Location

18” x 18” clear floor space centered on tactile characters

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Tactile Signs: Location

No door can swing into this space when open to 45°

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Tactile Signs: Location

Sign can be located on push side of doors that have closers and don’t have hold-open devices

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Tactile Signs: Location

Recessed doors

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Tactile Signs: Location

No space on latch side: on nearest adjacent wall

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Tactile Signs: Location

Double doors (2 active leafs): right side

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Tactile Signs: Location

Double doors (1 active leaf): on inactive leaf

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Tactile Signs: Pictograms

• text descriptors (raised &

braille)

• 6” min. field height
• non-glare finish
• contrast (dark-on-light or

light-on-dark) Pictogram is not required to be raised

Required for pictograms that designate a permanent room or space [§216.2]:

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Pictograms

Examples of pictograms that designate permanent rooms & spaces:

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Exit Doors

Separate visual and tactile signs

Visual sign (§703.5) Tactile sign (§703.2 - §703.4 )

• no finish & contrast

requirements

• ½” min. cap height allowed

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Visual Access (§216.3)

Required for signs providing direction to, or information about, interior spaces and facilities

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Visual v. Tactile Signs

Visual

• no tactile characters
• height: 40” min.
• upper & lower case
• “conventional” form
• character spacing
• character height based on

viewing distance and height

• stroke thickness: 10% - 30%

Tactile

• raised & braille characters
• height: 48” – 60”
• uppercase only
• sans serif
• character spacing
• character height: 5/8” – 2”
• stroke thickness: 15% max
• pictograms (text, field

height)

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Application

Tactile & Visual Visual Only “Room 123” “Exit →” “Restroom” “Employees Only” “Mechanical Room” “Visitors must sign in” “Exit” (at certain doors) “Floor B” Exempt “Ballroom A” building directory “C. Smith Room” “Mr. C. Smith, Accountant”

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Example Sign

Exempt (occupant) Visual (Informational) Tactile (Room number)

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Questions?

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Technical Guides on ADA Standards

Available on the Board’s website

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U.S. Access Board

(800) 872-2253 (voice) (800) 993-2822 (TTY) E-mail: ta@access-board.gov www.access-board.gov

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