Paratransit means comparable transportation service required by the ADA for individuals with disabilities who are unable to use fixed route transportation systems.
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§ 37.3 Paratransit
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§ 37.3 Commerce
Commerce means travel, trade, transportation, or communication among the several states, between any foreign country or any territory or possession and any state, or between points...
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[A] APPROVED
[HCD 1, HCD 2 & DSA-AC] “Approved” means meeting the approval of the enforcing agency, except as otherwise provided by law, when used in connection with any system, material,...
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ACCESSIBILITY
[DSA-AC & HCD 1-AC] Accessibility is the combination of various elements in a building, facility, site, or area, or portion thereof which allows access, circulation and the full...
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PASSENGER ELEVATOR
[DSA-AC] See “Elevator, Passenger”.
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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...
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MAY
[DSA-AC] May denotes an option or alternative.
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[F] WORKSTATION
[DSA-AC] An area defined by equipment and/or work surfaces intended for use by employees only, and generally for one or a small number of employees at a time. Examples include ticket...
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SPACE
A definable area, such as a room, toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.
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TACTILE
An object that can be perceived using the sense of touch.
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STAIRWAY
One or more flights of stairs, either exterior or interior, with the necessary landings and platforms connecting them, to form a continuous and uninterrupted passage from one level...
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ELEMENT
[DSA-AC] An architectural or mechanical component of a building, facility, space or site.
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RISER
The upright part between two adjacent stair treads, between either an upper or lower landing and an adjacent stair tread, or between two adjacent landings.
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SIGN
[HCD 1-AC, DSA-AC] An element composed of displayed textual, verbal, symbolic, tactile, and/or pictorial information.
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RAMP
A walking surface that has a running slope steeper than one unit vertical in 20 units horizontal (5-percent slope).
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11B-106.4 Interchangeability
See Chapter 2, Section 201.2.
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ADDITION
[DSA-AC] An expansion, extension or increase in the gross floor area or height of a building or facility.
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DORMITORY
A space in a building where group sleeping accommodations are provided in one room, or in a series of closely associated rooms, for persons not members of the same family group,...
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GANGWAY
[DSA-AC] A variable-sloped pedestrian walkway that links a fixed structure or land with a floating structure. Gangways that connect to vessels are not addressed by this code.
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STRUCTURE
That which is built or constructed.
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BATHROOM
For the purposes of Chapters 11A and 11B, a room which includes a water closet (toilet), a lavatory, and a bathtub and/or a shower. It does not include single-fixture facilities or...
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AISLE
[DSA-AC] A circulation path between objects such as seats, tables, merchandise, equipment, displays, shelves, desks, etc., that provides clearances in compliance with this code.
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ACCESSIBILITY
[DSA-AC & HCD 1-AC] Accessibility is the combination of various elements in a building, facility, site, or area, or portion thereof which allows access, circulation and the full...
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REPAIR
The reconstruction or renewal of any part of an existing building for the purpose of its maintenance or to correct damage.