An assistive listening system shall be provided in assembly areas, including conference and meeting rooms. [2010 ADAS] 219.2 Required Systems. ...
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2010 ADA Definition
Assembly Area: A building or facility, or portion thereof, used for the purpose of entertainment, educational or civic gatherings, or similar purposes. For the purposes of these requirements, assembly areas include, but are not limited to, classrooms, lecture halls, courtrooms, public meeting rooms, public hearing rooms, legislative chambers, motion picture houses, auditoria, theaters, playhouses, dinner theaters, concert halls, centers for the performing arts, amphitheaters, arenas, stadiums, grandstands, or convention centers.
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11B-219.2 Required systems
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11B-221 ASSEMBLY AREAS
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11B-221.1 General
Assembly areas shall provide wheelchair spaces, companion seats, designated aisle seats and semi-ambulant seats complying with Sections 11B-221 and 11B-802....
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11B-221.2 Wheelchair spaces
Wheelchair spaces complying with Section 11B-221.2 shall be provided in assembly areas with fixed seating. Advisory 11B-221.2 Wheelchair spaces....
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11B-221.2.1 Number and location
Wheelchair spaces shall be provided complying with Section 11B-221.2.1.
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11B-221.2.1.1 General seating
TABLE 11B-221.2.1.1 NUMBER OF WHEELCHAIR SPACES IN ASSEMBLY AREAS NUMBER OF SEATS MINIMUM NUMBER OF REQUIRED WHEELCHAIR SPACES...
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11B-221.2.1.2 Luxury boxes, club boxes, and suites in arenas, stadiums, and grandstands
In each luxury box, club box, and suite within arenas, stadiums, and grandstands, wheelchair spaces complying with Section 11B-802.1 shall be provided in accordance with Table...
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11B-221.2.1.3 Other boxes
Additionally, because the wheelchair spaces must also meet the dispersion requirements of 221.2.3, the boxes containing these wheelchair spaces cannot all be located in one area unless an...
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11B-221.2.1.6 Specialty seating areas
In assembly areas, wheelchair spaces shall be provided in each specialty seating area that provides spectators with distinct services or amenities that generally are not available to other...
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11B-221.2.2 Integration
The requirement that wheelchair spaces be an "integral part of the seating plan" means that wheelchair spaces must be placed within the footprint of the seating area....
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11B-221.2.3 Lines of sight and dispersion
Exception: Wheelchair spaces in team or player seating areas serving areas of sport activity shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-221.2.3....
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11B-221.2.3.1 Horizontal dispersion
In assembly areas that have seating encircling, in whole or in part, a field of play or performance, wheelchair spaces shall be dispersed horizontally around the field of play or performance...
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11B-405.1 General
Exception: In assembly areas, aisle ramps adjacent to seating and not serving elements required to be on an accessible route shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-405....
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11B-405.8 Handrails
[2010 ADAS] EXCEPTION: Within employee work areas, handrails shall not be required where ramps that are part of common use circulation paths are designed to permit the installation...
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11B-505.2 Where required
In assembly areas, handrails shall not be required on both sides of aisle ramps where a handrail is provided at either side or within the aisle width. 2. ...
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11B-703.8.4 Character height
Exception: In assembly seating where the maximum viewing distance is 100 feet (30.5 m) or greater, the height of the uppercase “I” of low resolution VMS fonts shall be permitted to be 1...
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Access Board: International Symbol of Hearing Loss
This video is part of a longer animation produced by the U.S. Access Board. View the animation video in its entirety on the Access Board's website...
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Theatre Access NYC
Official Site For Accessibility To Broadway Theatre Access NYC provides assistance to theatregoers with disabilities. Those who are hard of hearing or deaf, have low vision or are...