Hi North Star-so glad you asked!
I was asked whether we were required to put handsfree elevator phones in some of the older elevators that have a handset only. We were approached by a vendor. I spoke to the state elevator division and he stated that it wasn't necessary unless the elevators were being upgraded, but the AHJ may come through and require the phones to be ada compliant. Good answer-he kept it simple for me. Well,,,,I made the mistake of looking into the issue further and now my head hurts. This isnt so much about ADA, as an IBC compliance issue. 2006 IBC requires elevators to comply with ASME A17.1, our AHJ uses 2009 IBC. Could the AHJ come through and require this upgrade? Does it matter when the elevators were put in (grandfathered)? Thanks Mia