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2 - Specifications
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AccessText Network
AccessText is a conduit between the publishing world and colleges and universities across the country, with a shared mission to ensure students with disabilities have equal access to their...
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Figure 407.2.3.1 Floor Designations on Jambs of Elevator Hoistway Entrances – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
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11B-802 Wheelchair spaces, companion seats, and designated aisle seats and semi-ambulant seats
[2010 ADAS] 802 Wheelchair Spaces, Companion Seats, and Designated Aisle Seats...
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III. Proposed Accessibility Guidelines
The proposed guidelines presented, and requested public comment on, three options for accessible design: (1) Option one (Option One) provided guidelines developed by the Department with...
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1010.2.13.1 Delayed egress locking system
The delayed egress locking system shall be installed and operated in accordance with all of the following: … 4. An attempt to egress shall initiate an irreversible process that...
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1010.2.12.1 Delayed egress locking system
The delayed egress locking system shall be installed and operated in accordance with all of the following: … 4. An attempt to egress shall initiate an irreversible process that...
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1.1.4
1.1.4 A maximum overall design running slope for exterior accessible ramps of 7.5% (1:13.3 or 1:13) is recommended....
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221.4 Designated Aisle Seats
221.4 Designated Aisle Seats....
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STEP 3: MAKE SURE THE BUILDING PLANS DO NOT CONTAIN COMMON ADA MISTAKES.
Owners should contact their architect, their franchisor's design and construction staff, or their building contractor before construction starts and ask them to confirm that the building...
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§35.107 Designation of Responsible Employee and Adoption of Grievance Procedures
§35.107 Designation of Responsible Employee and Adoption of Grievance Procedures Consistent with § 35.105, self-evaluation, the final rule requires that public entities with 50 or more...
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Tom Williams, AIA, National Accessibility Officer, GSA, Public Buildings Service
“A central challenge of effective daylighting design is allowing natural light to penetrate deep into the interior spaces while eliminating glare and heat gain or loss.”...
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The Guidelines are not mandatory
The design specifications presented in the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines provide technical guidance to builders and developers in complying with the specific accessibility requirements...
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F221.4 Designated Aisle Seats
Advisory F221.4 Designated Aisle Seats....
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221.4 Designated Aisle Seats
Advisory 221.4 Designated Aisle Seats....
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Design of Shared Use Paths, Street Intersections, and Midblock Crossings
Accordingly, either revisions are needed to NHI's bicycle and pedestrian facility design courses, the existing AASHTO design guidelines (A Policy on Geometric Design of Highways and Streets...
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Research Issues
And one is that we do support research that helps to develop a knowledge base of design requirements for architectural structures (slide 8)....
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11B-407.4.7.1.5 Button spacing
A minimum clear space of 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) or other suitable means of separation shall be provided between rows of control buttons.
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Frederick Krimgold, Ph.D., Director, Disaster Risk Management Program, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute – National Capitol Region
Frederick Krimgold, Ph.D., Director, Disaster Risk Management Program, Virginia Tech Advanced Research Institute – National Capitol Region Introduction A Low Vision...
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A4.30.4 RAISED OR INDENTED CHARACTERS OR SYMBOLS
Signs with descriptive materials about public buildings, monuments, and objects of cultural interest can be raised or incised letters. However, a sighted guide or audio-tape device...
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1.2.2
1.2.2 Use datum dimensioning referenced to a primary or secondary control point on the construction site when the position of one item is particularly important. Do not dimension it...
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11B-407.4.7.1.5 Button spacing
A minimum clear space of 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) or other suitable means of separation shall be provided between rows of control buttons.
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11B-407.4.7.1.5 Button spacing
A minimum clear space of 3/8 inch (9.5 mm) or other suitable means of separation shall be provided between rows of control buttons.
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Visible and Audible Signals: ADA Standard Section 407.2.2.1
Section 407.2.2.1 covers the current ADA Standards for elevator visible and audible signals.
