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ADA Audio Conference Series
January 17, 2012
This session is scheduled to begin at 
2:00pm Eastern Time
Real-Time Captioning and the PowerPoint Presentation are available through the Webinar Platform.   Audio Connection is available through streaming audio and/or telephone only.

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Slide 3:
Refresh on the 2010 ADA Accessibility Standards
By: Earlene Sesker, Accessibility Specialist, US Access Board
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2010 ADA Standards
Application & Administration 
Scoping Requirements
Building Blocks
Accessible Routes
General Site & Building Elements
Plumbing Elements & Facilities 
Communication Elements & Features
Special Rooms, Spaces & Elements
Built-In Elements
Recreation Facilities
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Standards
Better access and compliance
Improved format and usability 
Consistency with ABA guidelines
Harmonization:  model building codes and industry standards

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Format 
Numbering system 
Numbering System
New figures (informational only)
All dimensions stated in text 
New advisory notes (non-mandatory)

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Harmonization
ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003 IBC 2003

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Using the New ADA Standards

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Based on the Board’s
updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines – “ADAAG” (2004)

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DOJ’s ADA Standards (2010)
Excluding ABA Chapters 1 & 2 (pp. 72 – 140)

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Additional Design Requirements
Social Service Center Establishments 
Housing at Places of Education 
Assembly Areas 
Medical Care Facilities 
Residential Dwelling Units 
Detention and Correctional Facilities 
Places of Lodging 

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DOJ’s ADA Standards (2010)
Apply to construction/ alteration of:  state & local government facilities (title II); places of public accommodation (title III); commercial facilities (title III); Except: transportation facilities        (covered by similar standards issued by DOT in 2006) 

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Referenced Standards:  powered doors (ANSI/BHMA A156.10 & A156.19), elevators and lifts (ASME A17.1 & A18.1), egress (IBC), alarms (NFPA 72), play surfacing & equipment (ASTM standards)

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Earlier ADAAG Supplements 
State & Local Gov’t Facilities (1998)
Children’s Environments (1998) 
Play Areas (2000)
Recreation Facilities (2002)
Included in the 2010 Standards without substantive changes

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Subject Index (pp. 294 – 304)
Screenshot of subject index

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New Construction
All areas must comply except:  Exempted structures/ spaces, Work areas (ADA facilities), Partially scoped spaces

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Accessible Parking Scoping
Accessible Parking Scoping
Van Accessible Spaces
1 van space for every 6 accessible spaces required *
There will always be at least one van space required

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Access Aisle Markings
Guidelines Require:  “marked so as to discourage parking in them” *
Specific requirements may be a function of local code for regulating parking

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Parking Space Signs
International Symbol of Access required to designate and reserve accessible spaces  
60 inches minimum to bottom of sign *
“Van Accessible” added for van spaces
Exception: sign not required where 4 or fewer spaces are provided *

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Passenger Loading Zones
At least 1 for every 100 linear ft. of loading zone space provided

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Passenger Loading at Entrance
Canopy not required (2010 ADA Standard)

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Opening Force
Exterior Doors: Automation Recommended
Required at GSA buildings (Public Building Service Standards) 

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Entrances (206.4)
At least 60% of public entrances must comply
Public entrance = any entrance that is not a service or restricted entrance

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Secured Entrance (404.1)
Doors operated only by security personnel exempt from provisions for:  Hardware (404.2.7), Closing speed (404.2.8), Opening force (404.2.9) 
Automated doors subject to clear width & threshold requirements only)

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Maneuvering Clearances
Compliance with 404.2.4 required for:  Power-assisted doors 
Automatic doors on accessible MOE (except those with standby power or that stay open in power-off mode)

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Maneuvering Clearances
Hospital Patient Rooms:  
latch side clearance not required at entry doors (404.2.4, exception)

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Door Surface
Bottom 10” must be smooth (full width of door)
Kick plates can be used to protect door 

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Vision Lights (404.2.11)
If provided, vision lights: 43” max. AFF (not required if bottom edge is above 66”) 

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Break Out Opening
Doors on MOE:  32” min. clear break out opening (emergency mode)                      Unless: Door has standby power or Compliant manual door serves the same MOE 

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Controls
Wheelchair space at controls must be outside the door swing

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Accessible Routes (Elevator Exceptions)
Public (Government) sector: 2 story – access not required to non-public floor with max. occupancy of 5                       
(e.g., boat traffic tower) 

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Accessible Routes
New exception for press boxes 500 sq ft or less (aggregate) on bleachers entered on 1 level or elevated 12’ or more (free standing) 

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Accessible Routes
Clarifications:  access not req’d if no pedestrian route provided if circulation path interior, accessible route must be interior mezzanines – vertical access not req’d where elevator not req’d 

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Accessible Means of Egress
Reference to the International Building Code (IBC)
Standby power for platform lifts on egress routes

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Detectable Warnings

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Detectable Warnings
Are Required on boarding platform edges only (and curb ramps covered by DOT standards)
No longer required at: curb ramps (except at transportation facilities covered by DOT standards) and
Hazardous vehicular areas
Rulemaking on public rights-of-way to revisit issue

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Work Areas (203.9)
“approach, entry, & exit”; circulation paths (in areas ≥ 1000 sq ft); means of egress; visual alarm connection

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Access for “approach, entry and exit”
Door man. clearance (exterior)
Compliant door (clear width, hardware, opening force, etc.)
Clear floor space 
Recommended:
Interior door man. clearance
Turning space 

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Work Areas
Accessible Circulation Areas
Exceptions:
areas < 1000 sq. ft. 
paths =  integral part of equipment
exterior areas fully exposed to weather

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Toilet Rooms

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Private Toilet Rooms
“Adaptable” access permitted
private (not common) use
single occupant
accessed only through private office
(clarified in the new ADA-ABA standards)

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Private Toilet Rooms
Adaptability allows: later provision of grab bars, (reinforcement/ blocking), alternative toilet seat & lavatory heights, removable base cabinetry at lavs, door swing into fixture clearances, (where swing can be reversed) 

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Clustered Toilet Rooms
New exception:  Access to at least 50% of single user toilet rooms clustered at one location that serve same users (instead of 100%)

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Clustered Toilet Rooms: Example of a medical office
Floor plan of medical office suite with 8 single user toilet rooms adjacent to exam rooms.  These toilet rooms are shaded to indicate they are part of cluster and half are accessible.  A single user toilet room outside the suite and a multi-user toilet room are not part of the cluster.

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Water Closets
Original ADAAG (fig. 28) permitted overlap
Figure 28 from the original ADAAG showing 3 options for clear floor space at water closets.  One figure crossed out shows adjacent lavatory 36" min. from side wall overlapping clear floor space 48" min. wide and 66" min. deep for a forward approach.  A second figure crossed out shows an adjacent lavatory 36" min. from side wall overlapping clear floor space 48" min. wide and 56" min. deep for a side approach.  A third figure shows clear floor space 60" min. wide and 56" min. deep unobstructed by a lavatory.   

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Water Closet
No longer permitted under new standards
Photo of water closet and lavatory immediately adjacent to it.

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Toilet Rooms
Allows space for side transfers
image of toilet room with wheelchair user positioned between the toilet and the lav

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Toilet Rooms
fixtures can be recessed
shorter (24” min.) rear grab bar allowed in this case
Recessed lavatory adjacent to water closet shown in plan view to be located closer to the water closet but behind the water closet clear floor space.  

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Toilet Rooms
Doors can swing into fixture clearances if clear floor space (30” x 48” min.) provided outside swing
image of toilet room with a toilet and a lav and the door opening into the room.  A yellow box shows the available clear floor space with the door opening into the room.

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Toilet Rooms
Range for toilet centerline 
lavatory cannot overlap toilet clearance (except in dwelling units)
image of toilet room with grab bars and toilet position in the top left corner of the space.  16-18 inch dimension between the wall and toilet shown.

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Grab Bars
Clearances
1 ½” min. below, behind
New standards: 12” min. clearance above
Grab bar shown with 12" min. high clearance above and 1 1/2" min. clearance below.

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Grab Bars
Diameter:  1 ¼” - 1 ½” 
New standards:
 1 ¼” - 2” specifications for non-circular cross sections
Two grab bar cross sections, one square with rounded corners, the other elliptical.  Both show 2" max. cross section dimension and perimeter dimensions of 4 to 4.8 inches.

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Urinals
17” max. height, elongated rim
New standards: “elongated” = 13 ½” min.
Image of a Urinal with rim 17" max. above the floor and 13 1/2" min. deep.

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Children’s Toilets
Alternate Specifications:
WC centerline:  12” – 18”
WC seat height: 11” – 17” 
Grab bar height: 18” – 27”
Dispenser height:  14” – 19”

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Children’s Toilets
Advisory information provides guidance according to age group
W/C Centerline Ages 3-4 12 inches, ages 5-8 12-15 inches, ages 9-12 15-18 inches
Toilet Seat Height Ages 3-4 11-12 inches, ages 5-8 12-15 inches, ages 9-12 15-17 inches
Grab Bar Height Ages 3-4 18-20 inches, ages 5-8 20-25 inches, ages 9-12 25-27 inches
Dispenser Height Ages 3-4 14 inches, ages 5-8 14-17 inches, ages 9-12 17-19 inches

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Lavs in toilet stalls
New standards: 
Stalls with more >1 plumbing fixture treated as toilet room
Second accessible lav required outside stall
Accessible stall with lavatory; turning space within stall shown.

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Ambulatory Stall
parallel grab bars 
width: 36” (absolute)
doors: out-swinging, self-closing
New standards:  width 35” – 37” depth: 60” min.
Ambulatory accessible toilet stall with parallel grab bars and out-swinging door.

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Bathing Facilities

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Transfer Stall
Stall dimensions: absolute, not minimum 
New standards: 36” measured at center point
Transfer shower stall 36" by 36" absolute
Transfer shower stall with a continuous grab bar on wall opposite seat and on the back wall extending to a point 18" from the control wall.

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Roll-in shower (no seat)
Stall dimensions and clear floor space (lav can overlap space)
New standards: CFS 30” min. deep (instead of 36”)
Roll-in shower and clear floor space in front both 60" min. long.  Shower depth is 30" min. and clear floor space depth is 36" min.  Lavatory shown overlapping clear floor space on one side.

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Shower Spray Unit
Hand-held shower spray unit required for showers and tubs
(exception for “unmonitored” facilities)
New standards:
on/off control 
water temperature (120 degrees max.)
Image of Hand-held shower spray unit and hose

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Seats
New standards: specifications for L-shaped and rectangular seats
Image of L-shaped seat with one section at the front 15" to 16" wide and the other section at the back wall 14" to 15" wide. The back section extends to a point 22" to 23" from the seat wall.
Image of a L-shaped seat with back edge 2 1/2 inches max. from the seat wall and side edge 1 1/ 2 inches max. from the back wall.
Image of a rectangular shower seat with back edge 2 1/2 inches max. from the seat wall and the front edge 15 to 16 inches from the seat wall.  The side edge is 1 1/ 2 inches maximum from the back wall. 

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Bath Tub (Permanent Seat)
Clear floor space at tub with permanent seat
New standards: additional space beyond seat wall
Image of clear floor space in front of tub with permanent seat is 30" min.wide and extends the length of the tub plus an additional 12" beyond seat wall.

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Residential Dwelling Units

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Residential Dwelling Units
Guidelines apply primarily to State or local government housing and public accommodations housing 
(Fair Housing Act covers multi-multi-family housing in public and private sectors )

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Residential Dwelling Units
Scoping:
5% wheelchair accessible
2% communication access features
Recognize coverage by HUD 504 regulations
Exception for facilities with 15 or fewer units 
Units for sale (DOJ or HUD regs)

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Residential Dwelling Units
Residential Facilities vs. Transient Lodging
(definitions)
Residential:  long-term in nature, used as residence 
Transient: short-term in nature, not used as residence 

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Assembly Areas

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Assembly Areas
Wheelchair Spaces
lower scoping for assembly areas with more than 500 seats:  501 – 5,000 seats: 1 space/ every 150 seats (instead of 1%) > 5,000: 0.5% scoping

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Assembly Areas
Horizontal Dispersion
Exception (300 seats max.) if: spaces & companion seats located in the 2nd or 3rd quartile of row 

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Assembly Areas
Vertical Dispersion
Exception (300 seats max.) if: viewing angles = or better than the average viewing angles in the assembly area

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Wheelchair spaces must provide comparable lines of sight
Image showing 5 rows of seating with the wheelchair space on the top row. Sight lines drawn from eye level over the tops of the heads of those seated in the rows below.

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Lines of sight over standing spectators
Image showing 5 rows of standing spectators with the wheelchair space on the top row.  Sight lines drawn from eye level over the tops of the heads of the standees in the rows below.

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Fire Alarms
NFPA 72 (1999 or 2002) guidelines require 110 dB max.

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Fire Alarms
NFPA 72 covers:
flash rate & pulse duration
location - wall & ceiling
minimum intensity 
larger coverage thru fewer appliances
many spaces (other than corridors) can be covered by 1 appliance
synchronization of multiple appliances 

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Signs
Raised characters
Braille
Visual characters
Pictograms

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Signs
Tactile/ visual – labels for permanent rooms & spaces, exit doors
Visual only – directional or informational signs 
Exempt: temporary signs, building menus, directories, addresses, company names and logos

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Signs
Location (tactile signs)
Latch side of doors, 60” high (to centerline)
New standards: More detail, 48” – 60” height, allowed on push side of doors (without hold-open devices)
Image of sign on latch side of door centered on a space 18" min by 18" min that is outside of door swing

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Telephones
Volume controls on all public phones
20 dB (12 dB intermediate step)
Automatic reset 
TTYs: 34” min. height keyboard (unless seats provided)
Revised scoping

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Assistive Listening Systems
Required where:
audible communication = integral to use of the space and 
audio amplification
courtrooms
Not triggered by fixed seating or occupant load
New technical criteria (sound pressure level, signal-to-noise ratio, peak clipping level)

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ATMs and Fare Machines
Access to 1 of each type at each location 
speech output
privacy 
input controls
display screen
Braille instructions (for speech mode)

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Two-Way Communication Systems
Audible and visual signals required

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Where to direct inquiries
US Department of Justice
Implementing regulation and additional requirements
Requirements for existing facilities – title II & III
    (800) 514-0301 (voice)
    (800) 514-0383 (TTY)
	www.ada.gov
US Access Board
2010 Accessibility Standards for new construction and alterations
(800) 872-2253 (voice) 
(800) 993-2822 (TTY)
(202) 272-0081 (FAX)
ta@access-board.gov
www.access-board.gov

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Thank you for participating in today’s ADA Audio Conference
The 2011-2012 Schedule is available on-line
The next scheduled session is:
“Planning A Trip:  What You Need To Know 
About Making Hotel Reservations”
February 21, 2012 
Register at: www.ada-audio.org or call 866-232-1990 V/TTY