ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG)

As amended through January 1998
Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
(ADAAG)


TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PURPOSE

2. GENERAL

2.1 Provisions for Adults and Children
2.2 Equivalent Facilitation

3. MISCELLANEOUS INSTRUCTIONS AND DEFINITIONS

3.1 Graphic Conventions
3.2 Dimensional Tolerances
3.3 Notes
3.4 General Terminology
3.5 Definitions

4. ACCESSIBLE ELEMENTS AND SPACES: SCOPE AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

4.1 Minimum Requirements
4.1.1 Application
4.1.2 Accessible Sites and Exterior Facilities: New Construction
4.1.3 Accessible Buildings: New Construction
4.1.4 (Reserved)
4.1.5 Accessible Buildings: Additions
4.1.6 Accessible Buildings: Alterations
4.1.7 Accessible Buildings: Historic Preservation
4.2 Space Allowance and Reach Ranges
4.3 Accessible Route
4.4 Protruding Objects
4.5 Ground and Floor Surfaces
4.6 Parking and Passenger Loading Zones
4.7 Curb Ramps
4.8 Ramps
4.9 Stairs
4.10 Elevators
4.11 Platform Lifts (Wheelchair Lifts)
4.12 Windows
4.13 Doors
4.14 Entrances
4.15 Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers
4.16 Water Closets
4.17 Toilet Stalls
4.18 Urinals
4.19 Lavatories and Mirrors
4.20 Bathtubs
4.21 Shower Stalls
4.22 Toilet Rooms
4.23 Bathrooms, Bathing Facilities, and Shower Rooms
4.24 Sinks
4.25 Storage
4.26 Handrails, Grab Bars, and Tub and Shower Seats
4.27 Controls and Operating Mechanisms
4.28 Alarms
4.29 Detectable Warnings
4.30 Signage
4.31 Telephones
4.32 Fixed or Built-in Seating and Tables
4.33 Assembly Areas
4.34 Automated Teller Machines
4.35 Dressing and Fitting Rooms

5. RESTAURANTS AND CAFETERIAS

5.1 General
5.2 Counters and Bars
5.3 Access Aisles
5.4 Dining Areas
5.5 Food Service Lines
5.6 Tableware and Condiment Areas
5.7 Raised Areas
5.8 Vending Machines and Other Equipment
5.9 Quiet Areas [Reserved]

6. MEDICAL CARE FACILITIES

6.1 General
6.1(1) General Purpose Hospitals
6.1(2) Hospitals and Rehabilitation Facilities
6.1(3) Long Term Care Facilities
6.1(4) Alterations to Patient Bedrooms
6.2 Entrances
6.3 Patient Bedrooms
6.4 Patient Toilet Rooms

7. BUSINESS, MERCANTILE AND CIVIC

7.1 General
7.2 Sales and Service Counters, Teller Windows, Information Counters
7.2(1) Counters with Cash Registers, etc.
7.2(2) Ticketing Counters, Teller Stations, etc
7.2(3) Voice communication
7.2(4) Assistive Listening Devices [Reserved]
7.3 Check-out Aisles 7.3(1) Numbers Required
7.3(2) Clear Width
7.3(3) Signage
7.4 Security Bollards

8. LIBRARIES

8.1 General
8.2 Reading and Study Areas
8.3 Check-Out Areas
8.4 Card Catalogs and Magazine Displays
8.5 Stacks

9. ACCESSIBLE TRANSIENT LODGING

9.1 Hotels, Motels, Inns, Boarding Houses, Dormitories, Resorts and Other Similar Places of Transient Lodging
9.1.1 General
9.1.2 Accessible Units, Sleeping Rooms and Suites
9.1.3 Sleeping Accommodations for Persons with Hearing Impairments
9.1.4 Classes of Sleeping Accommodations
9.1.5 Alterations to Accessible Units, Sleeping Rooms, and Suites
9.2 Requirements for Accessible Units, Sleeping Rooms, and Suites 9.2.1 General
9.2.2 Minimum Requirements
9.2.2(1) Maneuvering Space
9.2.2(2) Accessible Route
9.2.2(3) Doors and Doorways
9.2.2(4) Storage
9.2.2(5) Controls
9.2.2(6) Accessible Spaces
9.2.2(7) Kitchens, Kitchenettes, or Wet Bars
9.2.2(8) Sleeping Room Accommodations for Persons with Hearing Impairments
9.3 Visual Alarms, Notification Devices and Telephones
9.3.1 General
9.3.2 Equivalent Facilitation
9.4 Other Sleeping Rooms
9.5 Transient Lodging in Homeless Shelters, Halfway Houses, Transient Group Homes, and Other Social Service Establishments
9.5.1 New Construction
9.5.2 Alterations
9.5.3 Accessible Sleeping Accommodations in New Construction

10. TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES

10.1 General
10.2 Bus Stops and Terminals
10.2.1 New Construction
(1) New Bus Pads
(2) New or Replaced Bus Shelters
(3) New Bus Route Identification Signs
10.2.2 Bus Stop Siting and Alterations
(1) Choosing Sites
(2) New Route Identification Signs
10.3 Fixed Facilities and Stations
10.3.1 New Construction
(1) Circulation Path
(2) Entrances
(3) Direct Connections
(4) Entrance Signs
(5) Station Identification Signs
(6) Lists of Stations
(7) Fare Vending and Collection
(8) Detectable Warnings
(9) Vehicle-Platform Gap
(10) Boarding Position
(11) Illumination
(12) Text Telephones
(13) Track Crossings
(14) Information Systems
(15) Clocks
(16) Escalators
(17) Elevators
(18) Ticketing Areas
(19) Baggage Claim
10.3.2 Existing Facilities: Key Stations
(1) Entrance
(2) Accessible Route
(3) Fare Collection
(4) Vehicle-Platform Gap
(5) Direct Connections
10.3.3 Existing Facilities: Alterations
10.4 Airports
10.4.1 New Construction
(1) Minimize Distance
(2) Circulation Path
(3) Ticketing
(4) Text Telephones
(5) Baggage Claim
(6) Information Systems
(7) Clocks
(8) Security Systems
10.5 Boat and Ferry Docks [Reserved]


NOTICE
Sections 11 and 12 have not been incorporated in the Department of Justice accessibility standards and are, therefore, not enforceable.
11. JUDICIAL, LEGISLATIVE AND REGULATORY FACILITIES.

11.1 General.
11.1.1 Entrances.
11.1.2 Security Systems.
11.1.3* Two-Way Communication Systems.
11.2 Judicial Facilities.
11.2.1 Courtrooms.
(1)Accessible Elements
(a) Spectator, Press, and Other Areas with Fixed Seats.
(b) Jury Boxes and Witness Stands.
(c) Judges' Benches and Courtroom Stations.
(2)* Assistive Listening Systems
11.2.2 Jury Assembly Areas and Jury Deliberation Areas.
(1) Refreshment Areas.
(2) Drinking Fountains.
11.2.3 Courthouse Holding Facilities.
(1) Holding Cells - Minimum Number.
(a) Central Holding Cells.
(b) Court-Floor Holding Cells.
(2) Requirements for Accessible Cells.
(a) Doors and Doorways.
(b)* Toilet and Bathing Facilities.
(c)* Beds.
(d) Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers.
(e) Fixed or Built-in Seating and Tables.
(f) Fixed Benches.
(3)* Visiting Areas.
(a) Cubicles and Counters.
(b) Partitions.
11.3* Legislative and Regulatory Facilities.
(1) Raised Speakers' Platforms.
(2) Spectator, Press, and Other Areas with Fixed Seats.
11.3.2* Assistive Listening System.

12. DETENTION AND CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES.

12.1* General.
12.2 Entrances and Security Systems.
12.2.1* Entrances.
12.2.2 Security Systems.
12.3* Visiting Areas.
(1) Cubicles and Counters.
(2) Partitions.
12.4 Holding and Housing Cells or Rooms: Minimum Number.
12.4.1* Holding Cells and General Housing Cells or Rooms.
12.4.2* Special Holding and Housing Cells or Rooms.
12.4.3* Accessible Cells or Rooms for Persons with Hearing Impairments.
12.4.4 Medical Care Facilities.
12.4.5 Alterations to Cells or Rooms. (Reserved.)
12.5 Requirements for Accessible Cells or Rooms.
12.5.1 General.
12.5.2* Minimum Requirements.
(1) Doors and Doorways.
(2)* Toilet and Bathing Facilities.
(3)* Beds.
(4) Drinking Fountains and Water Coolers.
(5) Fixed or Built-in Seating or Tables.
(6) Fixed Benches.
(7) Storage.
(8) Controls.
(9) Accommodations for Persons with Hearing Impairments.
12.6 Visual Alarms and Telephones.

13. RESIDENTIAL HOUSING [RESERVED]
14. PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY [RESERVED]
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