Not necessarily. New construction and alterations need to meet the Standards, but for facilities built before the ADA went into effect on January 26, 1992, the focus is on making...
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Do all state and local buildings need to be accessible (comply with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design?)
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4.21.3 Seat
Seats are only required in transfer showers, which were not used in any of the designs reviewed....
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Other Counters/ Teller Windows [7.2(2)]
Other Counters/ Teller Windows [7.2(2)] Alternatives to 36-inch high counters (lowered portions, folding shelves) are recognized since other design considerations (security, use by standees...
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Historic Preservation [4.1.7]
"Qualified historic facilities" are facilities listed in the National Register of Historic Places or facilities designated as historic under state or local law....
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Existing Trails [F247.2]
The term “reconstruction” is not used in the ABA Standards, though the term is used frequently by the trails community....
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Wheelchair
Wheelchair means a device designed solely for use by an individual with a mobility impairment for the primary purpose of locomotion in typical indoor and outdoor pedestrian areas. ...
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§ 35.104 Wheelchair
Wheelchair means a device designed solely for use by an individual with a mobility impairment for the primary purpose of locomotion in typical indoor and outdoor pedestrian areas. ...
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Section 2. Adaptable dwelling units
"Adaptable dwelling units", when used with respect to covered multifamily dwellings, means dwelling units that include the features of adaptable design specified in 24 CFR 100.205(c)(2)-...
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§ 37.3 Wheelchair
Wheelchair means a mobility aid belonging to any class of three- or more-wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed or modified for and used by individuals with mobility impairments, whether...
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§ 37.3 Wheelchair
Wheelchair means a mobility aid belonging to any class of three- or more-wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed or modified for and used by individuals with mobility impairments, whether...
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c. Problem: Specifying Colors and Font Sizes
For these reasons, many people with low vision use specific color and font settings when they access the Internet – settings that are often very different from those most people use....
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R204.4 Pedestrian Overpasses and Underpasses
Where an overpass, underpass, bridge, or similar structure is designed for pedestrian use only and the approach slope to the structure exceeds 5 percent, a ramp, elevator, limited use/limited...
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Wheelchair Spaces (M303.2)
M303.2.1 would require wheelchair spaces to be designed so that patients seated in a wheelchair orient in the same direction that patients not seated in a wheelchair orient when using the...
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1.1.7.3.1 Detached one- and two-family dwellings
two-family dwellings, lodging houses, live/work units, townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means of egress, and their accessory structures, may be designed...
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11B-224.1 General
Certain facilities used for transient lodging, including time shares, dormitories, and town homes may be covered by both these requirements and the Fair Housing Amendments Act....
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Transfer Supports
They include handrails, handgrips, or custom designed handholds. ...
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T-turn Maneuvering Space
Several commenters stated that this design specification was unclear in two respects....
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C101.2 Equivalent Facilitation
The use of an alternative design or technology that results in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by...
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E101.2 Equivalent Facilitation
The use of an alternative design or technology that results in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by...
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9.1.1 General
All public use and common use areas are required to be designed and constructed to comply with section 4 (Accessible Elements and Spaces: Scope and Technical Requirements)....
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E101.2 Equivalent Facilitation
The use of an alternative design or technology that results in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by...
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C101.2 Equivalent Facilitation
The use of an alternative design or technology that results in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability by individuals with disabilities than would be provided by...
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SELF-SERVICE STORAGE
[DSA-AC] Building or facility designed and used for the purpose of renting or leasing individual storage spaces to customers for the purpose of storing and removing personal property on...
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Outdoor Recreation Access Route (ORAR)
A continuous, unobstructed path designed for pedestrian use that connects constructed features in a campground, camping unit, picnic area, at a trailhead or other recreation site where modifications...