Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Americans with Disabilities Act Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act ADA/Section 504 Design Guide: Accessible Cells...
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ADA/Section 504 Design Guide - Accessible Cells in Correction Facilities
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Accessible Cells in Correctional Facilities
Many inmates in State and local correctional facilities have mobility disabilities and need to be housed in accessible cells....
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Security
Security Accessible cells do not compromise the security of prison personnel....
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Basic Features
Basic Features Inmates with disabilities - including those who use wheelchairs - need to be able to enter their cells and move around inside them, using the cells’ features without assistance...
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Location or Dispersion of Cells
Location or Dispersion of Cells Dispersing accessible cells throughout a facility ensures that inmates with disabilities are able to be housed with inmates of the same classification levels...
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Furniture and Cell Features
Furniture and Cell Features Accessible cells need to contain the same features as other cells for inmates housed at the same classification level....
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Clear Floor Space
Clear floor spaces for inmates who use mobility devices
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Room Layout and General Features
Drawing Notes:
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1. Accessible toilet
1. Accessible toilet with rear and side grab bars, clear floor space for wheelchair transfer, and an accessible flush valve.
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2. Accessible lavatory with knee and toe space
2. Accessible lavatory with knee and toe space below, faucet controls usable with a loosely closed fist, clear floor space for front approach, and lowered mirror.
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3. Doors
3. Doors with 32 inches of clear opening width (when a sliding door is fully opened or a hinged door is open 90 degrees). Clear floor space is required in front of the door.
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4. Desk with knee and toe space
4. Desk with knee and toe space and clear floor space for front approach.
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5. Bed with clear floor space
5. Bed with clear floor space for a side approach next to bed.
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Appropriate clear floor space
Appropriate clear floor space (shown by dashed lines) is needed adjacent to each cell feature (see page 1 diagrams on clear floor space)....
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Note
Note: Some features shown in this document may be inappropriate for cells where inmate suicide is a concern....
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Attachment G: Modifications to Newly Constructed Facilities
Attachment G: Modifications to Newly Constructed Facilities
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Features of an Accessible Toilet
Drawing Notes:
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1. Side grab bar
1. Side grab bar: There is a grab bar on the adjacent side wall that is at least 40 inches long and from 33 to 36 inches above the floor.
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Detention/Correctional and Residential Facilities (§203.7 and §203.8)
Detention/Correctional and Residential Facilities (§203.7 and §203.8) Common use spaces in detention/ correctional facilities or residential facilities that do not serve accessible cells...
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§ 35.151(k)(1)
(1) New construction of jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities shall comply with the 2010 Standards except that public entities shall provide accessible mobility...
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§ 35.151(k)(2) Alterations to detention and correctional facilities.
Alterations to jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities shall comply with the 2010 Standards except that public entities shall provide accessible mobility features...
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§ 35.151(k)(2)(iv)
(iv) If it is technically infeasible to locate a substitute cell within the same prison site, a substitute cell must be provided at another prison site within the corrections system....
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2. Rear grab bar
2. Rear grab bar: There is a grab bar behind the toilet that is at least 36 inches long and from 33 to 36 inches above the floor.
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3. Flush valve
3. Flush valve is located in reach range and is operable without tight grasping, twisting, or pinching.