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Welcome to the AccessibilityOnline Webinar Series
A collaborative program between the ADA National Network and the U.S. Access Board
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Technical Assistance
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Open Questions and Answers Session

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Presenters: Bill Botten, Marsha Mazz, Rex Pace US Access Board

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Session Agenda
Responses to previously submitted questions 
Open Q & A 

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Topics
Application
Protruding objects
Operable parts
Accessible Routes 
Doors 
Parking
Stairways
Plumbing
Signage
Assembly areas
Transient lodging
Restaurants/dining
Sales and service counters
Residential facilities
Swimming pools/spas
Public Rights of Way

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About the Access Board
Providing leadership in accessible design
• Guidelines and Standards
• Technical Assistance
• Training and Outreach
• Research
• ABA Enforcement

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Webinar Series
1st Thursday of each month
Schedule up to September 2013
April 4th – Accessible Restaurants and Cafeterias
May 2nd – Accessible Elevators and Platforms Lifts
June 6th - Accessible Fire Alarms Systems
July 11th – Section 508 – Accessible Web Content (WAG 2.0)
August 1st – Accessible Transportation Facilities
September 5th – Open Q & A Session
Topic ideas encouraged!

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Archived Webinars 
Means of Egress 
Amusement Rides
Medical Diagnostic Equipment 
Historic Buildings and Facilities 
Assistive Listening Systems 
Accessible Webinars 
Detention and Correctional Facilities 
Miniature Golf 
Communication Elements and Features 
Accessible Courthouses and Courtrooms
Accessible Detention and Correctional Facilities 

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Application

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Application 
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
State and local governments
Places of public accommodation 
Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) 
Facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds.

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ADA vs. ABA
Key differences
Employee work areas (203.9)
Equivalent facilitation (103)
Existing elements (F203.2)
Leasing (F202.6)
Vertical access (206.2.3)

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New ADA Standards
DOJ’s 2010 standards (mandatory March 15)  
Based on the Board’s ADA-ABA Guidelines (2004)

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Alterations
“A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof.”  
Alterations include, but are not limited to, remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic restoration, resurfacing of circulation paths or vehicular ways, changes or rearrangement of the structural parts or elements, and changes or rearrangement in the plan configuration of walls and full-height partitions.  
Normal maintenance not considered an alteration unless it affects usability

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Employee Work Areas
“All or any portion of a space used only by employees and used only for work.  Corridors, toilet rooms, kitchenettes and break rooms are not employee work areas.”

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Work Areas
Access for “approach, entry, & exit” 
•	Door man. clearance (exterior)
•	Compliant door (clear width, hardware, opening force, etc.)
•	Clear floor space 
Recommended:
•	Interior door man. clearance
•	Turning space 
Diagram of a work area entrance with exterior door maneuvering clearance and clear floor space within the work area at the entry occupied by a person using a wheelchair

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Side-by-Side Comparison
(original standards/ ADA-ABA guidelines/ IBC)
Image of the side by side comparison document on web page

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Accessible Routes

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Connection to public streets and sidewalks, parking, passenger loading zones, public transportation stops
(Exception: site arrival by vehicle only)

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Protruding Objects

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Protruding Objects
Standards limit protrusions from walls and posts along all circulation paths, including stairways
Photo of a Stand pipe with hose connection that protrudes into circulation path
Exposed piping in corner that protrudes into circulation path 

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Doors

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Doors
Use of chain link locks
Spring hinges vs. closers
Sliding doors – gaps in threshold

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Hardware (404.2.7)
 1 hand operation
 No tight grasping, pinching, twisting of wrist
 5 lbf max. force
 Height: 34” – 48” AFF (exception for certain existing doors and gates at pools)

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Hardware
Levers, pulls, and other types comply
Not compliant: rounded knobs
Image of a door lever, a door pull and a door knob (the door knob has a red X over it

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Hardware
Closed fist/ loose grip operability = good (but not required)
Image of a lever handle operated with closed fist 

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Thresholds (404.2.5)
½” max. (beveled)
¼” max. (vertical)
Existing/altered: ¾” (beveled) allowed

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Panic Hardware
309.4 Operation. Operable parts shall be operable with one hand and shall not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist. The force required to activate operable parts shall be 5 pounds (22.2 N) maximum. 
404.2.9 Door and Gate Opening Force.  Fire doors shall have a minimum opening force allowable by the appropriate administrative authority.  
The force for pushing or pulling open a door or gate other than fire doors shall be as follows: 
	1. Interior hinged doors and gates: 5 pounds (22.2 N) maximum. 
	2. Sliding or folding doors: 5 pounds (22.2 N) maximum

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Parking

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Length of van space
Measuring slope of space
Wheel stops
On-street parking

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Van access aisle
Recommendation: Provide access aisle for vans on the passenger side so that drivers do not have to back into the space

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On Street Parking
Graphic image showing placement of on-street parking adjacent to curb ramp. 

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Vehicle Overhang
Perspective image showing a close-up of the front of a minivan parked in a van accessible space. The image shows the concrete wheel stops preventing the van from overhanging an accessible route.

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Stairways

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Stairways
Covered: all stairs that are part of means of egress
(exceptions for altered and assembly stairs)
Removed: level 12” h-rail extension at bottom
• Riser height (4”-7”)

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Plumbing

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Plumbing
Garden tubs 
Grab bars forces

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Using more stringent
Image of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Manual 
Image of the American National Standard for Accessible and Useable Buildings and Facilities Manual 2003 

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Shower Spray Unit
Hand-held shower spray unit
on/off control with “non-positive shut-off”
Hand-held shower spray unit and hose 
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Toilet Room
New standards: permit door swing into fixture clearances where unobstructed wheelchair space is available beyond it

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Lavatory in Tub Clear Floor Space 
Clear floor space at tub with removable seat 

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Bath Tub (removable seat)

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Children’s elements
Elements designed specifically for use by children 12 and younger.

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

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Signage

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Tactile Signs: Location
New standards: 
48” – 60” high measured to character baseline (instead of 60” centerline)
A tactile sign "Area of Refuge" is shown mounted on the latch side of a door with the baseline of the lowest characters 48 inches minimum and the baseline of the highest characters 60 inches maximum above the finish floor 

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Signage
Are the Braille dots indicated in the photo considered domed or rounded, in conformance to the 2010 ADA Standards? 
Image of Braille with sketch of rounded and square 

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Assembly Areas
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Transient Lodging

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Peepholes
Tip:  Prisms/ lenses (door scopes) available that provide wide-angle view and are usable from standing and seated positions
(standards do not address peephole height)

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Mobility Scoping Features
Chart of Guest Rooms with Mobility Features
1-25 rooms – 1 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 0 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 1 required room
26-50 rooms – 2 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 0 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 2 required rooms
51-75 rooms - 3 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 1 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 4 required room
76-100 rooms- 4 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 1 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 5 required room
101-150 rooms - 5 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 2 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 7 required room
151-200 rooms - 6 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 2 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 8 required room
201-300 rooms - 7 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 3 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 10 required room
301-400 rooms - 8required room minimum without roll-in shower,4 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 12 required rooms
401-500 rooms - 9 required room minimum without roll-in shower, 4 required rooms with roll-in showers.  Total of 13 required rooms
501-1000 – 2 percent of total required rooms minimum without roll-in shower, 1 percent of total minimum with roll-in shower. Total 3 percent required rooms
1001 and over – 20 plus 1 for each 100 or fraction thereof over 1000 required rooms minimum without roll-in shower, 10, plus 1 for each 100 or fraction thereof over 1000 minimum with roll-in shower.  Total 30, plus 2 for each 100 or fraction thereof over 1000 required rooms.

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Communication Features Scoping
Chart with Communication Features Scoping:
224.4 Guest Rooms with Communication Features:
2-25 rooms – 2 minimum rooms with communication features
26-50 rooms – 4 minimum rooms with communication features
51-75 rooms – 7 minimum rooms with communication features
76-100 rooms – 9 minimum rooms with communication features
101-150 rooms -12 minimum rooms with communication features
151-200  rooms-14 minimum rooms with communication features
201-300 rooms-17 minimum rooms with communication features
301 to 400 rooms – 20 minimum rooms with communication features
401-500 rooms – 22 minimum rooms with communication features
501-1000 rooms – 5 percent of total
1001 and over rooms – 50, plus 2 for each 100 over 1000

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Restaurants and Dining

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Dining
•	Dispersion of accessible dining surfaces
•	Toe clearance requirements
•	New construction vs. alterations 

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Sales and Service

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Sales and Service Counters (904.4)
Parallel Approach
Drawing of a service counter using a parallel approach. 

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Sales and Service Counters (904.4)
Forward Approach
Image showing knee and toe clearance 
Photo of a service counter with a forward approach. 

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Residential Facilities

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Residential
•	Use of 2010 ADA Standards for HUD projects 
•	Definition of a “kitchen”
•	Electrical outlets in kitchens
•	Walk-in closets
•	Kitchen storage space requirements

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What is a Kitchen?
To be considered a kitchen (or kitchenette) a space must have at least one cooking element such as:
•	A range or oven 
•	A cook top
•	A microwave oven 
A convection oven

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Non Kitchens
Drawing of a space that is not considered a kitchen as it only has a sink cabinets and drawers and a coffee maker on the counter.
The Sink has the required knee and toe space. 

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Non Kitchens
As the definition stated, to be a kitchen the space must have cooking facilities.
These spaces are not required to meet the 50% storage requirements of kitchens but where they have a sink it must always have knee and toe space if it is part of the 5% of sinks required to be accessible by 212.3 & F212.3.

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Storage in Non Kitchens
Image showing Non-kitchen spaces must have one of each type of storage accessible.  Sinks in these spaces must have knee and toe space (cannot use exception at 606.2) 

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Kitchen Storage
Drawing specifying the requirements for storage in a kitchen delineating the 15 to 48 inch reach ranges for 50 percent of the shelves and drawers. 

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Public Rights of Way

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Pedestrian Bridges
Photo of an overpass 
Photo of a pedestrian overpass with spiral ramp 

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Public Rights of Way
•	NPRM published July 26, 2011
•	Over 600 comments received 
•	Next step regulatory assessment and final rule                    
•	SNPRM Published on Shared Use Path Guidelines - to be included with PROW provisions 
Image of the Cover page of NPRM on Public Rights of Way

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Swimming Pools/Spas

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Spas
•	At least one means of entry:
–	Lift - footrests not required
–	Transfer wall
–	Transfer system
•	Where provided, in a cluster, 5% but not less than one 
Photo of a lift for a spa that is partial submerged into the water.

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Catch Pools
   “A pool or designated section of a pool used as a terminus for water slide flumes.” 
Image of pool with water slide and rope across portion 
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Questions
Using your mouse, choose “Great Lakes ADA” from the Participant list and double click.  A tab titled “Great Lakes ADA” will appear in the chat panel. Type your question in the text box and “enter”.  Your question will be submitted to the presenters. It will not be viewable by other participants. (Keyboard - F6, Arrow up or down to locate “Great Lakes ADA” and select to send a message)

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U.S. Access Board
(800) 872-2253 (voice)
(800) 993-2822 (TTY)
E-mail: ta@access-board.gov
www.access-board.gov

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Thank you for participating in today’s webinar
Next session: Accessible Restaurants and Cafeterias
April 4, 2013
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