In some situations, however, it may be as effective to use alternative methods, such as relocating a service to an accessible building, or providing an officer who goes directly to the individual...
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19. Q: Does the ADA require all police stations to be accessible to people with disabilities?
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Issue 14: How can improved lighting and zero net energy goals by achieved while improving health care?
But we still demand that the AE design the building holistically to meet the 30 percent. In health care that’s a challenge because it’s a 24/7 operation....
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IV. Public Comments and Commenters
., vocational or physical therapists or counselors), or who have family members with disabilities; and 96 commenters were members of the building industry, including architects, developers...
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219.3 Receivers
Where a building contains more than one assembly area and the assembly areas required to provide assistive listening systems are under one management, the total number of required receivers...
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Never Assume You have been Included in Emergency Plans
The attacks prompted many individuals responsible for people in office buildings to re‑evaluate their disaster and evacuation plans for all occupants, including taking a close look at how...
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215 Fire Alarm Systems
Units and sleeping accommodations shall have a visual alarm connected to the building emergency alarm system or shall have a standard 110-volt electrical receptacle into which such an alarm...
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Alterations [§202.3]
Alterations [§202.3] Alterations are defined in the standards (§106.5) as “a change in a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of a building or facility or...
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Section 1194.23 Telecommunications Products (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Compliance with international standard ITU-T Recommendation V.18 would meet this provision, but products complying with the ITU standard may not be commercially available....
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d. The consequences of not requiring a person in this job to perform a function
A firefighter may only occasionallyhave to carry a heavy person from a burning building, but being able to perform this function would be essential to the firefighter's job....
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11B-308.4 Suggested reach ranges for children
Where building elements such as coat hooks, lockers, or operable parts are designed for use primarily by children, the suggested dimensions of Table 11B-308.4 shall be permitted....
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Disclaimer
These materials are provided for informational purposes only and are intended to serve as a guide for design professionals and building owners. ...
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Evaluate and adjust locator tone volume
The pushbutton locator tone should be audible 6 to 12 ft from the pushbutton or at the building line, whichever is closer to the pushbutton....
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F227.3 Counters
Where counters are dispersed throughout the building or facility, counters complying with 904.4 also shall be dispersed. Advisory F227.3 Counters....
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ADA Facilities Compliance Continuing Education Courses & Resources
Click here to view/download the pdf version (121 KB) Evan Terry Associates provides ADA Facilities Compliance training to architects, building owners, facility managers, and others who...
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§35.163 Information and Signage
In addition, the Department recommends that, in large buildings that house TDD’s, directional signage indicating the location of available TDD’s should be placed adjacent to banks of telephones...
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1003.2.13 Accessible means of egress
Exceptions: Accessible means of egress are not required in alterations to existing buildings....
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227.3 Counters
Where counters are dispersed throughout the building or facility, counters complying with 904.4 also shall be dispersed. Advisory 227.3 Counters....
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1003.2.13.2 Enclosed stairways
Stairways in buildings or facilities equipped throughout with an automatic sprinkler system installed in accordance with Section 903.3.1.1 or 903.3.1.2. 3....
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4. Who is allowed to have information about employees needing assistance in an emergency?
of assistance an individual needs in the event of an evacuation with medical professionals, emergency coordinators, floor captains, colleagues who have volunteered to act as "buddies," building...
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Doors in a Series
Doors in a series generally are used in the entries to buildings, and are therefore part of public spaces....
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Alterations to cells. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The security concerns of detention and correctional facilities present challenges that do not exist in other government buildings, so the Department must strike a balance that accommodates...
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Section 2. Accessible route
"Accessible route" means a continuous unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building or within a site that can be negotiated by a person with a severe disability...
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A4.1.3(5)
If a building is exempt from the elevator requirement, it is not necessary to provide a platform lift or other means of vertical access in lieu of an elevator....
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410.5 Digital Encoding of Speech
Advisory 410.5 Digital Encoding of Speech - Exception.One example of a closed system is a telephone network that enables calls to be placed between buildings and departments under the control...