Covered multifamily dwellings in buildings without an elevator, located on sites with difficult terrain conditions or unusual characteristics, may employ the site impracticality tests in...
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1150A.1 General
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Section 3. Fair Housing Act Design and Construction Requirements
This section reprints §100.205 (Design and Construction Requirements) from the Department's final rule implementing the Fair Housing Act. A reprint of §100.205 was included to...
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11.2 Q. Under the individual building test, at what point of the planned entrance is the measurement taken?
A. On a horizontal plane, the center of each individual doorway should be the point of measurement when measuring to an arrival point, whether the doorway is an entrance door to the...
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Implementing the Affordable Care Act (ACA): A Roadmap for People with Disabilities
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is one of the most significant and widely debated pieces of healthcare legislation in generations, and it has altered the way that people...
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OVERVIEW
damage and injury to people and property by addressing fire sprinklers, fire-resistive construction materials, and structural stability, equally important issues such as energy efficiency, protection...
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Section 4. Application of the Guidelines
The design specifications (guidelines) presented in Section 5 apply to new construction of "covered multifamily dwellings", as defined in Section 2....
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Section G: Ramps
505.4) G9 If the rise of the ramp is greater than 6" and the ramp or landing has a vertical drop-off on either side of the ramp, is edge protection...
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Minimum Clear Opening
Comment. The issue of minimum clear opening for doors was one of the most widely commented-upon design features of the guidelines. The majority of commenters representing the...
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Guidelines for Requirement 3
The Guidelines for Requirement 3 present design standards for providing doors that will be sufficiently wide to allow passage into and within all premises by handicapped persons in...
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II. Statutory and Regulatory Background
As amended, Section 804(f)(3)(C) of the Act provides that unlawful discrimination includes a failure to design and construct covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after March...
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Fair Housing Act
Other covered activities include, for example, financing, zoning practices, new construction design, and advertising....
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Fair Housing Act Design Manual
The Manual provides direct information about the accessibility requirements of the Act which must be incorporated into the design and construction of multifamily housing covered by the Act...
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24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT Office of the Assistant Secretary for Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity 24 CFR Part 100 [Docket No. N-91-2011; FR 2665-N-06] Fair...
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Requirement 3 -- Usable Doors
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§100.205(d)
All 100 units are covered multifamily dwelling units and they all must be designed and constructed so that they comply with the accessibility requirements of paragraph (c) of this section...
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Model Building Codes and Industry Standards
The ADA Standards also reference several industry standards, including the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) elevator safety code and the National Fire Protection Association...
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45 CFR Part 92 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Final Rule
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary 45 CFR Part 92 RIN 0945–AA02 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities AGENCY: Office...
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Supplementary Information:
Background The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Pub.L. 100-430, approved September 13, 1988) (the Fair Housing Amendments Act) amended title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968...
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Site Impracticality Determinations
This section states that all covered multifamily dwellings shall be designed and constructed to have at least one building entrance on an accessible route unless it is impractical to do...
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VI. Relationship to Other Laws
multifamily dwellings with certain features of accessible design.22 The FHAct design and construction requirements apply to ‘‘covered multifamily dwellings’’ designed and constructed...
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§100.205(a)
(a) Covered multifamily dwellings for first occupancy after March 13, 1991 shall be designed and constructed to have at least one building entrance on an accessible route unless it is impractical...
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The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on People with Disabilities: A 2015 Status Report
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is especially important to people with disabilities who often rely on a broad range of health care services and supports and are more...
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11.1 Q. Under the individual building test, how is the second step of the test performed, which involves measuring the slope of the finished grade between the entrance and applicable arrival points?
A. The slope is measured at ground level from the entrance to the top of the pavement of all vehicular and pedestrian arrival points within 50 feet of the planned entrance, or, if...
