Accessible Entrances One small step at an entrance can make it impossible for individuals using wheelchairs, walkers, canes, or other mobility devices to enter a public facility....
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Accessible Entrances
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12162(e)(2)(A)(ii)(II) Commuter rail
II) Commuter rail Key stations in commuter rail transportation systems shall be made readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs...
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12142(b) Purchase and lease of used vehicles
demonstrated good faith efforts to purchase or lease a used vehicle for use on such system that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs...
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Operation
Lifts that are required to be "attendant-operated” by the ASME code, such as inclined wheelchair lifts that are not enclosed, do not meet this requirement....
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7b.
[ADA Stds 4.13.9] Yes _____ No _____ A clear floor space on the latch side of the door (pull side) allows a person using a wheelchair or scooter to pull the door open and then...
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Surface Textures [4.3.6]
Accessible routes do not necessarily have to be paved, but must be "firm, stable, and slip-resistant" so that they are safe and usable by people who use wheelchairs or who walk with difficulty...
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Alterations
(Lowering existing pay phones for wheelchair access or replacing a non-functioning unit with one of the same type are not considered "alterations" that trigger the requirement for text telephones...
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2. HOW TO MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICES IN EVALUATING NEW MEDICAL OFFICE
SPACE
Many facilities were built without features that accommodate people with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs....
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Doors and Gates in Series [§404.2.6]
Recommendation: Wheelchair space 30” min. by 48” min. beyond the swing of a door in other configurations, such as vestibules with doors on adjacent walls, will provide room to clear one...
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Are side flares required at curb ramps?
Side flares are essential in alterations when space for a top landing (36” deep min.) is not available; in this instance, side flares (1:12 max. slope) are necessary to accommodate wheelchair...
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§ 38.83(a)(2) Exception
system or device, additional systems or devices are not required for each vehicle provided that the single device could be used to provide access to each new vehicle if passengers using wheelchairs...
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Temporary Disabilities
For example, if an individual breaks both legs and is in two casts for several weeks, becomes a wheelchair user for the duration, and the bus route that would normally take him to work is...
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Accessible Fishing Piers and Platforms
and 1005 of the 2010 Standards require at least twenty-five percent (25%) of railings, guards, or handrails (if provided) to be at a 34-inch maximum height (so that a person seated in a wheelchair...
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Ground-Level Accessible Routes
The required 60-inch width enables two wheelchairs to pass each other or to change direction (below, bottom)....
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Introduction
Wood chip surfaces on trails create difficulties for those who use mobility aids, such as wheelchairs and walkers, due to their softness, shifting, and uneven surface....
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Conclusions
Results showed that transferring to a height similar to the average wheelchair seat to floor height of the sample (21”, 53.3 cm) is achievable by 95% of adult wheelchair users who independently...
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G. Women's Spa and Fitness Center Locker Room
Clear space sufficient to allow a person using a wheelchair to make a parallel transfer onto the bench will be provided. 2010 Standards §§ 222.1, 305, 803.4, and 903....
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department's proposed regulatory text on accommodating wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices is discussed below in § 35.137 of the section-by-section analysis....
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Design Guidelines for the Hearing and Visually-Impaired
For individual dwelling units, the Act requires the following: doors sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; accessible route into and through the dwelling...
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T213 Seats
This is similar to the requirement that wheelchair spaces be located as near as practicable to a doorway used for boarding and alighting....
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Check-Out Aisles [7.3]
Transaction machines and writing shelves located at accessible aisles should be within reach and usable from wheelchairs....
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Practice Plans Through Regular Drills
On September 11, 2001 one wheelchair user who did escape from the World Trade Center using an evacuation chair explained to the press that she had forgotten that the evacuation chair was...
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Automated Revolving Doors
Automated Revolving Doors Automated revolving doors, if large enough, may be usable by many people who use wheelchairs although ADAAG requires that a revolving door not be the only means...
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§100.203(c)
Example (2): An applicant for rental housing has a child who uses a wheelchair. The bathroom door in the dwelling unit is too narrow to permit the wheelchair to pass....