ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters

Temporary Solutions For Emergency Sheltering - Protruding Object Hazards

Problem: Objects protrude too far from the side into the route causing a hazard for people who are blind or who have low vision.

Suggestion: When people who are blind or who have low vision use a cane to detect hazards, objects located at 27 inches or lower are detectable. When an object is located higher than 27 inches above the ground it is a hazard if the object protrudes more than 4 inches into the circulation path. To make a protruding object cane-detectable:

• Place an object below, or on either side of, the protruding object that is not higher than 27 inches above the ground. If the protruding object can be moved, lower the object so that its bottom is not more than 27 inches above the ground. Prune or alter the protruding object so it does not protrude above the route.