Rather, a building that was newly designed and constructed at one time--and, therefore, subject to the accessibility standards in effect at the time--becomes an "existing facility" after...
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"Existing Facility" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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1. Typical Issues for Individuals Who Use Wheelchairs, Scooters, or other Mobility Devices
Mobility Devices An accessible route connects accessible passenger drop-off areas, accessible parking spaces, and other accessible elements, like a route from a bus stop, to an accessible building...
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New Construction
These chapters provide design and technical specifications for elements, spaces, buildings, and facilities....
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Will you need assistance in an emergency evacuation?
Do you experience any of the following conditions that could interfere with your ability to quickly evacuate a building?...
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4.1.4(4) ASSEMBLY
Assembly occupancy includes, among others, the use of a building or structure, or a portion thereof, for the gathering together of persons for purposes such as civic, social or religious...
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Appendix B to Part 37—FTA Regional Offices
310, Lakewood, CO 80228 Region 9, Federal Transit Administration, 201 Mission Street, Suite 1650, San Francisco, CA 94105 Region 10, Federal Transit Administration, Jackson Federal Building...
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11B-221.2.1.6 Specialty seating areas
Exception: In existing buildings and facilities, if it is not readily achievable for wheelchair spaces to be placed in each specialty seating area, those services or amenities shall be...
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11B-221.2.1.6 Specialty seating areas
Exception: In existing buildings and facilities, if it is not readily achievable for wheelchair spaces to be placed in each specialty seating area, those services or amenities shall be provided...
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1136A.1 Receptacle heights
This section shall not apply to existing buildings when the enforcing agency determines that compliance with these standards would create an unreasonable hardship. ...
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11B-215.1 General
Consult local fire departments and prepare evacuation plans taking into consideration the needs of every building occupant, including people with disabilities. ◼ ETA Editor’s Note...
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Epilogue
Disability policy under the ADA, by contrast, is more like a piece of American cheese: it covers the entire nation thoroughly and uniformly.1 Every new building must follow accessibility...
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Congressional Hearings
On September 27, 1988, the Senate Subcommittee on the Handicapped and the House Subcommittee on Select Education held a joint hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building....
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Rebuilding Together Essex County - Newark, NJ
The program is made possible by the generous support of individuals, corporations, labor associations, foundations, civic groups and religious organizations interested in helping build a...
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National Rehabilitation Information Center
NIDILRR funds more than 250 projects each year that conduct research on a wide range of issues including technology, health and function, independent living, and capacity building....
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Section 508.gov
General Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy, has been charged with the task of educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure necessary to support Section...
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Independent Lifestyles, Inc. (ILICIL) - Sauk Rapids, MN
ILICIL is a 501(c)3 organization that started as a small office building in downtown St. Cloud with only a handful of staff. ...
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ADA Tolerances and Acceptable Measurements Online Continuing Education Course
Learn how to analyze and apply ADA and other accessibility tolerance language where it is different from building code tolerance language....
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World Institute on Disability (WID)
WID’s mission is realized when there is full employment at the same rate as the general population; the barriers to asset building are removed, and people with disabilities have the tools...
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Show us your #CrappyCurb
We're all set up, I'm officially the Bionic Woman! Here in Seattle, we took our cameras out and found that not all sidewalks in Seattle are safe for people to use. Really?...
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Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas: ADA Standard Section 202.4
Section 202.4 covers the most current ADA Standards for alterations affecting primary function area.
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III-4.4200 Readily achievable barrier removal
Are public accommodations required to retrofit existing buildings by adding elevators?...
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APPENDIX A. GUIDELINES FOR SERVICE ANIMAL RELIEF AREAS (SARA)
A.2.3 Example scenarios are as follows and correspond with the examples in Figure A-1: A passenger terminal building with a single security checkpoint and sterile area is required...
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2.5 Physical Accessibility.
The design and construction of new buildings and the alterations and the necessary structural modifications to existing buildings must comply with accessibility standards under Title II...
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Robert Dupuy, IALD, LC. Problems and Solutions
The second photo shows a medical office building, where we have daylight coming into the space. The first few fixtures are off because they’re on automatic dimming controls....
