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surface mounted toilet paper dispensers

General Comment or Question

Although best practices used to include recessed or semi-recessed toilet paper dispensers adjacent to disabled accessible...

April 04, 2017 at 10:04AM

By Richard R. Fenton - 21 views, 0 replies

Design Opportunity

General Comment or Question

Re: Rakks® EHV Vanity Supports

The pictured example vanity using the stock bracket and dimensions shown in section view may not provide the required...

March 08, 2017 at 7:03AM

By Jeff Yanke - 13 views, 0 replies

Ticket Prices and Dispersal of Wheelchair Spaces

General Comment or Question

Re: Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design / Line of Sight and Dispersion of Wheelchair Spaces in Assembly Areas

Paragraph 5 of the "Line of Sight and Dispersion of Wheelchair Spaces in Assembly Areas" section of the Department of...

February 15, 2017 at 9:02PM

By James L. Terry - 34 views, 0 replies

Safe Harbor is applied element by element in existing facilities

Professional Interpretation or Opinion

Re: 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016) / Element-by-element safe harbor for public accommodations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

1) An existing place of public accommodation (facility) has an element type that was constructed and/or last altered...

February 15, 2017 at 12:02PM

By James L. Terry - 69 views, 0 replies

Shower Dimensions for ADA

Professional Interpretation or Opinion

Our financing applications for multifamily residential apartments have the following requirement: “All showers must...

January 13, 2017 at 8:01AM

By Ken Reecy - 8 views, 0 replies

Very interesting insight

User Review:

Re: EXTREME WALKS

This short video uses humor to explain how a person is blind may interact with the street-side walking environment. ...

January 11, 2017 at 12:01PM

By Dean Perkins - 37 views, 1 replies

Which transition type do users with disabilities prefer?

General Comment or Question

Re: 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) / R202.3 Alterations

When a sidewalk slopes more than 2% in the direction of travel and a walk with a maximum 2% cross slope intersects it,...

December 28, 2016 at 3:12PM

By James L. Terry - 49 views, 1 replies

Accessible parking requirements for Stadiums

General Comment or Question

Re: Allen Maxwell

how to calculate the number of required accessible parking spaces and van-accessible parking spaces for high school sports...

December 01, 2016 at 2:12PM

By Allen Maxwell - 12 views, 0 replies

Clear floor space beside or between beds must be 36" wide

General Comment or Question

Re: 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide / 806.2.3 Sleeping Areas

Remember that because the clear floor space required by 806.2.3 will be deeper than 24" to end up beside or between the...

December 01, 2016 at 12:12PM

By James L. Terry - 13 views, 0 replies