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Environmental Health Network
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2. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
37, all new or altered railroad station platforms, including non-level boarding platforms, used for intercity rail passenger service or commuter rail passenger service must be readily accessible...
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Appendix One: List of References
A117.1‒1998 Accessible and usable buildings and facilities. New York, International Code Council, Inc. Bails, J. H. (1983)....
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Multiple Chemical Sensitivities and Electromagnetic Sensitivities
They requested the Board to include provisions in this final rule to make the indoor environment accessible to them....
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New Construction
Scoping Requirements Requirements in Chapter 2 indicate which elements and spaces must be accessible on a site or in a facility (the scope of coverage)....
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11B-705.1.2.2.2.2 Two entrance/exit points
Existing parallel curb ramps with detectable warnings in compliance with the code requirements in effect at the time of installation shall not be required to provide a minimum 36 inches...
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11B-705.1.2.2.2.2 Two entrance/exit points
Existing parallel curb ramps with detectable warnings in compliance with the code requirements in effect at the time of installation shall not be required to provide a minimum 36 inches...
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1.1.8.1 Findings and filings.
prepared by fire protection districts shall be ratified by the local city, county or city and county and filed with the California Department of Housing and Community Development, Division of Codes...
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2.1.1 General Description
This electromagnetic field - basically the original audio signals coded in a different form - can be accessed by someone wearing a hearing aid (or special IL receiver) switched to the telecoil...
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Summary
Some limitations on data items routinely coded (e.g., insufficient detail on location of injury event, user experience)....
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1134A.2 Number of complying bathrooms
ETA Editor's Note Division V Section 1142A from California Building Code Chapter 11A, is not adopted by the Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC), and is not included...
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402.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The most recent edition of the International Code Council (ICC)’s “Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities” (ICC A117.1-2009) contains specifications for making high-resolution and...
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907.2.5 Group H
automatic smoke detection system shall be installed for highly toxic gases, organic peroxides and oxidizers in accordance with Chapters 37, 39 and 40 respectively of the International Fire Code...
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11B-233.3.1.2.1 Elevator buildings
ETA Editor's Note This section of the 2019 California Building Code was amended by the Division of the State Architect....
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4.3 Q. If the only new construction is an addition consisting of four or more dwelling units, would the existing public and common use spaces have to be made accessible?
No, existing public and common use areas would not have to be made accessible. The Fair Housing Act applies to new construction of covered multifamily dwellings....
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Epilogue
No one should be denied access to places of public accommodation. All must be able to share in our nation’s communication system....
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1127B.5, Item 4
ETA Editor's Note Select portions of the 2010 California Building Code (2010 CBC) are provided for reference only....
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Final Regulatory Impact Analysis
This approach was taken because, while the 1991 Standards are the only uniform set of accessibility standards that apply to public accommodations, commercial facilities, and State and local...
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Re: Section 307 Protruding Objects
Yes, it is a protruding object hazard based solely on section 307, but so is the (code compliant) lavatory with its (required) 29" high front edge, and the 8" deep (code compliant) shelf...
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18.1 Q. Is it necessary to provide usable doors when the door leads to an area of the dwelling that is not accessible, such as the door leading down to an unfinished basement...?
This will ensure that, if a wheelchair user occupying the dwelling unit chooses to modify the unit to provide accessibility to these areas, such as installing a ramp from the dwelling unit...
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TTY
Machinery that employs interactive text-based communication through the transmission of coded signals across the telephone network....
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Occupant Notification System
NFPA 72®, National Fire Alarm Code, defines a notification appliance as "a fire alarm system component such as a bell, horn, speaker, light, or text display that provides audible, tactile...
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106.5.73 TTY
Machinery that employs interactive text-based communication through the transmission of coded signals across the telephone network....