LGreene
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Someone started this discussion on Commercial Building Codes board, but I'm hoping the accessibility experts will take a look and give me some feedback. Here's a link: http://inspectpa.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=1344
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Anti-Ligature Knob
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Re: Anti-Ligature Knob
As Gene has pointed out on the other website posting, there is virtually no way this design could be considered an acceptable design for accessibility. It certainly is not useable without the ability for tight grasping, pinching, twisting, etc. As the matter of fact, I'm not at all usre it is that good a desing for a large portion of the population that would even be considere. disabled. It looks to be a design that would be quite hard to open by a lot of people, including children, and the elderly, particularly on a windy day when it takes extra effort to open a door any way if the wind is creating a negative situation.
As Gene has pointed out on the other website posting, there is virtually no way this design could be considered an acceptable design for accessibility. It certainly is not useable without the ability for tight grasping, pinching, twisting, etc. As the matter of fact, I'm not at all usre it is that good a desing for a large portion of the population that would even be considere. disabled. It looks to be a design that would be quite hard to open by a lot of people, including children, and the elderly, particularly on a windy day when it takes extra effort to open a door any way if the wind is creating a negative situation.
Re: Anti-Ligature Knob
This design raises some interesting questions regarding rights of detainees.
Critics of current policies have mentioned our "prison-industrial complex", and the fact that the US has a greater prison population per capita or per something than any other nation.
Incarceration is big business, and I bet these doorknobs are not cheap.
This design raises some interesting questions regarding rights of detainees.
Critics of current policies have mentioned our "prison-industrial complex", and the fact that the US has a greater prison population per capita or per something than any other nation.
Incarceration is big business, and I bet these doorknobs are not cheap.
Re: Anti-Ligature Knob
Wow.. some maximum security prisons still have cells that need to be individually unlocked.. the twisting motions really shouldn't be a concern.
My heart goes out to them, and I wish them the best in case of an emergency.
Other than their cell doors, everything in a correctional facility should be a non lockable passage handle or no latch. If they can't manipulate that, well.. tough..
They are in a correctional facility for a reason.
Privacy is something they already forfeited.
Wow.. some maximum security prisons still have cells that need to be individually unlocked.. the twisting motions really shouldn't be a concern.
My heart goes out to them, and I wish them the best in case of an emergency.
Other than their cell doors, everything in a correctional facility should be a non lockable passage handle or no latch. If they can't manipulate that, well.. tough..
They are in a correctional facility for a reason.
Privacy is something they already forfeited.