The Board sought information on the impact of the requirement that each wheelchair space have an adjacent companion seat that can be removed to provide an adjoining wheelchair space (Question...
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Companion Seats
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I. Slip Resistant Surface—Aisles, Steps, Floor Areas Where People Walk, Floor Areas in Securement Locations, Lift Platforms, Ramps
A research project sponsored by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) conducted tests with persons with disabilities and concluded that a higher coefficient...
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Sec.36.401(d)(2)(ii)
In such a facility, any area housing passenger services, including boarding and debarking, loading and unloading, baggage claim, dining facilities, and other common areas open to the public...
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504 Stairways
In the final rule, the Board has revised this requirement to apply to stair treads, as well as landings. No other substantive changes have been made to this section....
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§ 38.85 Between-car barriers
Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform...
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§ 27.71(j)(3)
(3) When shared-use kiosks provided in a location at the airport perform more than one function (e.g., print boarding passes/bag tags, accept payment for flight amenities such as seating...
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§ 37.42(b)
through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations, the performance standard of paragraph (a) of this section must be met by providing level-entry boarding...
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§ 37.42(b)
through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail operations, the performance standard of paragraph (a) of this section must be met by providing level-entry boarding...
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§ 38.109 Between-car barriers
Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, and where between-car bellows are not provided, devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals...
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Efforts to minimize impact
In addition, where possible, the guidelines developed by the Board are written as performance standards rather than prescriptive requirements....
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2. Accessibility Technical Standard
Many of their comments for additions and revised wording were based on the Access Board's advance notices of proposed rulemaking for the Section 508 update (40) and on success criteria...
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References
US Access Board; 2003. 3. Nyland J, Quigley P, Huang C, Lloyed J, Harrow J, Nelson A. Preserving transfer independence among individuals with spinal cord injury....
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Organization and Format
The Board has revised the format and structure of the guidelines in response to these comments. The final rule includes a subject index to facilitate use of the document....
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Fixed Shower Head Height
Commenters urged the Board to retain this exception due to problems with vandalism which would increase maintenance at accessible transfer showers. Response....
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M301.2.1 Adjustability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board received multiple comments on this provision and the MDE Advisory Committee provided four recommendations. As discussed in Section IV.B.1.a....
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1016.5 Obstacles
EXCEPTION: Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, obstacles shall be permitted to not exceed 1 inch (25 mm) in height measured vertically to the highest point....
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M201.2 General Exception (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Significant Changes – General Exception), the Access Board received public comments and MDE Advisory Committee recommendations regarding certain types of diagnostic equipment that are unable...
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B.3.iii. - What is the difference between "equivalent facilitation" and "alternative means of access"?
Equivalent facilitation focuses on whether an EIT product provides access that is equal to or greater than that required in the technical provisions in Subpart B of the Access Board’s standards...
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PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Access Board proposes to add part 1190 to title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations to read as follows: PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES...
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503 Passenger Loading Zones
For consistency with the ANSI A117.1 standard, the Board has clarified in the final rule that access aisles required at passenger loading zones are not permitted to overlap vehicular ways...
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§ 36.603 Preliminary determination
of all information relevant to a request filed by a submitting official for certification of a code, and after consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board...
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T211 Wheelchair Securement Systems
The Access Board received several comments on the proposed technical provisions addressing wheelchair securement systems, and these comments are discussed under Chapter 6....
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1016.7.2 Cross Slope
Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, cross slopes not steeper than 1:20 are permitted when necessary for drainage....
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1014.3.2 Slope
EXCEPTION: Where the floor surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, slopes not steeper than 1:20 shall be permitted when necessary for drainage....