1. ADA Guidelines & Standards
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2. Access Board
“Access Board” is federal agency responsible for accessibility design guidelines
aka Architectural & Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Board is appointed by President
½ Board members are PWD
Creates Guidelines
Guidelines are the basis for standards
Standards have legal authority and can be enforced

3. ADA Accessibility Guidelines
ADAAG
First published in 1991
Established required design requirements for the construction & alterations of facilities in private & public sectors
Provided scoping & technical requirements
Approach, entrance, & use of major areas
Basis for 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Dept. of Justice

4. ADA Accessibility Guidelines
Scoping requirements
Require an accessible element must be provided
Require minimum number or percentage of elements be accessible
Number of van parking spaces
Number of hotel rooms
Number of TTYs

5. ADA Accessibility Guidelines
Technical requirements
Describe the characteristics of an accessible element
Width of door
Rise of ramp
Threshold height (no more than ½”)
Pressure to open door (not exceed 5 lbs. for exterior doors)

6. Standards after ADA Enacted
ADA Standards for Accessible Design (1991)
State & local government
Public areas
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (1982)
Architectural Barriers Act
Federal
ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings & Facilities (2004)
All playing by same rules
Consistency

7. Access Board Rulemaking in Development
Outdoor Developed Areas (trails)
Passenger Vessels (cruise line)
Emergency Transportable Housing (Katrina FEMS trailers)
Shared Use Paths (hiker/biker trails)
Classroom Acoustics

8. 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design Effective March 15, 2012
Based on ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings & Facilities (2004)
Generic changes to buildings & facilities (reach ranges, van parking, press boxes, toilets, etc.
Earlier supplements added
Recreation Facilities (2002)
Play Areas (2000)
Children’s Environments (1998)
Additional DOJ requirements
Assembly Areas (horizontal dispersion)
Residential Dwelling Units
Places of Lodging

9. Safe Harbor – Existing Facilities
Elements that comply with 1991 Standards do not need to be modified to meet 2010 Standards unless those elements are altered on or after March 15, 2012.
Safe Harbor does not apply to elements in existing facilities that were not subject to specific requirements for the 1991 Standards.
“Project civic action”
DOJ no longer waiting for complaints
Going out and checking accessibility

10. Elements in 2010 Standards NOT Subject to Safe Harbor
Amusement rides
Recreational boating facilities
Exercise machines & equipment
Fishing piers & platforms
Golf facilities
Miniature golf facilities
Play areas
Saunas & steam rooms
Swimming pools, wading pools, & spas
Shooting facilities
Miscellaneous
Team or player seating
Accessible route to bowling lanes
Accessible route in court sport facilities

11. Other Areas Addressed by Standards
Service animals
Other power-driven mobility devices
Maintenance of accessible features
Reservation made by places of lodging

12. Service Animals
Defined as a dog that has been individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability
Miniature horse may be an accommodation to someone who is blind & allergic to dogs
Comfort or emotional support is not covered
People with all types of disabilities can use service animals (autism, PTSD, mental illnesses)

13. Service Animals – Allowable Questions
Is this service animal required because of a disability?
What work or task has the animal been trained to perform?
Can’t require written confirmation documentation
Can’t make animal wear any type of equipment
Can go to all areas of the public
Can go in pool (seizure dog or physical support) (IL proposal)

14. Other Power Driven Mobility Devices
Golf carts
Segways (preferred mode of many vets)
Can be used indoors or outdoors
Any area open for pedestrian use
Convention halls
Can have legitimate safety rules
Speed limit
Keep at certain distance

15. Other Power Driven Mobility Devices – Allowable Questions
Can’t ask about nature or extent of disability
Can’t ask what disability is or why need device
Can ask to provide credible assurance that device is required because of a disability
Valid parking tag
Credible verbal assurance

16. Play Areas Play components Accessible routes Surfacing
Soft contained play structures

17. Recreation Facilities
Amusement rides
Boating facilities
Fishing piers & platforms
Golf courses
Miniature golf courses
Sports facilities
Swimming pools & spas

18. Outdoor Developed Areas
Trails
Picnic & camping facilities
Beach access routes

19. Play Areas A play area is a site that: Contains play components
Designed & constructed for children
Separated by age ranges for safety
2-5 y/o; 5-12 y/o
Each of the age areas must be evaluated separately for accessibility

20. Play Areas Ground level play components
1 of each type must be accessible
Where elevated play components are provided, ground level must equal at least 50% of the total number of elevated elements
Except when there is a ramp to each elevated play area
Must be integrated in the play area

21. Play Areas Elevated play components Accessible routes
50% of elevated must be accessible
Must provide ramp accessibility if 20 or more components
If less than 20 a transfer station can be used
Accessible routes
At least 1 in playground
Connect accessible play components

22. Play Areas Accessible surfaces Inside play area
Must meet ASTM standards
Laboratory test
Poured in place rubber
Rubber matting
Some engineered wood fiber (Maintenance is key)
Not wood chips, pea gravel, sand
Rubber chips are questionable

23. Play Areas Accessible surfaces Outside play area
ADAAG accessible route provisions apply
Stable, firm, & slip resistant

28. Golf courses No major implications for design of course
Golf cart passage
Continuous passage
Teeing grounds
Where 1 or 2, at least 1
Putting greens
Designed so golf cart can enter & exit

29. Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Availability of adapted golf carts
Provide?
Number?
Recommend single rider

30. Swimming pools 2 means of access into water (less than 300’ = 1 means)
Primary
Lift
Sloped entry
Secondary
Transfer wall
Stairs
Transfer system

32. LAWSUITS Lawsuits are further defining ADA PGA vs. Casey Martin
Others (DOJ)

33. ENFORCEMENT Access Board Department of Transportation
Federal Communication Commission
Equal Employment Opportunities Com.
Department of Interior
Department of Justice

34. How can I keep up? Internet Workshops Conferences Journal articles
Consultants
Networking
News articles