Jean Tessmer-HI
Member
These are a few question I am posting to this webinar site sponsored by the US Access Board and The DOJ. I will be on September 1st. You can sign up and ask questions too. Here is the link - https://www.accessibilityonline.org/ao/accountManager/18616/session/111017?refresh=true - Thursday, September 1, 2022 - 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM Eastern Time Zone - they typically only answer a few questions.
My Submitted Questions
2010 ADA does not show how to measure the tread run on steps covered by the ADA. IBC and the old ANSI A117.1 says from nose to nose. Which mean if the riser is sloped that over lap is not counted as a part of the tread depth. Please tell us how ADA 2010 measures tread run depth? |
In alterations to make an existing building entrance comply with the ADA and I am stuck about not making the handrail extend on the entry door wall side, is it more important to have an ADA 100% compliant ramp or to make a shorter steeper ramp to accommodate the 12” handrail extensions. I am constrained by existing utilities at the bottom of the proposed ramp. If I can eliminate the handrail extension on the side nearest to the edge of the main entry doors (only one of the four extensions will be affected) can I do this? By doing so I can make the ramp in 100% ADA compliance. |
Does the ADA allow diagonally attached landings at the top and bottom of ramps? Is there anything specific about approaching a ramp perpendicularly? I could not find anything that said the curb ramp or ramp landing has to be perpendicular to the path of travel. |
409.2 curb or barrier. There is no stated height for a raised solid curb. Since the heights of edge protectors in this section only applies only to pipe or intermediate railings, does the illustration figure 405.9.2 apply to the heights of raised curbs. Does this illustration imply that that a raised solid curb such as concrete, asphalt, or wood, needs to be 4" plus the diameter of the pipe (~6" high)? |
505.6 Gripping Surface - states that: Handrail gripping surfaces shall be continuous along their length and shall not be obstructed along their tops or sides. The bottoms of handrail gripping surfaces shall not be obstructed for more than 20 percent of their length. Where provided, horizontal projections shall occur 1½ (38 mm) minimum below the bottom of the handrail gripping surface. Can i have sections that are continuously obstructed for 20% of each run of railing? If my railing is 25 feet long can 5 feet of it be continuously obstructed and not a grippable surface? |
Kitchen work surface one required 30” wide by 34” high AFF 804.3. This one required work surface in a kitchen or kitchenette, requires a forward approach or removable cabinet, is this correct? |
Are all outlets in a kitchen or kitchenette required to comply with 205.1? Since standard kitchen counters are all 36" high above the finished floor does that mean the requirement under 804.3 for only requiring one 34" high by 30" wide, work surface does not apply and that all work surfaces in a kitchen with an outlet on the wall would have to be 34" high? |