The specifications in this standard make sites, facilities, buildings and elements accessible to and usable by people with such physical disabilities as the inability to walk, difficulty walking, reliance on walking aids, blindness and visual impairment, deafness and hearing impairment, in coordination, reaching and manipulation disabilities, lack of stamina, difficulty interpreting and reacting to sensory information, and extremes of physical size. The intent of this standard is to allow a person with physical disability to independently get to, enter, and use a site, facility, building, or element. Includes: * Coordination of requirements for the various types of dwelling units * Technical requirements for Type C (Visitable) Units added * Variable Message Signs (i.e., gate information in train stations and airports) * Better consistency of sign requirements regarding when raised characters and Braille are required * Location of toilet paper dispenser (more design options, recessed fixtures addressed, single point of measurement, etc.) * New chapter for a variety of types of recreational facilities These new recreational criteria are intended to provide a level of coordination between the accessible provisions of this standard and the revised Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA/ABA AG). This is a must have reference for facility professionals, building owners, architects, designers, and code officials that want to stay up to date with the requirements of this Accessibility Standard.

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1	ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ICC A117.1-2009
2	ACCESSIBLE AND USABLE BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES ICC A117.1-2009 AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD TITLE PAGE
3	COPYRIGHT
4	AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD
6	FOREWORD
8	ACCREDITED STANDARDS COMMITTEE A117 ON ARCHITECTURAL FEATURES AND SITE DESIGN OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES
11	INTEREST CATEGORIES
12	CONTENTS
16	LIST OF FIGURES
22	CHAPTER 1 – APPLICATION AND ADMINISTRATION 101 PURPOSE 102 ANTHROPROMETRIC PROVISIONS 103 COMPLIANCE ALTERNATIVES 104 CONVENTIONS 105 REFERENCED DOCUMENTS
23	FIGURE 104.3 GRAPHIC CONVENTION FOR FIGURES
24	106 DEFINITIONS
26	CHAPTER 2 – SCOPING 201 GENERAL 202 DWELLING AND SLEEPING UNITS 203 ADMINISTRATION
28	CHAPTER 3 – BUILDING BLOCKS 301 GENERAL 302 FLOOR SURFACES FIGURE 302.2 CARPET ON FLOOR SURFACES FIGURE 302.3 OPENINGS IN FLOOR SURFACES 303 CHANGES IN LEVEL FIGURE 303.2 CARPET ON FLOOR SURFACES FIGURE 303.3 BEVELED CHANGES IN LEVEL 304 TURNING SPACE
29	FIGURE 304.3 SIZE OF TURNING SPACE 305 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FIGURE 305.3 SIZE OF CLEAR FLOOR SPACE
30	FIGURE 305.5 POSITION OF CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FIGURE 305.7 MANEUVERING CLEARANCE IN AN ALCOVE 306 KNEE AND TOE CLEARANCE 307 PROTRUDING OBJECTS
31	FIGURE 306.2 TOE CLEARANCE FIGURE 306.3 KNEE CLEARANCE
32	FIGURE 307.2 LIMITS OF PROTRUDING OBJECTS FIGURE 307.4 REDUCED VERTICAL CLEARANCE 308 REACH RANGES FIGURE 308.2.1 UNOBSTRUCTED FORWARD REACH
33	FIGURE 307.3 POST-MOUNTED PROTRUDING OBJECTS
34	FIGURE 308.2.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH FORWARD REACH FIGURE 308.3. 1 UNOBSTRUCTED SIDE REACH FIGURE 308.3.2 OBSTRUCTED HIGH SIDE REACH
35	309 OPERABLE PARTS
36	CHAPTER 4 – ACCESSIBLE ROUTES 401 GENERAL 402 ACCESSIBLE ROUTES 403 WALKING SURFACES FIGURE 403.5 CLEAR WIDTH OF AN ACCESSIBLE ROUTE 404 DOORS AND DOORWAYS
37	FIGURE 403.5.1 CLEAR WIDTH AT 180º TURN FIGURE 404.2.2 CLEAR WIDTH OF DOORWAYS
38	TABLE 404.2.3.2—MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT MANUAL SWINGING DOORS TABLE 404.2.3.3—MANEUVERING CLEARANCES AT SLIDING AND FOLDING DOORS FIGURE 404.2.3.3 MANEUVERING CLEARANCE AT SLIDING AND FOLDING DOORS
39	FIGURE 404.2.3.2 MANEUVERING CLEARANCE AT MANUAL SWINGING DOORS
40	TABLE 404.2.3.4—MANEUVERING CLEARANCES FOR DOORWAYS WITHOUT DOORS FIGURE 404.2.3.4 MANEUVERING CLEARANCE AT DOORWAYS WITHOUT DOORS
41	FIGURE 404.2.3.5 MANEUVERING CLEARANCE AT RECESSED DOORS
42	FIGURE 404.2.5 TWO DOORS IN A SERIES
43	405 RAMPS TABLE 405.2—ALLOWABLE RAMP DIMENSIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION IN EXISTING SITES, BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES FIGURE 405.7 RAMP LANDINGS
44	FIGURE 405.9 EDGE PROTECTION—LIMITED DROP OFF FIGURE 405.9.1 EXTENDED FLOOR SURFACE
45	FIGURE 405.9.2 RAMP EDGE PROTECTION 406 CURB RAMPS FIGURE 406.2 COUNTER SLOPE OF SURFACES ADJACENT TO CURB RAMPS FIGURE 406.3 SIDES OF CURB RAMPS
46	FIGURE 406.7 LANDINGS FIGURE 406.10 DIAGONAL CURB RAMPS
47	FIGURE 406.11 ISLANDS 407 ELEVATORS
48	FIGURE 407.2.1.1 HEIGHT OF ELEVATOR CALL BUTTONS FIGURE 407.2.1.7 DESTINATION-ORIENTED ELEVATOR INDICATION
49	FIGURE 407.2.2.2 ELEVATOR VISIBLE SIGNALS
50	FIGURE 407.2.3.1 FLOOR DESIGNATION FIGURE 407.2.3.2 DESTINATION-ORIENTED ELEVATOR CAR IDENTIFICATION
51	TABLE 407.4.1—MINIMUM DIMENSIONS OF ELEVATOR CARS FIGURE 407.4.6.2 ELEVATOR CAR CONTROL BUTTONS
52	FIGURE 407.4.1 INSIDE DIMENSIONS OF ELEVATOR CARS
53	408 LIMITED-USE/LIMITED APPLICATION ELEVATORS
54	TABLE 407.4.7.1.3—CONTROL BUTTON IDENTIFICATION
55	409 PRIVATE RESIDENCE ELEVATORS
56	FIGURE 408.3.3 DOOR LOCATION FOR LIMITED USE/LIMITED APPLICATION (LULA) ELEVATORS
57	FIGURE 408.4.1 INSIDE DIMENSIONS OF LIMITED USE/LIMITED APPLICATION (LULA) ELEVATOR CARS
58	FIGURE 409.4.6.3 LOCATION OF CONTROLS IN PRIVATE RESIDENCE ELEVATORS 410 PLATFORM LIFTS
59	FIGURE 410.2.1 PLATFORM LIFT DOORS AND GATES
60	CHAPTER 5 – GENERAL SITE AND BUILDING ELEMENTS 501 GENERAL 502 PARKING SPACES FIGURE 502.2 VEHICLE PARKING SPACE SIZE FIGURE 502.4 PARKING SPACE ACCESS AISLE
61	503 PASSENGER LOADING ZONES FIGURE 503.3 PASSENGER LOADING ZONE ACCESS AISLE 504 STAIRWAYS
62	FIGURE 504.2 TREADS AND RISERS FOR ACCESSIBLE STAIRWAYS FIGURE 504.5 STAIR NOSINGS 505 HANDRAILS
63	FIGURE 505.4 HANDRAIL HEIGHT FIGURE 505.5 HANDRAIL CLEARANCE
64	FIGURE 505.7 HANDRAIL CROSS SECTION FIGURE 505.10.1 TOP AND BOTTOM HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS AT RAMPS FIGURE 505.10.2 TOP HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS AT STAIRS
65	FIGURE 505.10.3 BOTTOM HANDRAIL EXTENSIONS AT STAIRS 506 WINDOWS
66	CHAPTER 6 – PLUMBING ELEMENTS AND FACILITIES 601 GENERAL 602 DRINKING FOUNTAINS FIGURE 602.2 PARALLEL APPROACH AT DRINKING FOUNTAINSPRIMARILY FOR CHILDREN’S USE—(EXCEPTION 2) FIGURE 602.5 DRINKING FOUNTAIN SPOUT LOCATION
67	603 TOILET AND BATHING ROOMS TABLE 603.6 MAXIMUM REACH DEPTH AND HEIGHT 604 WATER CLOSETS AND TOILET COMPARTMENTS FIGURE 604.2 WATER CLOSET LOCATION
68	FIGURE 604.3 SIZE OF CLEARANCE FOR WATER CLOSET FIGURE 604.4 WATER CLOSET SEAT HEIGHT FIGURE 604.5.1 SIDE WALL GRAB BAR FOR WATER CLOSET
69	FIGURE 604.5.2 REAR WALL GRAB BAR FOR WATER CLOSET
70	FIGURE 604.7 DISPENSER OUTLET LOCATION FIGURE 604.9.2 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE TOILET COMPARTMENTS
71	TABLE 604.9.3.1—DOOR OPENING LOCATION FIGURE 604.9.3.1 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENINGS
72	FIGURE 604.9.3.1 (C) WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENT DOOR OPENINGS—ALTERNATE FIGURE 604.9.5 WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENT TOE CLEARANCE
73	FIGURE 604.10 AMBULATORY ACCESSIBLE COMPARTMENT FIGURE 604.11.2 CHILDREN’S WATER CLOSET LOCATION FIGURE 604.11.4 CHILDREN’S WATER CLOSET HEIGHT
74	FIGURE 604.11.7 CHILDREN’S DISPENSER OUTLET LOCATION 605 URINALS FIGURE 605.2 HEIGHT OF URINALS 606 LAVATORIES AND SINKS
75	FIGURE 606.3 HEIGHT OF LAVATORIES AND SINKS 607 BATHTUBS FIGURE 607.2 CLEARANCE FOR BATHTUBS
76	FIGURE 607.4.1 GRAB BARS FOR BATHTUBS WITH PERMANENT SEATS FIGURE 607.4.2 GRAB BARS FOR BATHTUBS WITHOUT PERMANENT SEATS
77	FIGURE 607.5 LOCATION OF BATHTUB CONTROLS 608 SHOWER COMPARTMENTS FIGURE 608.2.1 TRANSFER-TYPE SHOWER COMPARTMENT SIZE AND CLEARANCE
78	FIGURE 608.2.2 STANDARD ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWER COMPARTMENT SIZE AND CLEARANCE FIGURE 608.2.3 ALTERNATE ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWER COMPARTMENT SIZE AND CLEARANCE FIGURE 608.3.1 GRAB BARS IN TRANSFER-TYPE SHOWERS
79	FIGURE 608.3.2 GRAB BARS IN STANDARD ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWERS FIGURE 608.3.3 GRAB BARS IN ALTERNATE ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWERS FIGURE 608.4.1 TRANSFER-TYPE SHOWERCONTROLS AND HANDSHOWER LOCATION FIGURE 608.4.2 STANDARD ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWER CONTROL AND HANDSHOWER LOCATION
80	FIGURE 608.4.3 ALTERNATE ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWER CONTROL AND HANDSHOWER LOCATION
81	609 GRAB BARS FIGURE 609.2 SIZE OF GRAB BARS FIGURE 609.3 SPACING OF GRAB BARS
82	FIGURE 609.4.2 POSITION OF CHILDREN’S GRAB BARS 610 SEATS FIGURE 610.2 BATHTUB SEATS
83	FIGURE 610.3.1 RECTANGULAR SHOWER COMPARTMENT SEAT FIGURE 610.3.2 L-SHAPED SHOWER COMPARTMENT SEAT 611 WASHING MACHINES AND CLOTHES DRYERS 612 SAUNAS AND STEAM ROOMS
84	FIGURE 611.2 CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FIGURE 611.4 HEIGHT OF LAUNDRY EQUIPMENT
86	CHAPTER 7 – COMMUNICATION ELEMENTS AND FEATURES 701 GENERAL 702 ALARMS 703 SIGNS TABLE 703.2.4—VISUAL CHARACTER HEIGHT
87	FIGURE 703.3.5 CHARACTER HEIGHT
88	FIGURE 703.3.10 HEIGHT OF RAISED CHARACTERS ABOVE FLOOR FIGURE 703.3.11 LOCATION OF SIGNS AT DOORS
89	FIGURE 703.4.3 BRAILLE MEASUREMENT TABLE 703.4.3— BRAILLE DIMENSIONS
90	FIGURE 703.4. 4 POSITION OF BRAILLE FIGURE 703.4.5 HEIGHT OF BRAILLE CHARACTERS ABOVE FLOOR FIGURE 703.5 PICTOGRAM FIELD
91	FIGURE 703.6.3.1 INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OF ACCESSIBILITY FIGURE 703.6.3.2 INTERNATIONAL TTY SYMBOL FIGURE 703.6.3.3 INTERNATIONAL SYMBOL OFACCESS FOR HEARING LOSS FIGURE 703.6.3.4 VOLUME-CONTROLLED TELEPHONE
92	TABLE 703.7.4—LOW RESOLUTION VMS CHARACTER HEIGHT TABLE 703.7.5 PIXEL COUNT FOR LOW RESOLUTION VMS SIGNAGE1
93	FIGURE 703.7.5 LOW RESOLUTION VMS SIGNAGE CHARACTERS 704 TELEPHONES
94	FIGURE 704.2. 1CLEAR FLOOR SPACE FOR TELEPHONES 705 DETECTABLE WARNINGS 706 ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS
95	FIGURE 705.5 TRUNCATED DOME SIZE AND SPACING 707 AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES AND FARE MACHINES FIGURE 707.5 NUMERIC KEY LAYOUT
96	TABLE 707.6.1—RAISED SYMBOLS 708 TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
98	CHAPTER 8 – SPECIAL ROOMS AND SPACES 801 GENERAL 802 ASSEMBLY AREAS FIGURE 802.3 WIDTH OF A WHEELCHAIR SPACE IN ASSEMBLY AREAS FIGURE 802.4 DEPTH OF A WHEELCHAIR SPACE IN ASSEMBLY AREAS
99	FIGURE 802.9.1. 1 LINES OF SIGHT OVER THE HEADS OF SEATED SPECTATORS
100	FIGURE 802.9.1.2 LINES OF SIGHT BETWEEN THE HEADS OF SEATED SPECTATORS FIGURE 802.9.2 LINE OF SIGHT OVER STANDING SPECTATORS
101	TABLE 802.9.2.2 REQUIRED WHEELCHAIR SPACE LOCATION ELEVATION OVER STANDING SPECTATORS TABLE 802.10 WHEELCHAIR SPACE LOCATION DISPERSION
102	803 DRESSING, FITTING, AND LOCKER ROOM 804 KITCHENS AND KITCHENETTES FIGURE 804.2.1 PASS-THROUGH KITCHEN CLEARANCE
103	FIGURE 804.2.2 U-SHAPED KITCHEN CLEARANCE
104	805 TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES FIGURE 805.2.2 SIZE OF BUS BOARDING AND ALIGHTING AREAS
105	FIGURE 805.3 BUS SHELTERS FIGURE 805.10 TRACK CROSSINGS
106	806 HOLDING CELLS AND HOUSING CELLS 807 COURTROOMS
108	CHAPTER 9 – BUILT IN FURNISHINGS AND EQUIPMENT 901 GENERAL 902 DINING SURFACES AND WORK SURFACES 903 BENCHES 904 SALES AND SERVICE COUNTERS
109	FIGURE 903 BENCHES FIGURE 904.4.2 HEIGHT OF CHECKOUT COUNTERS
110	905 STORAGE FACILITIES
112	CHAPTER 10 – DWELLING UNITS AND SLEEPING UNITS 1001 GENERAL 1002 ACCESSIBLE UNITS
113	1003 TYPE A UNITS
115	FIGURE 1003.11.2.4 WATER CLOSETS IN TYPE A UNITS
116	FIGURE 1003.11.2.5.1 CLEARANCE FOR BATHTUBS IN TYPE A UNITS FIGURE 1003.11.2.5.2 STANDARD ROLL-IN-TYPE SHOWER COMPARTMENT IN TYPE A UNITS
117	FIGURE 1003.12.1.1 MINIMUM KITCHEN CLEARANCE IN TYPE A UNITS
118	FIGURE 1003.12.1. 2 U-SHAPED KITCHEN CLEARANCE IN TYPE A UNITS FIGURE 1003.12.3 WORK SURFACE IN KITCHEN FOR TYPE A UNITS FIGURE 1003.12.4 KITCHEN SINK FOR TYPE A UNITS
119	1004 TYPE B UNITS
121	FIGURE 1004.11.1.1 SWING-UP GRAB BAR FOR WATER CLOSET
122	FIGURE 1004.11.3.1.1 LAVATORY IN TYPE B UNITS—OPTION A BATHROOMS
123	FIGURE 1004.11.3.1.2 CLEARANCE AT WATER CLOSETS IN TYPE B UNITS FIGURE 1004.11.3.1.3.1 PARALLEL APPROACH BATHTUB IN TYPE B UNITS—OPTION A BATHROOMS
124	FIGURE 1004.11.3.1.3.2 FORWARD APPROACH BATHTUB INTYPE B UNITS—OPTION A BATHROOMS FIGURE 1004.11.3.1.3.3 TRANSFER-TYPE SHOWER COMPARTMENT IN TYPE B UNITS FIGURE 1004.11.3.2.1 LAVATORY IN TYPE B UNITS—OPTION B BATHROOMS FIGURE 1004.11.3.2.3.1 BATHROOM CLEARANCE IN TYPE B UNITS—OPTION B BATHROOMS
125	FIGURE 1004.12.1.1 MINIMUM KITCHEN CLEARANCE IN TYPE B UNITS FIGURE 1004.12.1.2 U-SHAPED KITCHEN CLEARANCE IN TYPE B UNITS
126	1005 TYPE C (VISITABLE) UNITS
127	1006 UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES
128	CHAPTER 11 – RECREATIONAL FACILITIES 1101 GENERAL 1102 AMUSEMENT RIDES
129	FIGURE 1102.4.4.3 PROTRUSIONS IN WHEELCHAIR SPACES IN AMUSEMENT RIDES 1103 RECREATIONAL BOATING FACILITIES
130	FIGURE 1103.3.1(A) BOAT SLIP CLEARANCE FIGURE 1103.3.1(B) (EXCEPTION 1) CLEAR PIER SPACE REDUCTION AT BOAT SLIPS FIGURE 1103.3.1(C) (EXCEPTION 2) EDGE PROTECTION AT BOAT SLIPS
132	FIGURE 1103.3.2(A) BOARDING PIER CLEARANCE FIGURE 1103.3.2(B) (EXCEPTION 1) CLEAR PIER SPACE REDUCTION AT BOARDING PIERS 1104 EXERCISE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT 1105 FISHING PIERS AND PLATFORMS
133	FIGURE 1103.3.2(C) (EXCEPTION 2) EDGE PROTECTION AT BOARDING PIERS FIGURE 1105.3.2 EXTENDED GROUND OR DECK SURFACE AT FISHING PIERS AND PLATFORMS
134	1106 GOLF FACILITIES 1107 MINIATURE GOLF FACILITIES 1108 PLAY AREAS
135	FIGURE 1107.3.2 GOLF CLUB REACH RANGE AREA
136	TABLE 1108.3.2.1.2 NUMBER AND TYPES OF GROUND LEVEL PLAY COMPONENTS REQUIRED TO BE ON ACCESSIBLE ROUTES
137	FIGURE 1108.4.2.1 TRANSFER PLATFORMS
138	FIGURE 1108.4.2.2 TRANSFER STEPS 1109 SWIMMING POOLS, WADING POOLS, HOT TUBS AND SPAS
139	FIGURE 1109.2.2 POOL LIFT SEAT LOCATION FIGURE 1109.2.3 CLEAR DECK SPACE AT POOL LIFTS FIGURE 1109.2.4 POOL LIFT SEAT HEIGHT
140	FIGURE 1109.2.8 POOL LIFT SUBMERGED DEPTH FIGURE 1109.3.2 SLOPED ENTRY SUBMERGED DEPTH FIGURE 1109.3.3 HANDRAILS FOR SLOPED ENTRY
141	FIGURE 1109.4.1 CLEAR DECK SPACE AT TRANSFER WALLS FIGURE 1109.4.2 TRANSFER WALL HEIGHT FIGURE 1109.4.3 DEPTH AND LENGTH OF TRANSFER WALLS
142	FIGURE 1109.4.5 GRAB BARS FOR TRANSFER WALLS FIGURE 1109.5.1 SIZE OF TRANSFER PLATFORM FIGURE 1109.5.2 CLEAR DECK SPACE AT TRANSFER PLATFORM FIGURE 1109.5.4 TRANSFER STEPS
143	FIGURE 1109.5.6 SIZE OF TRANSFER STEPS FIGURE 1109.5.7 GRAB BARS 1110 SHOOTING FACILITIES WITH FIRING POSITIONS
144	INDEX
158	DEDICATED TO THE SUPPORT OF BUILDING SAFETY AND SUSTAINABILITY PROFESSIONALS
159	UNDERSTAND KEY CHANGES AND EFFECTIVE APPLICATION

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