Department to incorporate as its accessibility standards the ANSI standard’s technical provisions and to adopt the proposed scoping provisions under development by the Council of American Building...
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General Comments (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Providing Comforts and Conveniences—Constructed Features
Section 5 "Buildings in Recreation Sites" addresses requirements for buildings that are not included in ABAAS, such as camp shelters and pit toilets....
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Legislation
The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA) ensures that buildings which are designed, built or altered by federal funding or leased by federal agencies are accessible to the public....
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General Comments (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Department to incorporate as its accessibility standards the ANSI standard's technical provisions and to adopt the proposed scoping provisions under development by the Council of American Building...
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Water Closet Clearance
Numerous comments noted that this requirement is already included in other model accessibility standards and many state and local building codes and its adoption in the 2010 Standards is...
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SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 POLICY INTERPRETATION NO. 4
A program or activity will be judged "readily accessible" only if it is conducted in a building and room that mobility impaired persons can enter and leave without assistance from others...
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Tiles
Improper drainage from the landscape in the retaining wall was causing a build-up of silt on and under the tiles. ...
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Background
These problems include increased construction costs, unnecessary demolition and rebuilding, litigation, uncertainty, and - too often - animosity among members of the building team, regulatory...
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Enactment of the ADA and Issuance of the 1991 Regulations
requires newly constructed or altered places of public accommodation—as well as commercial facilities (privately owned, nonresidential facilities like factories, warehouses, or office buildings...
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Passenger Loading Zones
requirements of the 2010 Standards to provide passenger loading zones, and urged a revision that would require one accessible passenger loading zone located in reasonable proximity to each building...
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11B-233.3.2 Residential dwelling units for sale
A public entity that conducts a program to build housing for purchase by individual home buyers must provide access according to the requirements of the ADA regulations and a program receiving...
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11B-403.3 Slope
There is an important distinction between a “sidewalk” and a “walk”, and they are treated differently under the California Building Code. ...
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What is a “reasonable accommodation”?
His employer installed a ramp at the entrance to the building in which the editor worked so that the editor could use his scooter at the office....
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Residential Facilities
The 2010 Standards define facilities in terms of buildings located on a site....
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2010 ADA Standards
Information on specific tolerances may be available from industry or trade organizations, code groups and building officials, and published references....
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104.1.1 Construction and Manufacturing Tolerances
Information on specific tolerances may be available from industry or trade organizations, code groups and building officials, and published references....
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What values are recommended for ground and floor surfaces along an accessible route?
The surfaces of the accessible route on a site or within a building or facility must be designed to provide slip-resistant locomotion for both level and inclined travel by persons with disabilities...
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Accessible Routes
Accessible Routes Accessible routes are continuous, unobstructed paths connecting all accessible elements and spaces of a building or facility....
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Surface [1017.2]
DESIGN TIP—Building a firm and stable surface A firm and stable surface does not always mean concrete and asphalt....
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Congressional Findings of Discrimination
Access Board to supplement the accessibility guidelines developed earlier for the Architectural Barriers Act to include “additional requirements, consistent with this Act, to ensure that buildings...
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R211 Signs (Section-by-Section Analysis)
the technical requirements for minimum height above the ground and line spacing (see 703.5.6, 703.5.9, and 810.4). 38The ANSI approved standard “ICC A117.1‒2009: Accessible and Usable Buildings...
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R204 Pedestrian Access Routes (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Pedestrian access routes in the public right-of-way also connect to accessible routes at building and facility site arrival points.27 Pedestrian access routes must be provided within:...
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Organization of This NPRM
equipment, wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices, auxiliary aids and services (including captioning and video interpreting services), and certification of state and local building...
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The ADA and Department of Justice Regulations
requires newly constructed or altered places of public accommodation--as well as commercial facilities (privately owned, nonresidential facilities like factories, warehouses, or office buildings...