ADAAG Manual

Access to Performing Areas [4.33.5]

An accessible route must connect wheelchair spaces with performing areas, including stages, arena floors, playing fields, dressing and locker rooms, dugouts, and other areas used by performers or players. Recommendations: Accessible routes should coincide with the general route; alternate back-of-the-house routes, while not specifically prohibited by ADAAG, may nonetheless be considered discriminatory. Aisles with slopes no steeper than 1:12 are often feasible in small and medium size assembly areas and permit accessible routes that coincide with general routes. While handrails are not required on ramps adjacent to assembly seating, locating aisles (including those that are stepped) along walls will permit handrails on one side for the benefit of people who walk with difficulty.