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2019 California Standards for Accessible Design Guide (effective January 1, 2020 with July 1, 2021 amendments)

Conventions Used In This Guide

Font Convention

Meaning

Black Text

Used for text taken from CBC

Black Text, Italicized

Used by CBC to identify departures from IBC and/or 2010 ADA Standards

Green Text

Used for text taken from ADA, prefaced by [2010 ADA Standards], [ADA Title II], [ADA Title III], [ADA Titles II & III] or [1991 ADAAG] to narrow the source

Dark Red Text within double-outlined Box

Used for explanatory or cautionary ETA Editor's Notes. When text taken from CBC or ADA is included in these boxes, the aforementioned text color/style conventions are used

Black Text within single-outlined Box with light blue-green shading

Used for DSA Advisories

‡‡

Used at CBC Figures to signify those that illustrate requirements more stringent than 2010 ADA Standards

Green Text within single-outlined Box with light tan shading

Used for ADA Advisories, either from the U.S. Access Board or the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)

[Safe Harbor Section Number Hyperlink]

Used for Safe Harbor hyperlinks

[F]

Used to indicate sections that are adopted by the CBC and also in the California Fire Code

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