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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Slope [4.3.7]
Steep cross slopes make travel by wheelchairs, including many power chairs, difficult by causing front casters to veer....
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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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Automated Airport Kiosk Definition and Applicability Based on Function/Location
proprietary and shared-use automated kiosks that provide flight-related services (including, but not limited to, ticket purchase, rebooking cancelled flights, seat selection, and obtaining boarding...
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Section 35.161 Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The same comments urged that these requirements should be consistent with a pending advisory committee report to the Access Board, submitted in April 2008....
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A. Overview Of The Relevant Statutory And Regulatory Provisions
It requires that architectural standards included in the regulations be consistent with the minimum guidelines issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access...
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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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Overview
Some use manual or power wheelchairs or electric scooters....
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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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3.3.15.1 Forward reach – unobstructed
Only 32% of our study’s manual wheelchair users, 22% of power chair users and 8% of the scooter users could complete forward reaches beyond the mobility device or foot at heights of 500‒...