Whether individuals with disabilities and other activity limitations should remain in the building and when provided, assemble in an area of refuge to await the arrival of the fire fighters...
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A4.22.3 Clear Floor Space
In many small facilities, single-user restrooms may be the only facilities provided for all building users....
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III-4.4100 General
Communications devices, such as TDD's, telephone handset amplifiers, assistive listening devices, and digital check-out displays, are not an integral part of the physical structure of the building...
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11B-216.14 Variable message signs
Where provided in buildings that are designed as emergency shelters, variable message signs conveying emergency-related information shall comply with Section 11B-703.8....
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I. Who is Covered by Title III of the ADA
Commercial facilities are nonresidential facilities, including office buildings, factories, and warehouses, whose operations affect commerce. ...
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[F] 907.4.2.2 Height
Exception: [DSA-AC] In existing buildings there is no requirement to retroactively relocate existing manual fire alarm boxes to a minimum of 42 inches (1067 mm) and a maximum of 48 inches...
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Accessibility to Perform the Essential Functions of the Job
Examples of accommodations that may be needed to make facilities accessible and usable include: installing a ramp at the entrance to a building; removing raised thresholds...
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1003.2.13.2 Enclosed exit stairways
The clear width of 48 inches (1219 mm) between handrails and the area of refuge is not required at exit stairways in buildings or facilities equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler...
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Blind or Low Vision
Generally speaking, if a person cannot use or operate some part or element of a standard building egress system or access displayed information, like signage, because that element or information...
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R302.3 Continuous Width
Additional maneuvering space should be provided at turns or changes in direction, transit stops, recesses and alcoves, building entrances, and along curved or angled routes, particularly...
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Workshop Objectives
From the results of this workshop, a plan of action will be proposed to develop the draft guidelines for GSA, for inclusion in your facilities standards for public buildings service and...
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Implementation Challenges for Interiors (slides 16 and 17)
Can we bring that into the building somehow and require that strip at every stair in an egress stairwell? Protruding objects....
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RESPONSE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS
Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (NVOAD) is a nonprofit membership-based organization that builds resiliency in communities...
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Section 35.151 New Construction and Alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.151, which provides that those buildings that are constructed or altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed, constructed, or altered to be readily...
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New Construction
New buildings and facilities must comply with the new construction provisions of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design (without the elevator exemption) or the Uniform Federal Accessibility...
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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....
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ACTIONS TAKEN BY CITY OF WAUKEGAN
to and usable by individuals with mobility impairments, the City increased the number of designated accessible parking spaces, installed some curb ramps, and widened doors at some City buildings...
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Looking to the Twenty-First Century
As we work to build an accessible bridge to the twenty-first century, we cannot be satisfied until all citizens with disabilities receive equal treatment under the law—whether in the workplace...
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4.20.4 Grab Bars
In fact, in instances where local building authorities required bathing fixtures with ADAAG compliant grab bar configurations, roll-in showers were installed instead due to safety concerns...
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Application [§201]
Application [§201] The ADA Standards apply to the various types of facilities subject to the ADA, from simple structures to complex, multi-building sites such as university campuses and...
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B. NOTIFICATION
County on four (4) different days, including two (2) Sunday editions; post the Notice on its Internet Home Page (humboldtgov.org); and post the Notice in conspicuous locations in its public buildings...
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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. ...
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20. Existing facilities
Accessibility to the recipient's program or activity may be achieved by a number of means, including redesign of equipment, reassignment of classes or other services to accessible buildings...
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SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 POLICY INTERPRETATION NO. 3
., libraries in rural areas, small welfare offices, day care centers and senior citizens centers): (1) Whether they must make structural changes to their buildings to accommodate persons...