Compliance with ADA Standards § 9.3 may be achieved by providing either (1) visual alarms connected to the building emergency alarm system, and visual notification devices for incoming telephone...
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1009.3 Stairways
The clear width of 48 inches (1219 mm) between handrails is not required in buildings equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1...
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CHAPTER 2 DEFINITIONS
ETA Editor's Note Sections from California Building Code Chapter 2 not adopted by Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC) omitted. ...
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Issue 1: What are the effects of energy-efficient lamps and fixtures on persons with low vision
I mean, there’s tremendous drive to reduce energy usage in building that impacts lighting because that impacts air conditioning and blah, blah, blah....
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Emergency Evacuation Devices
Emergency evacuation devices are available to help evacuate individuals with mobility limitations from buildings....
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Re: Time Management Tips for GRE Candidates
The repetition builds familiarity with common letter patterns and word structures. Whether competing with friends or challenging yourself, the continuous format keeps motivation high....
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Design Guidelines for the Visual Environment
This guideline was developed by the Low Vision Design Committee of the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS) through initial funding from the U.S....
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Safe Harbor
When alterations or additions are made to existing buildings or facilities, an accessible path of travel to the specific area of alteration or addition shall be provided....
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232.1 General
Buildings, facilities, or portions thereof, in which people are detained for penal or correction purposes, or in which the liberty of the inmates is restricted for security reasons shall...
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1.12 Future Construction Theaters
approved by the United States as compliant with the wheelchair seating location requirements of both Standard 4.33.3 and §§ 221 and 802 of the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings...
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Problem Five
Problem Five: A large number of accessible parking spaces are provided, including van accessible spaces, at a school near the main building entrance....
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11B-233.3.1.2.5 Public housing facility site impracticality
The number of adaptable residential dwelling units required in non-elevator building public housing facilities shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 11A, Section 1150A.1....
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ADA Quick Tips - Sign Language Interpreters
TITLE III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) makes it illegal for any business, building or other place that is open to the public to discriminate against people with disabilities...
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709.4 Continuity
The supporting construction shall be protected to afford the required fire-resistance rating of the wall or floor supported in buildings of other than Type IIB, IIIB or VB construction....
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I. Public Telephones
Having at least one TTY in any building that has at least four pay phones, provides access for people who are deaf or hard of hearing....
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§ 36.404(a)(2)(ii)
(ii) A series of buildings on a common site, connected by a common pedestrian access route above or below the ground floor, that is either under common ownership or common control or developed...
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§35.151(c)
facilities in conformance with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) (Appendix A to 41 CFR Part 101-19.6) or with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings...
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Sec.36.404(a)(2)(ii)
(ii) A series of buildings on a common site, connected by a common pedestrian access route above or below the ground floor, that is either under common ownership or common control or developed...
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Height [4.27.3]
Connections for equipment not intended for regular use by building occupants, such as receptacles for wall-mounted clocks and refrigerators, are not required to comply....
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A4.2.1(1) Space Requirements for Wheelchairs
If the wheelchair user is unfamiliar with a building, if competing traffic is heavy, if sudden or frequent movements are needed, or if the wheelchair must be turned at an opening, then greater...
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A4.2.1(1) Space Requirements for Wheelchairs
If the person is unfamiliar with a building, if competing traffic is heavy, if sudden or frequent movements are needed, or if the wheelchair must be turned at an opening, then greater clear...
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Scoping [4.1.3(8)]
Scoping [4.1.3(8)] Public entrances must be accessible according to two sets of criteria that must be met separately: 1) the minimum number of accessible building or facility entrances...
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4. I understand that a waiver from accessibility requirements may be obtained?
Such findings have specific meaning and must be approved and recorded by the building department at the time an alteration is made. There is no such thing as a retroactive waiver....
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A4.30.4 Raised and Brailled Characters and Pictorial Symbol Signs (Pictograms)
Accessible signage with descriptive materials about public buildings, monuments, and objects of cultural interest may not provide sufficiently detailed and meaningful information....
