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• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Element

  An architectural or mechanical component of a building, facility, space, or site, e.g., telephone, curb ramp, door, drinking fountain, seating, or water closet.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Occupiable

  A room or enclosed space designed for human occupancy in which individuals congregate for amusement, educational or similar purposes, or in which occupants are engaged at labor, and...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Site

  A parcel of land bounded by a property line or a designated portion of a public right-of-way.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Entrance

  Any access point to a building or portion of a building or facility used for the purpose of entering. An entrance includes the approach walk, the vertical access leading to the...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Signage

  Displayed verbal, symbolic, tactile, and pictorial information.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Space

  A definable area, e.g., room, toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Premises

  Premises means the interior or exterior spaces, parts, components or elements of a building, including individual dwelling units and the public and common use areas of a building.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Entrance

  Entrance means any access point to a building or portion of a building used by residents for the purpose of entering.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Site

  Site means a parcel of land bounded by a property line or a designated portion of a public right or way.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Modification

  Modification means any change to the public or common use areas of a building or any change to a dwelling unit.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Interior

  Interior means the spaces, parts, components or elements of an individual dwelling unit.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  SITE

  A parcel of land bounded by a property line or a designated portion of a public right-of-way.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  3.4 GENERAL TERMINOLOGY

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• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  ADAPTABILITY

  The ability of certain building spaces and elements, such as kitchen counters, sinks, and grab bars, to be added or altered so as to accommodate the needs of either disabled or...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.20 Person

  Person includes one or more individuals, corporations, partnerships, associations, labor organizations, legal representatives, mutual companies, joint-stock companies, trusts,...

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  WALK

  An exterior pathway with a prepared surface intended for pedestrian use, including general pedestrian areas such as plazas and courts.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  TACTILE

   Describes an object that can be perceived using the sense of touch.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  SPACE

  A definable area, e.g., toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  ACCESSIBLE

  Describes a site, building, facility, or portion thereof that complies with these standards and that can be approached, entered, and used by physically disabled people.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  CLEAR

  Unobstructed.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  RAMP

  A walking surface in an accessible space that has a running slope greater than 1:20.

• Research and History > Research Documents > National Trail Surfaces Study
  Aggregate

  Aggregate. Crushed limestone (crushed shale or rock in regions that limestone is not available), natural soils, or dirt that is brought in from a different location than the actual...

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  ENTRANCE

  Any access point to a building or portion of building or facility used for the purpose of entering. An entrance includes the approach walk, the vertical access leading to the...

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  ALTERATION

  As applied to a building or structure, means a change or rearrangement in the structural parts or elements, or in the means of egress or in moving from one location or position to...