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To: Board of Orange County Commissioners
From: Brennan Bouma, Sustainability Coordinator
Date: May 16, 2017
Subject: Final Report on Orange County Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment
In the 25 years since its passing, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) code has gone
through several major updates. Because accessibility is a federal civil rights issue and because
Orange County is committed to maintaining fully accessible facilities for all of our residents, all
new and existing County facilities are updated as the requirements are updated.
Beyond our normal preventive and corrective maintenance activities, ensuring our facilities are
meeting the latest accessibility code requirements as our facilities are used and maintained over
time requires periodic self-assessments.
On June 2nd, 2015, the Board of Orange County Commissioners celebrated the 25th anniversary
of the ADA with a "Proclamation Supporting the Implementation of the Americans with
Disabilities Act." This proclamation launched the Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment and its
subsequent implementation planning. The assessment was expanded on February 2nd, 2016
by petition from the Board of Orange County Commissioners to assess the accessibility and
connectivity of all County sidewalks.
At this time, 46 facilities and 5.1 miles of sidewalks have been assessed on a set of more than
50 accessibility criteria. This Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment was designed and
conducted in partnership with the Orange County Human Relations Commission, the Disability
Awareness Council, several disabled volunteers, and many dedicated County staff.
Assessments took place over more than a year's time from June 2, 2015 to December 1, 2016
This self-assessment would not have been successful without the dedicated support of co-
organizer James Davis and the Facilities Accessibility Subcommittee of the Orange County
Space Study Working Group.
Efforts to address the issues found through this accessibility self-assessment are underway.
More details on the assessment process, those involved, the findings, and the implementation
progress can be found in the attached report.
Best Regards,
Brennan Bouma
P.O. Box 8181 * 131 West Margaret Lane,3`d Floor* Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278
Telephone: (919)245-2626
E-mail: bbouma @orangecountync.gov
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Orange County facilities are accessible and its leaders and staff are committed to maintaining
the highest level of accessibility for its facilities, consistently exceeding the applicable standards
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Although this comprehensive self-assessment of
facility accessibility has identified issues, Orange County maintains its accessibility by
establishing and following a plan to address them.
At the request of the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC),
46 facilities and 5.1 miles of sidewalks have been assessed on a set of�iliur
more than 50 accessibility criteria. This Facilities Accessibility Self- Action Item #Items
Assessment was designed and conducted in partnership with the Category Identified
Orange County Human Relations Commission, the Disability Counter 9
Awareness Council, several disabled volunteers, and many dedicated Door 17
County staff. Assessments took place over more than a year's time Fountain 2
from June 2, 2015 to December 1' 2016, and in the end 210 action Parking 15
items were identified (see Table 1) along with several best practices Accessible 36
across County Departments. The primary source of the identified Route
obstacles is the daily use of County facilities over time. According to Restroom 19
our disabled project partners, only a few of the action items identified sign 66
posed a true obstacle to their use of County facilities. These became Other 46
the priorities for repair and are currently being addressed. Total 210
All action items identified were prioritized based on fiveiiulr 2
factors identified jointly by staff and disabled project m n Item #items Still in
Ipl mplementation Identified Progress
1.) Impact on safety; 2.) Frequency of use; 3.) Method gress
Proportion of disabled residents served; 4.) Facility used Purchase
in an emergency; 5.) Speed of implementation. Install 119 108
Repair or 30 23
Of the total action items, 119 (57%) required the Replace
purchase and installation of a missing fixture. Beyond Project 61 36
those items, 30 action items (14%) required repair or Total 210 167
replacement of a misaligned feature or outdated aiiiir
fixture. Finally, 61 action items (29%) required a
more coordinated or complex project to fix (see Secomdaryi'athway #Items Still in
Table 2). Action Items Identified Progress
Sidewalk Cirack Repair 13 5
Nearly half of the more complex projects have Steep siolpe 2 1
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either been completed or are included in a Ramps in Poor Condition 1
planned project. All remaining action items are Missing Raimlp/Curb ramp 3 2
lower in priority, and they will be addressed in Missing Sidewalk segment 1 0
order while improvements to ongoing preventive Total 20 8
maintenance procedures will help avoid future
accessibility issues.
The delivery of this assessment report was postponed until May 2017 to allow time to address
findings from the County sidewalk accessibility assessment (see Table 3)which was finalized at
the end of 2016. Further efforts and investments are recommended to continually improve the
accessibility of County's facilities, documents, technology, and programs.
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This effort would not have been successful without the dedicated support of the Facilities
Accessibility Subcommittee of the Orange County Space Study Working Group.
Name Organization
Brennan Bouma Asset Management Services, Organizer
James Davis Housing, Human Rights, and Community Development, Organizer (Former)
Renee Price Orange County Board of Commissioners, Advisor
Carla Banks Public Relations (Former)
James Baxter* Planning and Inspections
Marabeth Carr* Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
Betsy Corbett Department of Social Services
Nancy Coston Department of Social Services
Melody Dees NC Courts (Former)
Pam Dickens NC Department of Health and Human Services
Tyran Fennell Human Resources
David Hunt Clerk's Office
Donna King* Health Department
Timothy Miles Disability Awareness Council
Annette Moore Attorney's Office
Gerald Ponder Human Relations Commission (Former)
Jason Richmond Library
Jason Shepherd* Fire Marshall
James Stanford NC Courts
Greg Strowd Sherriff's Office
Peter Sandbeck Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation
Janice Tyler Department on Aging
Brenda Van Hook Disability Awareness Council
* Volunteers for several facilities assessments beyond their own facility
Additional thanks go to all of the AMS Facility Maintenance Technicians under the direction of
Paul Sorrell, for taking on the ongoing implementation of the findings of this assessment and for
their careful and professional attention to accessibility in all their work.
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• The Orange County ADA Coordinator is Annette Moore
• For questions about this self-assessment, please contact Brennan Bouma
at bbouma @orangecountync.gov.
• For questions or concerns regarding the accessibility of County facilities, please contact
Alisa Cornetto at acornetto @orangecountync.gov.
• For County Staff with a question or concern about accessibility in the workplace, please
contact Tyran Fennell at tfennell @orangecountync.gov.
This self-assessment was conducted in good faith by a team of County staff and volunteers who
have received various levels of training in the assessment of accessibility. The Orange County
Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment Checklist (Appendix A) is a 7-page document with over
50 accessibility criteria created in partnership with these volunteers. It is based on a summary of
a detailed 90-page ADA checklist created by the Institute for Human Centered Design. While
the County Planning and Inspections Department reviewed the assessment checklist and were
involved in several field assessments of County facilities, the findings of the assessments were
not individually verified.
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The implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)for state and local
governments is addressed in Title II. When the ADA was passed in 1992, Title II required every
state and local government to complete a comprehensive self-evaluation and create a
"Transition plan"1 for how their facilities would be retrofitted to meet the new standard. This
facilities self-assessment and implementation plan follows a similar model.
In the 25 years since its passing, the ADA code has gone through several major updates.
Because accessibility is a federal civil rights issue and because Orange County is committed to
maintaining fully accessible facilities for all of our residents, all new and existing County facilities
are updated to meet or exceed these updates to the requirements.
Beyond our normal preventive and corrective maintenance activities, ensuring our facilities are
meeting the latest accessibility code requirements as our facilities are used and maintained over
time requires periodic self-assessments. Recently, the County's Department of the Environment
Agriculture, Parks, and Recreation conducted an accessibility assessment for County parks as
part of Orange County Parks Master Plan. Other detailed assessments by the Orange County
Health Department and at facilities such as the Skills Development Center and the Seymour
Senior Center have also been conducted in recent years, however this is the first
comprehensive accessibility self-assessment since 2007.
On June 2nd, 2015, the Board of Orange County Commissioners celebrated the 25th anniversary
of the ADA with a "Proclamation Supporting the Implementation of the
Americans with Disabilities Act" which ends with the following commitment:
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"NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, on this the 25th anniversary year of the ADA,
that the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, celebrates
the contributions that Americans with disabilities and those who are differently-abled
have made to our Nation and to our County, and commits this County and all
Departments therein to reach compliance with the ADA through the adherence to the
spirit of the law, by the removal or reduction of physical barriers preventing full
participation in community life, and by the empowering of persons with disabilities
through the provision of equitable treatment, inclusion and opportunities.
This proclamation launched the Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment and its subsequent
implementation planning. With the support of Asset Management Services, the County
Sustainability Coordinator partnered with the County Civil Rights Specialist in the department of
Housing Human Rights and Community Development to complete the self-assessment.
Together, they established an Accessibility subcommittee of the Space Study Workgroup to
represent County staff, building code experts, and disability support organizations that are all
committed to maintaining the highest feasible level of accessibility for our County facilities.
Organizers ensured that the disabled community was engaged and represented in this effort in
order to conduct a high-quality assessment using national standards that leverages a blend of
direct, experiential feedback and expert verification.
Staff provided a report on the progress of the self-assessment on December 15th, 2015. Then,
during the meeting of the Board of Orange County Commissioners on February 2nd, 2016,
Commissioner Jacobs asked for staff to include an assessment of sidewalks, elevators (braille),
documents, and technology in the ongoing comprehensive assessment of facilities accessibility.
The accessibility of County elevators was covered in the facilities assessment and an additional
comprehensive assessment was added to review the accessibility of all 5.1 miles of sidewalks
on County property and the way they connect with sidewalks managed by our neighboring
jurisdictions of Hillsborough, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. At the same meeting there was a related
petition from Commissioner Price to assess accessibility for the hearing- and vision-impaired.
Though not a comprehensive assessment, steps have been taken to assess and address the
accessibility of County documents and technology for the hearing- and vision-impaired,
including improvements to the County website and a major grant-funded accessibility update at
the County Library's Main Branch in Hillsborough2. To assist County residents with hearing
impairments, the County's telephone device for the deaf (TDD) number is listed first on the
"Contact" page of the County website. This TDD line is answered by the Housing, Human
Rights and Community Development Department and allows for residents and County staff to
communicate through text over the telephone lines. Several other technologies are also now
available for convenient text communication (Ex- email, instant messenger, etc) but the County
maintains this equipment in the case that some residents may still rely on the TDD system.
Several accessibility features were also integrated into the redesign of the County website to
assist those with visual impairments (Ex - descriptive captions for pictures, high-contrast colors
that do not rely on red and green, etc.).
Given the initial findings available at the time, the BOCC authorized $319,000 in Capital
Improvements Project (CIP)funding for FY2016-2017 to fund "significant accessibility
improvements at the Whitted facility, the Historic Courthouse, and security access doors
2 Orange County Library Accessibility Webpage,
http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/library/accessible_library.php
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throughout the County". These projects address some of the highest priority action items
identified by the Assessment and they are currently underway or complete.
On November 1St, 2016, the Board of Orange County Commissioners responded to a
recommendation from the Orange County Human Relations Commission and adopted the use
of the Alternative Symbol of Accessibility (ASA) for County's ADA parking spaces. The ASA is a
symbol promoted by the Accessible Icon Project across the nation in an effort to rebrand the
standard static images associated with disabilities with a more dynamic image of someone in
motion. Although the ASA has not been validated by the US Access Board for
use on regulatory signage under the ADA, painting this image on ADA parking
spaces is not regulated and is therefore allowed in Orange County.
An information item updating the BOCC was delivered as an Information Item
February 21, 2017. The delivery of this final self-assessment report was
postponed until May 2017 to allow time to address findings from the County
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sidewalk accessibility assessment which was finalized at the end of 2016 (see
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II.Accessibility Assessment Partners and Method
At the request of the Board of Orange County Commissioners (BOCC), 46 facilities and 5.1
miles of sidewalks have been assessed on a set of more than 50 accessibility criteria. This
Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment was designed and conducted in partnership with the
Orange County Human Relations Commission, the Disability Awareness Council, several
disabled volunteers, and many County staff. Assessments took place over more than a year's
time from June 2, 2015 to December 1, 2016. In the course of carrying out the assessments, the
departmental safety teams organized by the County's Risk Management Office have also been
trained to identify and address barriers to accessibility on an ongoing basis.
Three basic tools were sufficient to perform this assessment:
1. 24-inch bubble level with slope indicator block
2. Tape measure
3. Door pressure gauge
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III.Accessibility Assessment Findings
After assessing all County facilities, the majority of the findings consisted of returning to review
the area and/or to make a minor adjustment. Some examples action items in this category are
notes from an assessor asking for clarification of the ADA standard, the adjustment of a self-
closing bathroom stall door, or other door-closer pressure adjustments. Also included in this
category are items related to the accessibility of drinking water fountains and emergency exits
for which the standards or benefits are less clear. These reviews and adjustments are being
addressed through work orders or regularly scheduled preventive maintenance checks.
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Obstacles that were identified in the assessment that require a repair, installation, or a more
complex project are considered action items. A breakdown of the action items follows:
#Items
Action Item Category Identified
Counter(height) 9
Door(width, hardware, closing pressure, etc.) 17
Fountain(height, clear space) 2
Parking(#spaces,width, slope, eta 15
Accessible Route(width, surface condition,thresholds, etc) 36
Restroom(grab bars,fixture heights, stall widths, etc) 19
Sign (parking, restrooms,wayfinding, entrances,etc) 66
Other(Non-ADA Potential Safety or Accessibility Items) 46
Total 210
Action Items by # Items Covered by Requested in Already Still in
Implementation Identified CIP in Future CIP Fixed Progress
Method FY2016-17 _ _ _
Project 61 7 9 8 37
Purchase & 119 3 2 3 111
Install
Repair or 30 1 3 2 24
Replace
Grand Total 210 11 14 13 172
One of the six sections of the Orange County Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment Checklist
relates entirely to high-contrast and tactile signage, braille and other types of wayfinding
assistance for the visually impaired. Beyond the ADA standards, assessment teams identified
opportunities to increase visual contrast on stairways and at abrupt changes in the slope of
sidewalks and interior walkways. Several types of signage improvements have been identified in
the Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment, including a lack of braille on some County signs
and elevators.
IV.Assessment Expansion - Sidewalk Accessibility& Connectivity
The County is responsible for constructing and maintaining the sidewalks on its own property.
The original Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment measured the width, slope, and surface
integrity of all sidewalks along the "accessible route" i.e. those walkways connecting an
accessible parking space and the main accessible entrance(s) of all County facilities. In
response to Commissioner Jacobs' petition on February 2nd, 2016 to include sidewalk
accessibility and connectivity in the Facilities Accessibility Self-Assessment, assessment
organizers expanded their assessment beyond ADA requirements to include the remaining
sidewalks not on an accessible route. These sidewalks are referred to in this report as
"secondary pathways."
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The County Sustainability Coordinator partnered with the County Transportation Planner and
other staff from the Planning and Inspections Department to plan and conduct this sidewalk
accessibility and connectivity assessment. After establishing what sidewalk characteristics
would be assessed and recruiting the assistance of a capable intern from the UNC Sustainable
Triangle Field Site, the assessment was conducted through walking and mapping all County
sidewalks, and also the bike racks, and bus stops on County-managed property. Field work was
conducted throughout the Fall of 2016 and all of the findings were entered into the County's
Geographical Information System (GIS) database so that it would be most useful for future
planning efforts. The additional benefit to accessibility of the mapping effort is that Asset
Management Services knows exactly where to go throughout the County's 5.1 miles of
sidewalks to verify and address the possible accessibility issues that were identified.
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As sidewalks along the "accessible route" were already assessed as part of the initial facility
assessments, the duplicate findings from this expanded assessment were removed. The
findings shown below are therefore along secondary pathways:
Secondary Pathway # Items Still in
Action Items Identified Progress
Sidewalk Crack Repair 13 5
Steep Slope 2 1
Ramps in Poor Condition 1 0
Missing Ramp/Curb ramp 3 2
Missing Sidewalk segment 1 0
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One sidewalk crack along a secondary pathway has already been fixed at Whitted. Seven
others will be fixed during planned CIP projects: three at the Environment and Agricultural
Center (EAC), and four others in the flagstones at the Old Courthouse. Therefore eight of
thirteen have been addressed. The remaining five crack repairs will be addressed in upcoming
years based on priority.
One of the slope issues should be covered by the Churton Street Access Improvement Project
and the only remaining slope issue is at Efland Cheeks Community Center along the sidewalk
taking users of the pavilion down the hill to the Community Center restrooms. This will be
addressed in upcoming years.The only ramp identified along secondary pathways not on
accessible routes was at the Whitted Human Services Center, and it will be addressed within
this fiscal year. Three secondary curb ramps were identified as missing or insufficient. One of
these is at the Southern Human Services Center and will be addressed as part of the planed
renovation in 2018-19. The other two are next to the District Attorney's office and will be
addressed in upcoming years based on priority. A missing sidewalk segment was identified
along Revere Road in front of the EAC facility, and it will be addressed in the future renovation.
Orange County's most recent sidewalk assessment joins a series of ongoing efforts by the
County and by municipalities within the County to assess and improve the quality and
connectivity of pedestrian infrastructure. The County and its municipal partners assess and plan
for pedestrian infrastructure improvements during the Comprehensive Transportation Planning
(CTP) process. The last CTP was created in 2013 and these plans are often updated every 4 or
5 years. Public input on sidewalk improvements and other transportation priorities is sought in
this process.
Municipalities throughout Orange County have their own ongoing processes in place for
assessing and addressing sidewalk connectivity and maintenance issues. The Town of
Hillsborough developed a comprehensive "Community Connectivity Plan" in 2009 (updated in
2013) to assess sidewalk issues and prioritize improvements and they have a current "Sidewalk
Connections Project". No later than April 2017, the Town of Hillsborough will begin a 7-month
project to increase accessibility along a large section of Churton Street in downtown, in a project
called the "Churton Street Access Improvements Project". Chapel Hill's sidewalk priorities are
laid out in their 2014 Bike Plan. They have historically assessed their sidewalk infrastructure
through regular"Mobility Report Cards."
Many of the main roads and sidewalks both inside and outside of the jurisdiction of Orange
County's municipalities are managed by the NCDOT. In the fall of 2015, James Davis reached
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out to the accessibility specialist at NCDOT and learned that additional resources may be
available to assist with accessibility assessments and improvements along NCDOT-maintained
roads.
Asset Management Services (AMS) Facilities Maintenance technicians are responding using
updated preventive maintenance protocols to match the current ADA standard for correcting
and maintaining door opening pressures.
The following funding has been allocated in the Manager's Recommended Capital
Improvements Plan over the next few years to continue addressing the remaining safety,
security, and accessibility issues in order of priority:
Capital Improvements Facility Accessibility,
Plan Year Safety, and Security
Improvements
2016-17 (current) $319,000
2017-18 $30,000
2018-19 $114,500
2019-20 $111,500
This ongoing funding ensures that steady progress can be made to address the issues identified
in this assessment and any that issues may arise as County facilities change or expand in
usage.
The model for volunteer engagement used in this assessment was successful and contributed
to the quality and scope of the self-assessment while strengthening bridges between the County
and the disabled community. Staff intends to repeat this comprehensive facilities self-
assessment every 5 years using this self-assessment, repair, and prevention model.
Before the next assessment, staff also recommends that the County stays abreast of new
assistive technologies to further increase facility accessibility. For example, a new trend that is
required by an alternative code from the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), but not
as yet by the ADA, is to install a vertical grab bar in addition to the horizontal grab bars required
in ADA restroom stalls. These vertical grab bars are said to be easier to use to help lift oneself
up from a seated position, and work in tandem with the existing bars. These new trends and
technologies may provide useful increases in accessibility.
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ORANGE COUNTY FACILITIES ACCESSIBILITY CHECKLIST
Facility: I Date:
Assessor Name(s):
# Parking Standard Met Notes and Possible Solutions
(Yes/No/TBD/Other)
An adequate number of
accessible parking spaces are
provided; 8ft minimum
width,with 5ft access aisle
P1 Spaces Accessible
Spaces
1-25 1
26-50 2
51-75 3
76-100 4
At least one of the accessible
P2 spaces is a van accessible
space; 8ft wide with access
aisle 8ft wide
Access aisles/loading zones
P3 marked with paint so as to
discourage parking in them
Slope of the accessible
P4 parking spaces and access
aisles no steeper than 1:48 in
all directions
Accessible parking spaces
P5 identified with a sign that
includes the International
Symbol of Accessibility
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P6
The bottom of the accessible
parking sign is at least 60
inches above the ground
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Exterior of Building(Routes Standard Met
and Ramps) (Yes/No/TBD/Other) Notes and Possible Solutions
At least one route from site
arrival points (parking,
passenger loading zones,
EX1 public sidewalks and public
transportation stops)that
does not require the use of
stairs
The route is accessible -
stable, firm and slip-resistant
EX2 (no gravel, no large cracks or
gaps, 1:20 slope for non-
ramp areas)
The route of travel, including
EX3 curb cuts, is at least 36 inches
wide
If the accessible route crosses
a curb, there is a curb cut,
EX4 with a path of travel no
steeper than 1:12. (The flares
on the sides of the curb cut
can be up to 1:10)
EX5 All ramps higher than 6
inches have two hand rails
EX6 Handrail extends 12 inches
beyond ramp
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EX7 Ramp slope is 1:12
For long ramps, every 30
feet, there is a level 5ft x 5ft
platform.
EX8
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Entrance Way Standard Met Notes and Possible Solutions
(Yes/No/TBD/Other)
Accessible entrances
EN1 identified with international
symbol of accessibility
All inaccessible entrances
EN2 have signs indicating the
location of the nearest
accessible entrance
Entrance door between 8.5-
EN3 10 lbs pressure (Not in ADA
code.)
Door is equipped with
hardware that is operable
EN4 with one hand and does not
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require tight grasping,
pinching or twisting of the
wrist
Door hardware is mounted
between 30" min and 48"
EN5 high max
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All doors are at least 32
inches wide (Clear space 4-32`rmn
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EN6 between the face of the door
and the stop,when the door
is open 90 degrees) I I
If provided at the building
entrance, carpets or mats no
higher than %2 inch thick
EN7
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Inside Facility Standard Met Notes and Possible Solutions
(Yes/No/TBD/Other)
Edges of carpets or mats
IN1 securely attached to
minimize tripping hazards
Accessible entrance provides
IN2 direct access to the main
service area and/or elevator
IN3 All pathways to goods and
services are min 36" wide
The interior doors can be
IN4 opened easily using 5 pounds
maximum force (except fire
doors)
Door is equipped with
hardware that is operable
IN5 with one hand and does not
require tight grasping, q
pinching or twisting of the
wrist
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Door hardware is mounted
between 30" min and 48"
IN6 high max
All doors are at least 32
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inches wide (Clear space
IN7 between the face of the door
and the stop, when the door
is open 90 degrees)
IN8 Is there at least one section
of any service counter that is
a maximum of 34" high.
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Inside Facility(continued) Standard Met Notes and Possible Solutions
(Yes/No/TBD/Other)
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At least one drinking fountain
accessible:
Lower spout shall be
no higher than 36in
measured from the floor or
ground surfaces to the spout
outlet.
Higher spout also
required, no lower than 38"
and no higher than 43".
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Free-standing or built-
in units not having a clear
space under them shall have
a clear floor space at least
30in by 48in that allows a
person in a wheelchair to
make a parallel approach to
the unit
Unit controls shall be
front mounted or side
mounted near the front edge.
If Public Telephones are
provided:
The highest operable
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is no higher than 48in
A clear floor or ground
space at least 30in by 48in
The cord from the
telephone to the handset
shall be at least 29in
Telephones shall be
hearing aid compatible.
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Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Restroom Standard Met Notes and Possible Solutions
(Yes/No/TBD/Other)
If restrooms are available to
the public, at least one toilet
R1 room is accessible. (Either
one for each sex, or one
unisex. See details below.)
R2 Signs up indicating accessible
restrooms
Signs at inaccessible
R3 restrooms give directions to
accessible restrooms (Not in
ADA)
In restroom, a clear 36" path
R4 to at least one of each type
of fixture, e.g. sink, soap,
hand dryer, etc
Operable parts of the soap
dispenser and hand towels
within one of the following
reach ranges:
- Above sinks or counters
that are 20-25 inches deep,
R5 no higher than 44 inches
above the floor
- With no obstruction or
above sinks or counters that
are less than 20 inches deep,
no higher than 48 inches
above the floor
Mirror's bottom edge of the
R6 reflecting surface no higher
than 40 inches above the
floor
If there is a coat hook on
R7 accessible stall door, it is no
greater than 48 inches above
the floor
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Hot water pipes below the
R8 sink are insulated or
otherwise configured to
protect against contact
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Restrooms(continued) Standard Met Notes and Possible Solutions
(Yes/No/TBD/Other)
Next to toilet, a side grab bar
at least 42 inches long on the
R9 side wall and mounted a
maximum 12" from the back
wall and 33"-36" from the
floor
Rear grab bar mounted 33"-
36" above the floor. If the
toilet is not in a stall, the rear
R10 wall grab bar must be at least
36" long with the end closer
to the side wall mounted at
least 12" from the centerline
of the toilet
Accessible stall is a minimum
of 60" wide and 56" deep if
wall-hung or 59" deep if
R11 floor-mounted.This allows
clear floor space for
wheelchair turning radius.
Door should swing out.
If flush control is hand
R12 operated, the operable part
is located no higher than 48"
above the floor
R13
Stall is self-closing
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Vertical grab bar 18+ inches
long (Not in ADA. Required
by alternative code ICC/ANSI)
R14 Mounted 39 inches and 41
inches above the floor and
between 39 inches and 41
inches from the rear wall.
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
Signs(for permanent rooms
and spaces, e.g. room Standard Met
numbers, room names, and (Yes/No/TBD/Other) Notes and Possible Solutions
exit signs)
51 Text is raised
S2 Text color contrasts with
background
S3 Braille below letters on sign
Is the sign mounted on the
S4 wall on the latch side of the
door?
Is the sign mounted so that
the lowest character is at
least 48 inches above the
S5 floor and the baseline of the
highest character is no more
than 60 inches above the
floor?
Other
Safety or
Access
Concerns
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