such as pay telephones and drinking fountains can cause injury to people who are blind or who have low vision if the objects protrude into walkways and are positioned so they cannot be detected...
Search Results "Cane Detectable"
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Common Problem: Protruding Objects
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Hallways
These objects may pose hazards to voters with vision disabilities, who may bump into them if they are not detectable by a sweep of a cane....
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Accessible Routes Throughout the Museum
Some people who are blind or have low vision use canes to detect barriers that jut into the path of travel, whether along the accessible route or any other circulation path....
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C2‒2
Are the undersides of exterior stairs enclosed or protected with a cane-detectable barrier so that people who are blind or have low vision will not hit their heads on the underside?...
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C2‒3
[ADA Standards § 4.4.2] Yes No If No, can the objects be removed or relocated, or can a cane-detectable object be added below that is at no higher than 27 inches?...
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Temporary Solutions For Emergency Sheltering - Protruding Object Hazards
Suggestion: When people who are blind or who have low vision use a cane to detect hazards, objects located at 27 inches or lower are detectable....
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E2-c
Are any interior stairs along these routes configured with a cane-detectable warning or a barrier that prevents travel into the area with less than an 80-inch high head clearance so that...
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307.2 Protrusion Limits
When a cane is used and the element is in the detectable range, it gives a person sufficient time to detect the element with the cane before there is body contact....
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Protruding objects and vitrines
Protruding objects and vitrines: e. Add aprons, extend bases, or add barriers below objects and vitrines that project more than 4" from walls and have their leading edges greater...
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Protrusion Limits [§307.2]
Those with leading edges that are within cane sweep (27” high maximum) or that provide minimum headroom clearance (80” minimum) do not pose hazards and can protrude any amount....
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Location Above Detectable Elements
Objects located above elements that are within can sweep can protrude 4” maximum from the leading edge of such elements provided that any required reach or clear floor space is not...
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Vertical Clearance [§307.4]
Barriers must have leading edges no higher than 27” so that they are within cane sweep. Fixed planters, benches, and other elements can be used instead of guardrails....
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Common Questions (Protruding Objects)
Common Questions
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Do drinking fountains pose hazards as protruding objects?
This is not required for wheelchair accessible units with no more than a 27” clearance below (the minimum required for knee clearance and the maximum recognized for cane detection)....
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Problem One (Protruding Objects)
Another approach is to install a detectable barrier under the item that is too low. The detectable barrier or object must be no higher than 27 inches above the route....
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Problem Two (Protruding Objects)
Solution: Place a detectable object or skirting below the case. The bottom of the skirting or detectable object must be no higher than 27 inches above the floor....
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Problem Three (Protruding Objects)
Solution: Provide a detectable fence or other object so voters cannot walk under the stairs....
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307.2 Protrusion Limits
When a cane is used and the element is in the detectable range, it gives a person sufficient time to detect the element with the cane before there is body contact....
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307.2 Protrusion Limits
When a cane is used and the element is in the detectable range, it gives a person sufficient time to detect the element with the cane before there is body contact....
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Protruding Objects [4.4]
Requirements in 4.4 are based on standard cane techniques used by people with vision impairments. There are two principal techniques: the touch technique and the diagonal technique....
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Wall-Mounted Objects
Overhangs that are above cane sweep height may protrude 4 inches without being hazardous....
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Free-standing and Post-mounted Objects
This is based on standard measures for cane sweep. Objects with leading edges at or below 27 inches or above 80 inches can protrude any amount....
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Standard Units
Recessing units in alcoves, wing walls, or other means of providing a detectable leading edge at or below 27 inches are acceptable....