Americans with Disabilities Act: Effects of the Law on Access to Goods and Services |
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19 inches 36 inches wide 48 inch clear 54 inches accessible route ADAAG Americans With Disabilities Appendix April BARRIERS 1992 architectural barriers assessment period August April BARRIERS barrier-removal efforts businesses and government Carpet pile Check one column clear floor space column per barrier cross slope curb cuts curb ramp Disabilities Act encountered the following ends of handrails exactly 1-1/2 inches Facility Name Findings Survey Form floor level following barriers forward approach government facilities grab bar hearing impairments Important Barriers Remain January August April lavatory least 36 inches least 48 least 60 located maneuvering space Mean Score January Multiple Sclerosis Observational Findings Survey operable without tight owners and managers past 6 months percent persons with disabilities Project Member public accommodations Scope and Methodology Score January August seat shown in Figure slope spaces at least specify Survey Findings telephone tight grasping toilet room wall wheelchair wrist
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Page 5 - disability" means, with respect to an individual (A) a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; (B) a record of such an impairment; or (C) being regarded as having such an impairment.
Page 22 - readily achievable" means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense.
Page 41 - Entrances required to be accessible by 4.1 shall be part of an accessible route complying with 4.3. Such entrances shall be connected by an accessible route to public transportation stops, to accessible parking and passenger loading zones, and to public streets or sidewalks if available (see 4.3.2(1)).
Page 3 - HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUBCOMMITTEE ON SELECT EDUCATION AND CIVIL RIGHTS, COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR, Washington, DC.
Page 86 - Connecticut Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20235. Phone, 202884-7799. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ' Suite 1000, 1331 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20004-1 111. Phone, 202-272-5434. Arctic Research Commission Suite 630, 4350 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203. Phone, 703-5250111.
Page 56 - A clear floor space at least 30 in by 48 in (760 mm by 1220 mm) complying with 4.2.4 that allows either a forward or parallel approach by a person using a wheelchair shall be provided at accessible storage facilities.
Page 58 - EXCEPTION: Accessible viewing positions may be clustered for bleachers, balconies, and other areas having sight lines that require slopes of greater than 5 percent. Equivalent accessible viewing positions may be located on levels having accessible egress. 4.33.4 Surfaces.
Page 17 - One: A Report to the President and the Congress on Progress in Implementing the Americans With Disabilities Act (Washington, DC: Apr.
Page 71 - Is no more than 19 inches of the 30 x 48 inch clear space measured under the table? (Figure 45) 26.
Page 55 - None 1. If the unit is free-standing or built in and does not have a clear space underneath it, does it have a clear floor space alongside it at least 30 by 48 inches which allows a wheelchair user to make a parallel approach?