Icc a117 1 free download

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ANSI A117.1 (2009): Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities,Free Resources

ICC A Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. The intent of this standard is to allow a person with physical disability to independently get to, enter, and use a site, facility, Accredited Standards Committee A on Architectural Features and Site Design of Public Buildings and Residential Structures for Persons with Disabilities Interest Categories Contents The Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, (A, ) is a model code produced by the International Code Council (ICC). This document provides the foundation for ICC A American National Standard. International Code Council New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor Washington, DC Approved October 20, American 30/06/ · Alignment with the building code is part of a continuous effort by the Accredited Standards Committee A on Architectural Features and Site Design of Public Buildings ... read more

Control buttons shall be raised or flush. The telephone and emergency signaling device shall comply with Section If the device is in a closed compartment, the compartment door hardware shall comply with Section Platform lifts shall comply with Section and ASME A Platform lifts shall not be attendant operated and shall provide unassisted entry and exit from the lift. Lifts with doors or gates shall comply with Section Lifts with ramps shall comply with Section Doors and gates shall be low energy power operated doors or gates complying with Section Doors shall remain open for 20 seconds minimum. On lifts with one door or with doors on opposite ends, the end door clear opening width shall be 32 inches mm minimum. On lifts with one door on a narrow end and one door on a long side, the end door clear opening width shall be 36 inches mm minimum.

Side door clear opening width shall be 42 inches mm minimum. Where a door is provided on a long side and on a narrow end of a lift, the side door shall be located with either the strike side or the hinge side in the corner furthest from the door on the narrow end. The clearance between the platform sill and the edge of any runway landing shall be 1¼ inch 32 mm maximum. Clear floor space of platform lifts shall comply with Section doors on opposite ends shall provide a clear floor width of 36 inches mm minimum and a clear floor depth of 48 inches mm minimum. Platform lifts with doors on adjacent sides shall provide a clear floor width of 42 inches mm minimum and a clear floor depth of 60 inches mm minimum.

EXCEPTION: In existing buildings, platform lifts with doors on adjacent sides shall be permitted to provide a clear floor width of 36 inches mm and a clear floor depth of 60 inches mm. General site and building elements required to be accessible by the scoping provisions adopted by the administrative authority shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 5. Car parking spaces shall be 96 inches mm minimum in width. Van parking spaces shall be inches mm minimum in width. EXCEPTION: Van parking spaces shall be permitted to be 96 inches mm minimum in width where the adjacent access aisle is 96 inches mm minimum in width. Car and van parking spaces shall be marked to define the width.

Where parking spaces are marked with lines, the width measurements of parking spaces and adjacent access aisles shall be made from the centerline of the markings. EXCEPTION: Where parking spaces or access aisles are not adjacent to another parking space or access aisle, measurements shall be permitted to include the full width of the line defining the parking space or access aisle. Access aisles shall adjoin an accessible route. Two parking spaces shall be permitted to share a common access aisle. Access aisles shall not overlap with the vehicular way. Parking spaces shall be permitted to have access aisles placed on either side of the car or van parking space. Van parking spaces that are angled shall have access aisles located on the passenger side of the parking space. aisles are marked with lines, the width measurements of access aisles and adjacent parking spaces shall be made from the centerline of the markings.

EXCEPTION: Where access aisles or parking spaces are not adjacent to another access aisle or parking space, measurements shall be permitted to include the full width of the line defining the access aisle or parking space. Parking spaces and access aisles shall comply with Section and have surface slopes not steeper than Access aisles shall be at the same level as the parking spaces they serve. A vertical clearance of 98 inches mm minimum shall be provided at the following locations:. Where accessible parking spaces are required to be identified by signs, the signs shall include the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with Section Parking spaces and access aisles shall be designed so that cars and vans, when parked, cannot obstruct the required clear width of adjacent accessible routes. Passenger loading zones shall provide a vehicular pull-up space 96 inches mm minimum in width and 20 feet mm minimum in length.

Access aisles shall not overlap the vehicular way. Vehicle pull-up spaces and access aisles serving them shall comply with Section and shall have slopes not steeper than Access aisles shall be at the same level as the vehicle pull-up space they serve. A vertical clearance of inches mm minimum shall be provided at the following locations:. All steps on a flight of stairs shall have uniform riser height and uniform tread depth. Risers shall be 4 inches mm minimum and 7 inches mm maximum in height. Treads shall be 11 inches mm minimum in depth. The radius of curvature at the leading edge of the tread shall be ½ inch 13 mm maximum. Nosings that project beyond risers shall have the underside of the leading edge curved or beveled. Risers shall be permitted to slope under the tread at an angle of 30 degrees maximum from vertical.

The permitted projection of the nosing shall be 1½ inches 38 mm maximum over the tread or floor below. The leading 2 inches 51 mm of the tread shall have visual contrast of dark-on-light or light-on-dark from the remainder of the tread. Stair treads and landings subject to wet conditions shall be designed to prevent the accumulation of water. Lighting facilities shall be capable of providing 10 foot-candles lux of illuminance measured at the center of tread surfaces and on landing surfaces within 24 inches mm of step nosings. If provided, occupancy-sensing automatic controls shall activate the stairway lighting so the illuminance level required by Section Stair level identification signs in raised characters and braille complying with Sections Handrails required by Section Handrails shall be continuous within the full length of each stair flight or ramp run. Inside handrails on switchback or dogleg stairs or ramps shall be continuous between flights or runs.

Other handrails shall comply with Sections EXCEPTION: Handrails shall not be required to be continuous in aisles serving seating where handrails are discontinuous to provide access to seating and to permit crossovers within the aisles. Top of gripping surfaces of handrails shall be 34 inches mm minimum and 38 inches mm maximum vertically above stair nosings, ramp surfaces and walking surfaces. Handrails shall be at a consistent height above stair nosings, ramp surfaces and walking surfaces. Clearance between handrail gripping surface and adjacent surfaces shall be 1½ inches 38 mm minimum. Gripping surfaces shall be continuous, without interruption by newel posts, other construction elements, or obstructions.

Handrails with a circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of 1¼ inches 32 mm minimum and 2 inches 51 mm maximum. Handrails with a noncircular cross section shall have a perimeter dimension of 4 inches mm minimum and 6¼ inches mm maximum, and a cross-section dimension of 2¼ inches 57 mm maximum. Handrails, and any wall or other surfaces adjacent to them, shall be free of any sharp or abrasive elements. Edges shall be rounded. Handrails shall extend beyond and in the same direction of stair flights and ramp runs in accordance with Section Ramp handrails shall extend horizontally above the landing 12 inches mm minimum beyond the top and bottom of ramp runs. Extensions shall return to a wall, guard, or floor, or shall be continuous to the handrail of an adjacent ramp run. At the top of a stair flight, handrails shall extend horizontally above the landing for 12 inches mm minimum beginning directly above the landing nosing. Extensions shall return to a wall, guard, or the landing surface, or shall be continuous to the handrail of an adjacent stair flight.

At the bottom of a stair flight, handrails shall extend at the slope of the stair flight for a horizontal distance equal to one tread depth beyond the bottom tread nosing. Plumbing elements and facilities required to be accessible by scoping provisions adopted by the administrative authority shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 6. A clear floor space complying with Section , positioned for a forward approach to the drinking fountain, shall be provided. Knee and toe space complying with Section shall be provided. The clear floor space shall be centered on the drinking fountain. Spout outlets of wheelchair accessible drinking fountains shall be 36 inches mm maximum above the floor.

Spout outlets of drinking fountains for standing persons shall be 38 inches mm minimum and 43 inches mm maximum above the floor. The spout shall be located 15 inches mm minimum from the vertical support and 5 inches mm maximum from the front edge of the drinking fountain, including bumpers. Where only a parallel approach is provided, the spout shall be located 3½ inches 90 mm maximum from the front edge of the drinking fountain, including bumpers. The spout shall provide a flow of water 4 inches mm minimum in height. The angle of the water stream from spouts within 3 inches 75 mm of the front of the drinking fountain shall be 30 degrees maximum, and from spouts between 3 inches 75 mm and 5 inches mm from the front of the drinking fountain shall be 15 degrees maximum, measured horizontally relative to the front face of the drinking fountain.

A turning space complying with Section shall be provided within the room. The required turning space shall not be provided within a toilet compartment. Where mirrors are located above lavatories, a mirror shall be located over the accessible lavatory and shall be mounted with the bottom edge of the reflecting surface 40 inches mm maximum above the floor. Where mirrors are located above counters that do not contain lavatories, the mirror shall be mounted with the bottom edge of the reflecting surface 40 inches mm maximum above the floor. EXCEPTION: Other than within Accessible dwelling or sleeping units, mirrors are not required over the lavatories or counters if a mirror is located within the same toilet or bathing room and mounted with the bottom edge of the reflecting surface 35 inches mm maximum above the floor.

Coat hooks shall be located within one of the reach ranges specified in Section Shelves shall be 40 inches mm minimum and 48 inches mm maximum above the floor. Operable parts on towel dispensers and hand dryers serving accessible lavatories shall comply with Table Accessible water closets and toilet compartments shall comply with Section Compartments containing more than one plumbing fixture shall comply with Section Wheelchair accessible compartments shall comply with Section Ambulatory accessible compartments shall comply with Section The water closet shall be located with a wall or partition to the rear and to one side. The centerline of the water closet shall be 16 inches mm minimum and 18 inches mm maximum from the side wall or partition. Water closets located in ambulatory accessible compartments specified in Section Clearance around a water closet shall be 60 inches mm minimum in width, measured perpendicular from the sidewall.

Clearance around the water closet shall be 56 inches mm minimum in depth, measured perpendicular from the rear wall. The required clearance around the water closet shall be permitted to overlap the water closet, associated grab bars, paper dispensers, sanitary napkin receptacles, coat hooks, shelves, accessible routes, clear floor space at other fixtures and the turning space. No other fixtures or obstructions shall be within the required water closet clearance. The height of water closet seats shall be 17 inches mm minimum and 19 inches mm maximum above the floor, measured to the top of the seat. Seats shall not be sprung to return to a lifted position. EXCEPTION: A water closet in a toilet room for a single occupant, accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use, shall not be required to comply with Section Grab bars for water closets shall comply with Section and shall be provided in accordance with Sections Grab bars shall be provided on the rear wall and on the side wall closest to the water closet.

Fixed side-wall grab bars shall be 42 inches mm minimum in length, located 12 inches mm maximum from the rear wall and extending 54 inches mm minimum from the rear wall. In addition, a vertical grab bar 18 inches mm minimum in length shall be mounted with the bottom of the bar located 39 inches mm minimum and 41 inches mm. maximum above the floor, and with the center line of the bar located 39 inches mm minimum and 41 inches mm maximum from the rear wall. The rear wall grab bar shall be 36 inches mm minimum in length, and extend from the centerline of the water closet 12 inches mm minimum on the side closest to the wall, and 24 inches mm minimum on the transfer side.

Flush controls shall be hand operated or automatic. Hand operated flush controls shall comply with Section Flush controls shall be located on the open side of the water closet. EXCEPTION: In ambulatory accessible compartments complying with Section Toilet paper dispensers shall comply with Section Where the dispenser is located above the grab bar, the outlet of the dispenser shall be located within an area 24 inches mm minimum and 36 inches mm maximum from the rear wall. Where the dispenser is located below the grab bar, the outlet of the dispenser shall be located within an area 24 inches mm minimum and 42 inches mm maximum from the rear wall. The outlet of the dispenser shall be located 18 inches mm minimum and 48 inches mm maximum above the floor.

Dispensers shall comply with Section Dispensers shall not be of a type that control delivery, or do not allow continuous paper flow. Coat hooks provided within toilet compartments shall be 48 inches mm maximum above the floor. Toilet compartments shall comply with Section The minimum area of a wheelchair accessible compartment shall be 60 inches mm minimum in width measured perpendicular to the side wall, and 56 inches mm minimum in depth for wall hung water closets, and 59 inches mm minimum in depth for floor mounted water closets measured perpendicular to the rear wall. Toilet compartment doors, including door hardware, shall comply with Section , except if the approach is to the latch side of the compartment door clearance between the door side of the stall and any obstruction shall be 42 inches mm minimum. The door shall be self-closing. A door pull complying with Section Toilet compartment doors shall not swing into the required minimum area of the compartment.

The farthest edge of toilet compartment door opening shall be located in the front wall or partition or in the side wall or partition as required by Table Wheelchair accessible compartments shall be arranged for left-hand or right-hand approach to the water closet. Toe clearance for other wheelchair accessible compartments shall comply with Section The front partition and at least one side partition shall provide a toe clearance of 9 inches mm minimum above the floor and extending 6 inches mm beyond the compartment side face of the partition, exclusive of partition support members. Grab bars shall comply with Section Side wall grab bars complying with Section The minimum area of an ambulatory accessible compartment shall be 60 inches mm minimum in depth and 36 inches mm in width. Toilet compartment doors, including door hardware, shall comply with Section , except if the approach is to the latch side of the compartment door the clearance between the door side of the compartment and any obstruction shall be 42 inches mm minimum.

Compartment doors shall not swing into the required minimum area of the compartment. The centerline of the water closet shall be 12 inches mm minimum and 18 inches mm maximum from the side wall or partition. Water closets located in ambulatory accessible toilet compartments specified in Section Hand operated flush controls shall comply with Sections The outlet of dispensers shall be located within an area 24 inches mm minimum and 42 inches mm maximum from the rear wall. The outlet of the dispenser shall be 14 inches mm minimum and 19 inches mm maximum above the floor. There shall be a clearance of 1½ inches 38 mm minimum below the grab bar. Dispensers shall not be of a type that control delivery or do not allow continuous paper flow. Urinals shall be of the stall type or shall be of the wall hung type with the rim at 17 inches mm maximum above the floor. Wall hung urinals shall be 13½ inches mm minimum in depth measured from the outer face of the urinal rim to the wall.

A clear floor space complying with Section , positioned for forward approach, shall be provided. A clear floor space complying with Section Knee and toe clearance complying with Section shall be provided. The dip of the overflow shall not be considered in determining knee and toe clearances. The front of lavatories and sinks shall be 34 inches mm maximum above the floor, measured to the higher of the rim or counter surface. EXCEPTION: A lavatory in a toilet or bathing facility for a single occupant, accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use, shall not be required to comply with Section Faucets shall comply with Section Hand-operated metering faucets shall remain open for 10 seconds minimum.

Where enhanced reach range is required at lavatories, faucets and soap dispenser controls shall have a reach depth of 11 inches mm maximum or, if automatic, shall be activated within a reach depth of 11 inches mm maximum. Water and soap flow shall be provided with a reach depth of 11 inches mm maximum. Water supply and drainpipes under lavatories and sinks shall be insulated or otherwise configured to protect against contact. There shall be no sharp or abrasive surfaces under lavatories and sinks. A clearance in front of bathtubs extending the length of the bathtub and 30 inches mm minimum in depth shall be provided. Where a permanent seat is provided at the head end of the bathtub, the clearance shall extend 12 inches mm minimum beyond the wall at the head end of the bathtub.

A permanent seat at the head end of the bathtub or a removable in-tub seat shall be provided. Seats shall comply with Section Grab bars shall comply with Section and shall be provided in accordance with Section EXCEPTION: Grab bars shall not be required to be installed in a bathing facility for a single occupant accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use, provided reinforcement has been installed in walls and located so as to permit the installation of grab bars complying with Section Two horizontal grab bars shall be provided on the back wall, one complying with Section Each grab bar shall be located 15 inches mm maximum from the head end wall and extend to 12 inches mm maximum from the control end wall. EXCEPTION: An L-shaped continuous grab bar of equivalent dimensions and positioning shall be permitted to serve the function of separate vertical and horizontal grab bars.

A horizontal grab bar 24 inches mm minimum in length shall be provided on the control end wall beginning near the front edge of the bathtub and extending toward the inside corner of the bathtub. A vertical grab bar 18 inches mm minimum in length shall be provided on the control end wall 3 inches 75 mm minimum and 6 inches mm maximum above the horizontal grab bar, and 4 inches mm maximum inward from the front edge of the bathtub. For bathtubs without permanent seats, grab bars complying with Section Each grab bar shall be 24 inches mm minimum in length, located 24 inches mm maximum from the head end wall and extend to 12 inches mm maximum from the control end wall. A horizontal grab bar 12 inches mm minimum in length shall be provided on the head end wall at the front edge of the bathtub.

Controls, other than drain stoppers, shall be provided on an end wall, located between the bathtub rim and grab bar, and between the open side of the bathtub and the centerline of the width of the bathtub. Controls shall comply with Section A hand shower with a hose 59 inches mm minimum in length, that can be used as both a fixed shower head and as a hand shower, shall be provided. The hand shower shall have a control with a nonpositive shut-off feature. Where provided, an adjustable-height hand shower mounted on a vertical bar shall be installed so as to not obstruct the use of grab bars. Enclosures for bathtubs shall not obstruct controls, faucets, shower and spray units or obstruct transfer from wheelchairs onto bathtub seats or into bathtubs. Enclosures on bathtubs shall not have tracks installed on the rim of the bathtub. Transfer-type shower compartments shall comply with Section Transfer-type shower compartments shall have a clear inside dimension of 36 inches mm in width and 36 inches mm in depth, measured at the center point of opposing sides.

An entry 36 inches mm minimum in width shall be provided. A clearance of 48 inches mm minimum in length measured perpendicular from the control wall, and 36 inches mm minimum in depth shall be provided adjacent to the open face of the compartment. A folding or non-folding seat complying with Section shall be provided on the wall opposite the control wall. EXCEPTION: A seat is not required to be installed in a shower for a single occupant, accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use, provided reinforcement has been installed in walls and located so as to permit the installation of a shower seat. Standard roll-in-type shower compartments shall comply with Section Standard roll-in-type shower compartments shall have a clear inside dimension of 60 inches mm minimum in width and 30 inches mm minimum in depth, measured at the center point of opposing sides.

An entry 60 inches mm minimum in width shall be provided. A clearance of 60 inches mm minimum in length adjacent to the inch mm width of the open face of the shower compartment, and 30 inches mm minimum in depth, shall be provided. EXCEPTION: A lavatory complying with Section shall be permitted at the end of the clearance opposite the seat. Alternate roll-in-type shower compartments shall comply with Section Alternate roll-in shower compartments shall have a clear inside dimension of 60 inches mm minimum in width, and 36 inches mm in depth, measured at the center point of opposing sides. An entry 36 inches mm minimum in width shall be provided at one end of the inch mm width of the compartment.

A seat wall, 24 inches mm minimum and 36 inches mm maximum in length, shall be provided on the entry side of the compartment. A folding seat complying with Section shall be provided on the seat wall opposite the back wall. Where multiple grab bars are used, required horizontal grab bars shall be installed at the same height above the floor. EXCEPTION: Grab bars are not required to be installed in a shower for a single occupant, accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use, provided reinforcement has been installed in walls and located so as to permit the installation of grab bars complying with Section Horizontal grab bars shall be provided across the control wall and on the back wall to a point 18 inches mm from the control wall.

A vertical grab bar 18 inches mm minimum in length shall be provided on the control end wall 3 inches 75 mm minimum and 6 inches mm maximum above the horizontal grab bar, and 4 inches mm maximum inward from the front edge of the shower. In standard roll-in type showers, a grab bar shall be provided on the back wall beginning at the edge of the seat. The grab bars shall not be provided above the seat. The back wall grab bar shall extend the length of the wall but shall not be required to exceed 48 inches mm in length.

Where a side wall is provided opposite the seat within 72 inches mm of the seat wall, a grab bar shall be provided on the side wall opposite the seat. The side wall grab bar shall extend the length of the wall but shall not be required to exceed 30 inches mm in length. Grab bars shall be 6 inches mm maximum from the adjacent wall. In alternate roll-in type showers, grab bars shall be provided on the back wall and the end wall adjacent to the seat. Grab bars shall not be provided above the seat. In standard roll-in showers, the controls and hand shower shall be located on the back wall above the grab bar, 48 inches mm maximum above the shower floor and 16 inches mm minimum and 27 inches mm maximum from the end wall behind the seat. In alternate roll-in showers, the controls and hand shower shall be located 38 inches mm minimum and 48 inches mm maximum above the shower floor. In alternate roll-in showers with controls and hand shower located on the end wall adjacent to the seat, the controls and hand shower shall be 27 inches mm maximum from the seat wall.

In alternate roll-in showers with the controls and hand shower located on the back wall opposite the seat, the controls and hand shower shall be located within 15 inches mm , left or right, of the centerline of the seat. A hand shower with a hose 59 inches mm minimum in length, that can be used both as a fixed shower head and as a hand shower, shall be provided. EXCEPTION: In other than Accessible units and Type A units, a fixed shower head located 48 inches mm maximum above the shower floor shall be permitted in lieu of a hand shower. Thresholds in roll-in-type shower compartments shall be ½ inch 13 mm maximum in height in accordance with Section In transfer-type shower compartments, thresholds ½ inch 13 mm maximum in height shall be beveled, rounded, or vertical. EXCEPTION: In existing facilities, in transfer-type shower compartments where provision of a threshold ½ inch 13 mm in height would disturb the structural reinforcement of the floor slab, a threshold 2 inches 51 mm maximum in height shall be permitted.

Shower compartment enclosures for shower compartments shall not obstruct controls or obstruct transfer from wheelchairs onto shower seats. Grab bars with a circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of 1¼ inch 32 mm minimum and 2 inches 51 mm maximum. Grab bars with a noncircular cross section shall have a cross section dimension of 2 inches 51 mm maximum, and a perimeter dimension of 4 inches mm minimum and 4. The space between the wall and the grab bar shall be 1½ inches 38 mm. The space between the grab bar and projecting objects below and at the ends of the grab bar shall be 1½ inches 38 mm minimum. The space between the grab bar and projecting objects above the grab bar shall be 12 inches mm minimum. Grab bars shall be installed in a horizontal position, 33 inches mm minimum and 36 inches mm maximum above the floor measured to the top of the gripping surface or shall be installed as required by Items 1 through 3.

A vertical grab bar shall be mounted with the bottom of the bar located between 21 inches mm minimum and 30 inches mm maximum above the floor and with the centerline of the bar located between 34 inches mm minimum and 36 inches mm maximum from the rear wall. Grab bars, and any wall or other surfaces adjacent to grab bars, shall be free of sharp or abrasive elements. Grab bars shall be installed in any manner that provides a gripping surface. at the locations specified in this standard and does not obstruct the clear floor space. Horizontal and vertical grab bars shall be permitted to be separate bars, a single piece bar, or combination thereof. Allowable stresses shall not be exceeded for materials used where a vertical or horizontal force of pounds N is applied at any point on the grab bar, fastener mounting device, or supporting structure.

The height of bathtub seats shall be 17 inches mm minimum and 19 inches mm maximum above the bathroom floor, measured to the top of the seat. Removable in-tub seats shall be 15 inches mm minimum and 16 inches mm maximum in depth. Removable in-tub seats shall be capable of secure placement. Permanent seats shall be 15 inches mm minimum in depth and shall extend from the back wall to or beyond the outer edge of the bathtub. Permanent seats shall be positioned at the head end of the bathtub. mm minimum and 19 inches mm maximum above the bathroom floor, measured to the top of the seat.

In transfer-type and alternate roll-in-type showers, the seat shall extend along the seat wall to a point within 3 inches 75 mm of the compartment entry. In standard roll-in-type showers, the seat shall extend from the control wall to a point within 3 inches 75 mm of the compartment entry. The rear edge of a rectangular seat shall be 2½ inches 64 mm maximum and the front edge 15 inches mm minimum and 16 inches mm maximum from the seat wall. The side edge of the seat shall be 1½ inches 38 mm maximum from the back wall of a transfer-type shower and 1½ inches 38 mm maximum from the control wall of a roll-in-type shower. The rear edge of an L-shaped seat shall be 2½ inches 64 mm maximum and the front edge 15 inches mm minimum and 16 inches mm maximum from the seat wall. Allowable stresses shall not be exceeded for materials used where a vertical or horizontal force of pounds N is applied at any point on the seat, fastener mounting device, or supporting structure. A clear floor space complying with Section , positioned for parallel approach, shall be provided.

For top loading machines, the clear floor space shall be centered on the appliance. For front loading machines, the centerline of the clear floor space shall be offset 24 inches mm maximum from the centerline of the door opening. Operable parts, including doors, lint screens, detergent and bleach compartments, shall comply with Section Top loading machines shall have the door to the laundry compartment 36 inches mm maximum above the floor. Front loading machines shall have the bottom of the opening to the laundry compartment 15 inches mm minimum and 36 inches mm maximum above the floor. Where seating is provided in saunas and steam rooms, at least one bench shall comply with Section Doors shall not swing into the clear floor space required by Section Communications elements and features required to be accessible by the scoping provisions adopted by the administrative authority shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 7.

Accessible audible and visible alarms and notification appliances shall be installed in accordance with NFPA 72 listed in Section Accessible signs shall comply with Section Tactile signs shall contain both raised characters and braille. Where signs with both visual and raised characters are required, either one sign with both visual and raised characters, or two separate signs, one with visual, and one with raised characters, shall be provided. Interior and exterior signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces shall comply with Sections EXCEPTION: Exterior signs that are not located at the door to the space they serve shall not be required to comply with Section Signs that provide direction to or information about interior spaces and facilities of the site shall comply with Section Where pictograms are provided as designations of permanent interior rooms and spaces, the pictograms shall comply with Section EXCEPTION: The visual and raised requirements of item 1 shall be permitted to be provided by two separate signs that provide corresponding information provided one sign complies with Section Characters shall be conventional in form.

Characters shall not be italic, oblique, script, highly decorative, or of other unusual forms. Viewing distance shall be measured as the horizontal distance between the character and an. EXCEPTION: In assembly seating where the maximum viewing distance is feet Viewing distance shall be measured as the horizontal distance between the character and where someone is expected to view the sign. Spacing shall be measured between the two closest points of adjacent characters within a message, excluding word spaces. Spacing between individual characters shall be 10 percent minimum and 35 percent maximum of the character height. Spacing between the baselines of separate lines of characters within a message shall be percent minimum and percent maximum of the character height. Visual characters shall be 40 inches mm minimum above the floor of the viewing position, measured to the baseline of the character. Heights shall comply with Table EXCEPTION: Visual characters indicating elevator car controls shall not be required to comply with Section Characters and their background shall have a non-glare finish.

Characters shall contrast with their background, with either light characters on a dark background, or dark characters on a light background. Raised characters shall comply with Section Raised characters shall be raised inch 0. Characters shall be sans serif. Raised character stroke width shall comply with Section Character spacing shall be measured between the two closest points of adjacent raised characters within a message, excluding. word spaces. Spacing between the baselines of separate lines of raised characters within a message shall be percent minimum and percent maximum of the raised character height. Raised characters shall be 48 inches mm minimum above the floor, measured to the baseline of the lowest raised character and 60 inches mm maximum above the floor, measured to the baseline of the highest raised character. EXCEPTION: Raised characters for elevator car controls shall not be required to comply with Section Where a sign containing raised characters and braille is provided at a door, the sign shall be alongside the door at the latch side.

Where a sign containing raised characters and braille is provided at double doors with one active leaf, the sign shall be located on the inactive leaf. Where a sign containing raised characters and braille is provided at double doors with two active leaves, the sign shall be to the right of the right-hand door. Where there is no wall space on the latch side of a single door, or to the right side of double doors, signs shall be on the. nearest adjacent wall. Signs containing raised characters and braille shall be located so that a clear floor area 18 inches mm minimum by 18 inches mm minimum, centered on the raised characters is provided beyond the arc of any door swing between the closed position and 45 degree open position. EXCEPTION: Signs containing raised characters and braille shall be permitted on the push side of doors with closers and without hold-open devices.

Characters shall contrast with their background with either light characters on a dark background, or dark characters on a light background. EXCEPTION: Where separate raised characters and visual characters with the same information are provided, raised characters are not required to have nonglare finish or to contrast with their background. The indication of an uppercase letter or letters shall only be used before the first word of sentences, proper nouns and names, individual letters of the alphabet, initials, or acronyms. Braille shall be below the corresponding text. If text is multilined, braille shall be placed below entire text.

Braille provided on elevator car controls shall be separated inch 4. Braille shall be 48 inches mm minimum and 60 inches mm maximum above the floor, measured to the baseline of the braille cells. Pictograms shall have a field 6 inches mm minimum in height. Characters or braille shall not be located in the pictogram field. Pictograms and their fields shall have a nonglare finish. Pictograms shall contrast with their fields, with either a light pictogram on a dark field or a dark pictogram on a light field. Symbols of accessibility and their backgrounds shall have a non-glare finish. Symbols of accessibility shall contrast with their backgrounds, with either a light symbol on a dark background or a dark symbol on a light background.

Assistive listening systems shall be identified by the International Symbol of Access for Hearing Loss complying with Figure Telephones with volume controls shall be identified by a pictogram of a telephone handset with radiating sound waves on a square field complying with Figure High resolution variable message sign VMS characters shall comply with Sections Low resolution variable message sign VMS characters shall comply with Section EXCEPTION: Theatrical performance related VMS signs, including but not limited to, text and translation delivery systems, surtitles and subtitles, shall not be required to comply with Section Low resolution VMS characters shall be conventional in form, shall be san serif, and shall not be italic, oblique, script, highly decorative, or of other unusual forms.

Viewing distance shall be measured as the horizontal distance between the character and an obstruction preventing further approach towards the sign. Low resolution VMS characters shall comply with the pixel count for character width in Table Low resolution VMS characters shall comply with the pixel count for stroke width in Table Spacing shall be measured between the two closest points of adjacent low resolution VMS characters within a message, excluding word spaces. Low resolution VMS character spacing shall comply with the pixel count for character spacing in Table Low resolution VMS characters shall be 40 inches mm minimum above the floor of the viewing position, measured to the baseline of the character. Heights of low resolution variable message sign characters shall comply with Table Where a protective layer is placed over VMS characters through which the VMS characters must be viewed, the protective covering shall have a non-glare finish.

The brightness of variable message signs in exterior locations shall automatically adjust in response to changes in ambient light levels. Where a VMS message can be displayed in its entirety on a single screen, it shall be displayed on a single screen and shall remain motionless on the screen for a minimum 3 seconds or one second minimum for every 7 characters of the message including spaces whichever is longer. Where provided, Remote Infrared Audible Sign Transmitters shall be designed to communicate with receivers complying with Section The audio output from an internal speaker shall be at 75 dBA minimum at 18 inches mm with a maximum distortion of 10 percent. The receiver shall be designed for a high dynamic range and capable of operating in full-sun background illumination. A receiver provided for the capture of the stronger of two signals in the receiver field of view shall provide a received power ratio on the order of 20 dB for negligible interference.

Accessible pedestrian signals shall comply with Section 4E. EXCEPTION: Pedestrian signals are not required to comply with the requirement for choosing audible tones. A clear floor space complying with Section shall be provided. The clear floor space shall not be obstructed by bases, enclosures, or seats. Where a parallel approach is provided, the distance from the edge of the telephone enclosure to the face of the telephone shall be 10 inches mm maximum. Where a forward approach is provided, the distance from the front edge of a counter within the enclosure to the face of the telephone shall be 20 inches mm maximum. Operable parts shall comply with Section Telephones shall have push button controls where service for such equipment is available.

Public telephones required to have volume controls shall be equipped with a receiver volume control that provides a gain adjustable up to 20 dB minimum. Incremental volume controls shall provide at least one intermediate step of gain of 12 dB minimum. An automatic reset shall be provided. TTYs required at a public pay telephone shall be permanently affixed within, or adjacent to, the telephone enclosure. Where an acoustic coupler is used, the telephone cord shall be of sufficient length to allow connection of the TTY and the telephone receiver. When in use, the touch surface of TTY keypads shall be 34 inches mm minimum above the floor.

EXCEPTION: Where seats are provided, TTYs shall not be required to comply with Section Where public pay telephones designed to accommodate a portable TTY are provided, they shall be equipped with a shelf and an electrical outlet within or adjacent to the telephone enclosure. The telephone handset shall be capable of being placed flush on the surface of the shelf. The shelf shall be capable of accommodating a TTY and shall have a vertical clearance 6 inches mm minimum in height above the area where the TTY is placed. Detectable warning surfaces shall be standard within a building, facility, site, or complex of buildings. EXCEPTION: In facilities that have both interior and exterior locations, detectable warnings in exterior locations shall not be required to comply with Section Detectable warning surfaces shall contrast visually with adjacent surfaces, either light-on-dark or dark-on-light.

Detectable warning surfaces in interior locations shall differ from adjoining walking surfaces in resiliency or sound-on-cane contact. Truncated domes shall have a base diameter of 0. Truncated domes shall have a center-to-center spacing of 1. Detectable warning surfaces at transportation platform boarding edges shall extend the full length of the public use areas of the platform. The detectable warning surface shall extend 24 inches mm from the boarding edge of the platform. Receivers required to be hearing aid compatible shall interface with telecoils in hearing aids through the provision of neck loops.

Assistive listening systems shall be capable of providing a sound pressure level of dB minimum and dB maximum, with a dynamic range on the volume control of 50 dB. The signal-to-noise ratio for internally generated noise in assistive listening systems shall be 18 dB minimum. EXCEPTION: Clearfloor space is not required at drive up only automatic teller machines and fare machines. Unless a clear or correct key is provided, each operable part shall be able to be differentiated by sound or touch, without activation. EXCEPTION: Drive up only automatic teller machines and fare machines shall not be required to comply with Section Automatic teller machines shall provide the opportunity for the same degree of privacy of input and output available to all individuals. Numeric keys shall be arranged in a key ascending or descending telephone keypad layout.

The number Five key shall have a single raised dot. Function key surfaces shall have raised symbols as shown in Table Function keys shall contrast visually from background surfaces. Characters and symbols on key surfaces shall contrast visually from key surfaces. Visual contrast shall be either light-on-dark or dark-on-light. EXCEPTION: Raised symbols required by Section The display screen shall be visible from a point located 40 inches mm above the center of the clear floor space in front of the machine. Characters displayed on the screen shall be in a sans serif font. Machines shall be speech enabled. Operating instructions and orientation, visible transaction prompts, user input verification, error messages, and all displayed information for full use shall be accessible to and independently usable by individuals with vision impairments.

Speech shall be delivered through a mechanism that is readily available to all users including, but not limited to, an industry standard connector or a telephone handset. Speech shall be recorded or digitized human, or synthesized. Speech shall be capable of being repeated and interrupted by the user. There shall be a volume control for the speech function. EXCEPTION: Speech output for any single function shall be permitted to be automatically interrupted when a transaction is selected. Where receipts are provided, speech output devices shall provide audible balance inquiry information, error messages, and all other information on the printed receipt necessary to complete or verify the transaction. At least one tactually discernible input control shall be provided for each function. Where provided, key surfaces not on active areas of display screens shall be raised above surrounding surfaces. Where membrane keys are the only method of input, each shall be tactually discernable from surrounding surfaces and adjacent keys.

Braille instructions for initiating the speech mode shall be provided. Braille shall comply with Section Special rooms and spaces required to be accessible by the scoping provisions adopted by the administrative authority shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter 8. Wheelchair spaces and wheel chair space locations in assembly areas with spectator seating shall comply with Section Team and player seating shall comply with Sections The floor surface of wheelchair space locations shall have a slope not steeper than and shall comply with Section A single wheelchair space shall be 36 inches mm minimum in width. Where two adjacent wheelchair spaces are provided, each wheelchair space shall be 33 inches mm minimum in width.

Where a wheelchair space can be entered from the front or rear, the wheelchair space shall be 48 inches mm minimum in depth. Where a wheelchair space can only be entered from the side, the wheelchair space shall be 60 inches mm minimum in depth. The wheelchair space shall adjoin an accessible route. The accessible route shall not overlap the wheelchair space. A wheelchair space shall not overlap the required width of an aisle. The companion seat shall be equivalent in size, quality, comfort and amenities to the seats in the immediate area to the wheelchair space location. Companion seats shall be permitted to be moveable. In row seating, the companion seat shall be located to provide shoulder alignment with the wheelchair space occupant.

The shoulder of the wheelchair space occupant shall be measured either 36 inches mm from the front or 12 inches mm from the rear of the wheelchair space. The floor surface for the companion seat shall be at the same elevation as the wheelchair space floor surface. Where armrests are provided on seating in the immediate area of designated aisle seats, folding or retractable armrests shall be provided on the aisle side of the designated aisle seat. Each designated aisle seat shall be identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility. Where spectators are expected to remain seated for purposes of viewing events, spectators in wheelchair space locations shall be provided with a line of sight in accordance with Section Where spectators in front of the wheelchair space locations will be expected to stand at their seats for purposes of viewing events, spectators in wheelchair space locations shall be provided with a line of sight in accordance with Section Where spectators are expected to remain seated during events, spectators seated in a wheelchair space shall be provided with lines of sight to the performance area or playing field comparable to that provided to seated spectators in closest proximity to the wheelchair space location.

Where seating provides lines of sight over heads, spectators in wheelchair space locations shall be afforded lines of sight complying with Section Where wheelchair space locations provide lines of sight over the shoulder and between heads, spectators in wheelchair space locations shall be afforded lines of sight complying with Section Spectators seated in a wheelchair space shall be afforded lines of sight over the heads of seated individuals in the first row in front of the wheelchair space location. Spectators seated in a wheelchair space shall be afforded lines of sight over the shoulders and between the heads of seated individuals in the first row in front of the wheelchair space location. Wheelchair spaces required to provide a line of sight over standing spectators shall comply with Section The front of the wheelchair space in a wheelchair space location shall be 12 inches mm maximum from the back of the chair or bench in front.

The height of the floor surface at the wheelchair space location shall comply with Table Interpolations shall be permitted for riser heights that are not listed in the table. The minimum number of wheelchair space locations shall be in accordance with Table Wheelchair space locations shall be dispersed in accordance with Sections In addition, wheelchair space locations shall be dispersed in accordance with Section Once the required number of wheelchair space locations has been met, further dispersion is not required. Wheelchair space locations shall be dispersed horizontally to provide viewing options. Two wheelchair spaces shall be permitted to be located side-by-side. EXCEPTION: Horizontal dispersion shall not be required in assembly areas with or fewer seats if the wheelchair space locations are located within the 2nd and 3rd quartile of the row length. Intermediate aisles shall be included in determining the total row length. If the row length in the 2nd and 3rd quartile of the row is insufficient to accommodate the required number of companion seats and wheelchair spaces, the additional companion seats and wheelchair spaces shall be permitted to extend into in the 1st and 4th quartile of the row.

Wheelchair space locations shall be dispersed at a variety of distances from the event to provide viewing options. Where assembly seating has multiple distinct seating areas with amenities that differ from other distinct seating areas, wheelchair space locations shall be provided within each distinct seating area. In spaces utilized primarily for viewing motion picture projections, wheelchair space locations shall comply with Section Where tiered seating is provided, wheelchair space locations shall be integrated into the tiered seating area. Wheelchair space locations shall be located within the rear 60 percent of the seats provided. Doors shall not swing into the room unless a clear floor space complying with Section Accessible coat hooks provided within the room shall accommodate a forward reach or side reach complying with Section Where provided, a shelf shall be 40 inches mm minimum and 48 inches mm maximum above the floor.

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Individual experts shall serve for a renewable term of one year and shall be subject to approval by vote of the consensus body. Individual experts shall have no vote. The technical criteria in Chapters 3 through 9, Sections , and and Chapter 11 of this standard make sites, facilities, buildings and elements accessible to and usable by people with such physical disabilities as the inability to walk, difficulty walking, reliance on walking aids, blindness and visual impairment, deafness and hearing impairment, incoordination, reaching and manipulation disabilities, lack of stamina, difficulty interpreting and reacting to sensory information, and extremes of physical size. The intent of these sections is to allow a person with a physical disability to independently get to, enter, and use a site, facility, building, or element.

Section of this standard provides criteria for Type B units. These criteria are intended to be consistent with the intent of the criteria of the U. Department of Housing and Urban Development HUD Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines. The Type B units are intended to supplement, not replace, Accessible units or Type A units as specified in this standard. Section of this standard provides criteria for minimal accessibility features for one and two family dwelling units and townhouses which are not covered by the U. This standard is intended for adoption by government agencies and by organizations setting model codes to achieve uniformity in the technical design criteria in building codes and other regulations. Sites, facilities, buildings, and elements required to be accessible shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapters 3 through 9 and Chapter Dwelling units and sleeping units shall comply with the applicable provisions of Chapter The technical criteria in this standard are based on adult dimensions and anthropometrics.

Nothing in this standard is intended to prevent the use of designs, products, or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed by this standard, provided they result in equivalent or greater accessibility and such equivalency is approved by the administrative authority adopting this standard. Where specific criteria of this standard differ from the general criteria of this standard, the specific criteria shall apply. All dimensions are subject to conventional industry tolerances. Unless specifically stated, figures included herein are provided for informational purposes only and are not considered part of the standard. The terms floor or floor surface refer to the finish floor surface or ground surface, as applicable.

Unless specifically stated otherwise, a reference to another section or subsection within this standard includes all subsections of the referenced section or subsection. The documents listed in Section Where criteria in this standard differ from those of these referenced documents, the criteria of this standard shall apply. Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices: MUTCD The Federal Highway Administration, Office of Transportation Operations, Room , 7th Street, S. National Fire Alarm Code: NFPA National Fire Protection Association, 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators: ASME A Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts: ASME A Performance Criteria for Accessible Communications Entry Systems.

Door and Access Systems Manufacturers Association, Sumner Avenue, Cleveland, OH Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surface Systems Under and Around Playground Equipment ASTM F ASTM International, Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C, West Conshohocken, PA, Standard Specification for Impact Attenuation of Surfacing Materials Within the Use Zone of Playground Equipment ASTM F ASTM International, Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C, West Conshohocken, PA, Standard Consumer Safety Performance Specification for Playground Equipment for Public Use ASTM F ASTM International, Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C, West Conshohocken, PA, Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles 36 CFR published in 56 Federal Register , September 6, United States Access Board, F Street, NW, Suite , Washington, DC Terms specifically defined in a referenced document, and not defined in this section, shall have the specified meaning from the referenced document.

The meaning of terms not specifically defined in this standard or in a referenced document shall be as defined by collegiate dictionaries in the sense that the context implies. Words, terms, and phrases used in the singular include the plural, and those used in the plural include the singular. accessible: Describes a site, building, facility, or portion thereof that complies with this standard. administrative authority: A jurisdictional body that adopts or enforces regulations and standards for the design, construction, or operation of buildings and facilities. amusement attraction: Any facility, or portion of a facility, located within an amusement park or theme park which provides amusement without the use of an amusement device.

Amusement attractions include, but are not limited to, fun houses, barrels, and other attractions without seats. amusement ride: A system that moves persons through a fixed course within a defined area for the purpose of amusement. amusement ride seat: A seat that is built-in or mechanically fastened to an amusement ride intended to be occupied by one or more passengers. area of sport activity: That portion of a room or space where the play or practice of a sport occurs. boarding pier: A portion of a pier where a boat is temporarily secured for the purpose of embarking or disembarking. boat launch ramp: A sloped surface designed for launching and retrieving trailered boats and other water craft to and from a body of water. boat slip: That portion of a pier, main pier, finger pier, or float where a boat is moored for the purpose of berthing, embarking, or disembarking.

catch pool: A pool or designated section of a pool used as a terminus for water slide flumes. circulation path: An exterior or interior way of passage from one place to another for pedestrians. cross slope: The slope that is perpendicular to the direction of travel see running slope. destination-oriented elevator system: An elevator system that provides lobby controls for the selection of destination floors, lobby indicators designating which elevator to board, and a car indicator designating the floors at which the car will stop.

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The Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, (A, ) is a model code produced by the International Code Council (ICC). This document provides the foundation for Removed from A Prohibits the use of knee and toe clearances (i.e., under sinks or counters) when overlapping maneuvering space at a door. The intent is that users do not need 01/01/ · Ignorance of the law shall not excuse noncompliance and it is the responsibility of the citizens to inform themselves as to the laws that are enacted in the United States of ICC A Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities. The intent of this standard is to allow a person with physical disability to independently get to, enter, and use a site, facility, ICC A American National Standard. International Code Council New Jersey Avenue, NW, 6th Floor Washington, DC Approved October 20, American Title II is applicable to State and Local Government Facilities while Title III is applicable to Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities. The ICC ANSI A document is adopted and ... read more

Handrails with a circular cross section shall have an outside diameter of 1¼ inches 32 mm minimum and 2 inches 51 mm maximum. Where spectators are expected to remain seated for purposes of viewing events, spectators in wheelchair space locations shall be provided with a line of sight in accordance with Section Objects beneath hall call buttons shall protrude 1 inch 25 mm maximum. Spout outlets of wheelchair accessible drinking fountains shall be 36 inches mm maximum above the floor. This standard is intended for adoption by government agencies and by organizations setting model codes to achieve uniformity in the technical design criteria in building codes and other regulations. Where in-car signals are provided they shall be visible from the floor area adjacent to the hall call buttons.

Where a wheelchair space can be entered from the front icc a117 1 free download rear, the wheelchair space shall be 48 inches mm minimum in depth. A vertical clearance of 98 inches mm minimum shall be provided at the following locations:. Allowable stresses shall not be exceeded for materials used where a vertical or horizontal force of pounds N is applied at any point on the grab bar, fastener mounting device, or supporting structure. Extensions shall return to a wall, guard, or the landing surface, or shall be continuous to the handrail of an adjacent stair flight. Speech shall be recorded or digitized human, or synthesized.