In the final rule, the Board has clarified that companion seats are to be located to provide shoulder alignment with adjacent wheelchair spaces (802.3.1)....
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Companion Seats
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D. Resources
Disabilities,” a technical assistance document released by the Department of Justice in 2003 www.access-board.gov, the website of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board...
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Forward Approach
The Board sought comment on whether it should require a forward approach, which includes knee and toe clearances below the unit, at all wheelchair accessible drinking fountains (Question...
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Accessible Passenger Loading Zones at Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
The Board did not intend this provision to apply to medical facilities that do not generally provide overnight stay....
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Fixed Shower Head Height
Commenters urged the Board to retain this exception due to problems with vandalism which would increase maintenance at accessible transfer showers. Response....
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Ambulatory Accessible Compartment
Throughout the new guidelines, the Board has sought to specify dimensions as a range instead of in absolute terms where practicable to facilitate compliance without compromising accessibility...
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M301.2.1 Adjustability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board received multiple comments on this provision and the MDE Advisory Committee provided four recommendations. As discussed in Section IV.B.1.a....
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M201.2 General Exception (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Significant Changes – General Exception), the Access Board received public comments and MDE Advisory Committee recommendations regarding certain types of diagnostic equipment that are unable...
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M304.2 Standing Surface (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In preparing the final rule, the Board has determined that as previously drafted this provision unintentionally placed requirements on the facility floor, as opposed to restricting the requirements...
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Introduction
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - often referred to as the "Access Board" - has developed accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered play areas...
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Surface, Slope, and Openings [1011.2.2, 1011.2.3, and 1011.2.4]
When the surface of the clear ground space is constructed of concrete, asphalt, or boards, the slope of the clear ground space must be no steeper than 1:48 (2 percent) in any direction....
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1. Scope
other pedestrian surfaces. 1.3 This practice is based on an algorithm developed at the University of Pittsburgh Human Engineering Research Laboratories sponsored by United States Access Board...
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§ 38.159(c)(8) Handrails
If provided, handrails shall allow persons with disabilities to grasp them from outside the vehicle while starting to board, and to continue to use them throughout the boarding process,...
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1014.3.2 Slope
EXCEPTION: Where the floor surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, slopes not steeper than 1:20 shall be permitted when necessary for drainage....
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1016.8.3 Slope
EXCEPTION: Where the surface is other than concrete, asphalt, or boards, slopes not steeper than 1:20 shall be permitted when necessary for drainage....
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T211 Wheelchair Securement Systems
The Access Board received several comments on the proposed technical provisions addressing wheelchair securement systems, and these comments are discussed under Chapter 6....
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3.3.3 Identification of Accessible Picnic Units
Information on the location of accessible picnic units shall be provided on websites, in brochures, and at bulletin boards or information kiosks if available at the picnic facility....
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1016.7.2 Cross Slope
Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, cross slopes not steeper than 1:20 are permitted when necessary for drainage....
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1014.3.2 Slope
EXCEPTION: Where the floor surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, slopes not steeper than 1:20 shall be permitted when necessary for drainage....
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1016.8.3 Slope
EXCEPTION: Where the surface is other than concrete, asphalt, or boards, slopes not steeper than 1:20 shall be permitted when necessary for drainage....
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4 Appendix B to part 36: Analysis and Commentary on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Therefore, the Department will not restate here all of the comments and responses to them issued by the Access Board....
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Newly Constructed Tabled Intersections That Contain Pedestrian Street Crossings With Yield or Stop Control (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board seeks information on the current design policies and practices of state and local transportation departments with respect to tabling newly constructed intersections in hilly...
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R208.1 Where Required
Boarding platforms at transit stops for buses and rail vehicles where the edges of the boarding platform are not protected by screens or guards; and 5....
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A. Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis (Executive Order 12866)
The Board contracted with an economic consulting firm, Econometrica, Inc....