U.S. Access Board

1. U.S. Access Board Providing leadership in accessible design

2. U.S. Access Board • Board members: 25 • Staff: 29 • Executive Director’s Office • General Counsel’s Office • Technical & Information Services

3. Access Board Programs • Guidelines and standards development • Architectural Barriers Act (1968) • Americans with Disabilities Act (1990) • Telecommunications Act (1996) • Rehabilitation Act Amendments (1998) • Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (2010) • Technical assistance and training • Research • Architectural Barriers Act enforcement

4. Rulemaking in Development • Outdoor Developed Areas • Passenger Vessels • Public Rights-of-Way • Transportation Vehicles • Information and Communications Technology • Self-Service Transaction Machines • Emergency Transportable Housing • Medical Diagnostic Equipment • Shared Use Paths • Classroom Acoustics

5. New ADA Standards (2010) Effective Now (March 15, 2012) DOJ’s 2010 ADA Standards 1991 Standards UFAS Option (title II entities)

6. 2010 ADA Standards Same as the Board’s ADA-ABA Guidelines (2004) … plus requirements DOJ added

7. Safe Harbor – Existing Facilities Elements that comply with the corresponding requirements for those elements in the 1991 Standards do not need to be modified to meet the 2010 Standards unless those elements are altered on or after March 15, 2012. Regulatory Section 35.150 Existing Facilities (Title II) and Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Title III)

8. Architectural Barriers Act Covers: facilities that are designed, constructed, altered, or leased by, or on behalf of the United States. facilities receiving certain types of Federal Financial assistance.

9. Guidelines v. Standards

10. Online Guidance www.access-board.gov/gs.htm

11. Harmonization ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003 IBC 2003

12. ICC/ANSI Standards - IBC

13. ICC/ANSI Standards - IBC Example: ANSI A117.1 requires 18” min. vertical grab bar (ADA and ABA Standards do not)

14. Side-by-side Comparisons New ADAAG, original ADA standards, and IBC/ ANSI

15. Overview and ExamplesofRequirement Changesin 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

16. CHAPTER 1: APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION • Dimensions – range instead of absolute dimension where possible • Construction and manufacturing tolerances • Scoping percentages/ratios (round up) • Referenced standards

17. Ranges instead of absolute dimensions Tolerances do not apply to ranges

18. Some absolute dimensions remain e.g. transfer shower stall (36” x 36”) (measured to center points; manufacturing tolerances recognized)

19. CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS • New Construction • Exceptions • Additions and Alterations

20. CHAPTER 3:BUILDING BLOCKS • Floor/ Ground Surfaces • Changes in Level • Turning Space • Clear Floor Space • Knee & Toe Clearance • Protruding Objects • Reach Ranges and Operable Parts

21. Turning Space (304) Permitted overlap clarified (objects with required knee/ toe clearance)

22. Turning Space (304) Overlap limited to 1 arm of T-shaped space (2 arms unobstructed for approach, backing up)

23. Knee/Toe Clearances (306) Specified in Chapter 3 for all elements (e.g., lavs, sinks, drinking fountains, counters, tables, etc.) Depth: 17” – 25”

24. Reach Ranges (308) Unobstructed forward and side reaches

25. CHAPTER 6: PLUMBING ELEMENTS AND FACILITIES • Drinking Fountains • Toilet & Bathing Rooms • Water Closets, Toilet Compartments, Urinals • Lavatories & Sinks • Bathtubs & Shower Compartments • Washing Machines & Clothes Dryers • Saunas & Steam Rooms

26. Drinking Fountains Where provided at exterior site or floor, 2 units required (wheelchair & standing access) • alternative: single “hi-lo” unit • multiple installations: 50% of each type • (can round up or down)

27. Toilet and bathing Rooms (603) Single user rooms - door can swing into fixture clearances where unobstructed wheelchair space is available beyond

28. Water Closets (604) Original ADAAG (fig. 28) permitted overlap

29. Water Closet Clearance lavatory cannot overlap toilet clearance, except in dwelling units 2010 ADA Standards

30. Water Closet Clearance Allows space for side transfers

31. Toilet Stalls (604.8) Wheelchair Accessible Toilet Compartment

32. Toilet Stalls (604.8) Ambulatory Accessible Toilet Compartment Where 6 or more stalls provided parallel grab bars width: 35” – 37” toilet centerline 17”- 19” depth: 60” min. doors: out-swinging, self-closing

33. Toilet Paper Dispenser (604) Dispenser location

34. Lavatories and Sinks (606) • apron clearance (29” min.) removed • parallel approach - sinks in spaces without cook tops/ ranges • removable cabinetry: • allowed in dwelling units • (if certain conditions met)

35. Accessible Bathtubs (607) Note: layout with 48” deep clear floor space for perpendicular approach omitted

36. Accessible Bathtubs (607) more detail for tub seats

37. Transfer Type Showers (608)

38. Roll-in Showers (608) Standard Type Roll-in Shower Compartment

39. Roll-in Showers (608) Alternate Roll-in Type Shower Compartment

40. Showers Thresholds Roll-ins – “small” change in level section 303 Transfer type - 1/2” max, can be vertical

41. Showers Seats (610) • Some adjustments in specifications

42. Grab Bars Bad Grab Bar

43. Grab Bars (609) • Other changes: • 2” max. diameter (instead of 1 ½”) • circular and non-circular cross sections

44. Children’s Toilets (604) Alternate specifications permitted for toilets designed for children 12 & younger

45. Wheeled Mobility Anthropometry Project Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA)

46. 20% of Americans have a disability

47. 70% of Americans will have a disability at some point

48. From the United Nations report on World Population Ageing 2009 The number of older people in the USA and worldwide is rising dramatically.

49. U.S. Access Board (800) 872-2253 (voice) (800) 993-2822 (TTY) E-mail: ta@access-board.gov www.access-board.gov