[DSA-AC] An elevator used primarily to carry passengers.
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ELEVATOR, PASSENGER
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ACCESSIBILITY
[DSA-AC] Accessibility is the combination of various elements in a building, facility, site, or area, or portion thereof which allows access, circulation and the full use of the...
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SPACE
[DSA-AC] A definable area, such as a room, toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.
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TACTILE
[DSA-AC] An object that can be perceived using the sense of touch.
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ACCESSIBLE
[DSA-AC] A site, building, facility, or portion thereof that is approachable and usable by persons with disabilities in compliance with this code.
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DORMITORY
A space in a building where group sleeping accommodations are provided in one room, or in a series of closely associated rooms, for persons not members of the same family group,...
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ENTRANCE
[DSA-AC] Any access point to a building or portion of a building or facility used for the purpose of entering. An entrance includes the approach walk, the vertical access leading to...
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GRADE (Adjacent Ground Elevation)
[DSA-AC] The lowest point of elevation of the finished surface of the ground, paving or sidewalk within the area between the building and the property line or, when the property line...
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GANGWAY
[DSA-AC] A variable-sloped pedestrian walkway that links a fixed structure or land with a floating structure. Gangways that connect to vessels are not addressed by this code.
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[ADA Title III §36.104] State
[ADA Title III §36.104] State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust...
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EXIT
That portion of a means of egress system between the exit access and the exit discharge or public way. Exit components include exterior exit doors at the level of exit discharge,...
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PICTOGRAM
[DSA-AC] A pictorial symbol that represents activities, facilities, or concepts.
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MEZZANINE
[DSA-AC] An intermediate level or levels between the floor and ceiling of any story with an aggregate floor area of not more than one-third of the area of the room or space in which...
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STAIR
A change in elevation, consisting of one or more risers.
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11B-106.4 Interchangeability
See Chapter 2, Section 201.2.
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ADDITION
[DSA-AC] An expansion, extension or increase in the gross floor area or height of a building or facility.
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FACILITY
[DSA-AC] All or any portion of buildings, structures, site improvements, elements, and pedestrian routes or vehicular ways located on a site.
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Facility
All or any portion of buildings, structures, site improvements, elements, and pedestrian routes or vehicular ways located on a site.
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STAGE
A space within a building utilized for entertainment or presentations, which includes overhead hanging curtains, drops, scenery or stage effects other than lighting and sound.
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[ADA Title II §35.104] State
[ADA Title II §35.104] State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust...
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STORY
[DSA-AC] That portion of a building or facility designed for human occupancy included between the upper surface of a floor and upper surface of the floor or roof next above. A story...
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HANDRAIL
A horizontal or sloping rail intended for grasping by the hand for guidance or support.
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ELEMENT
[DSA-AC] An architectural or mechanical component of a building, facility, space or site.
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STAIRWAY
One or more flights of stairs, either exterior or interior, with the necessary landings and platforms connecting them, to form a continuous and uninterrupted passage from one level...