BP 344: 2024 revised accessibility rules

Jury 8, 2024 OFFICIAL GAZETTE 7195 the National Building Code, and the Fire Code consideration are the dimensions is mandatory. In cases of conflict, consult with of wheelchairs, the minimum Building Officials or authorities responsible space needed for locking and for code enforcement for clarification. unlocking leg braces, and the range of distance of crutches RULE Il - MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR and other walking aids from ACCESSIBILITY persons using such devices. By - Fenslis applying at this very early stage bs Dosian Celteria; dimensional criteria that take a. CATEGORIES OF PERSONS WITH into account wheelchair usage, DISABILITIES. The categories of the physical environment will disability dictate the varied measures ultimately encourage and enable to be adopted in order to create an wheelchair users to make full use accessible environment for persons of their physical surroundings. with disabilities. Persons with iii. The provision of adequate space disabilities under these Rules may be for wheelchair maneuvering classified into those who have: generally ensures adequate i. Physical mobility disabilities space for persons with disabilities requiring the use of wheelchairs equipped with other technical aids or or accompanied by assistants. ii. Physical mobility disabilities In determining the minimum causing difficulty in walking or dimensions for furniture and climbing stairs or requiring the fixtures accessible to persons use of braces, crutches, or other with disabilities, the following artificial supports; or disabilities anthropometric data shall serve caused by amputation, arthritis, as guides for design: spastic conditions, or pulmonary, 1. The length of wheelchairs is cardiac, or other ills rendering at least 1.10 m. individuals semi-ambulatory; or 2. The width of wheelchairs is at iii. Sensory Disabilities such as least 0.80 m. individuals who are Deaf, have 3. Acircle of 1.80 m in diameter hard of hearing, individuals who is a suitable guide in planning are Blind or with low vision. wheelchair-turning spaces. iv. Disabilities due to conditions of 4. The reach of wheelchair aging and incoordination; users is: Vv. Developmental, and Behavioral a. 0.7 m to 1.20 m above or Emotional Disabilities the finished floor and not b. ANTHROPOMETRICS AND less than 0.40 m from DIMENSIONAL DATA AS GUIDES room corners for vertical FOR DESIGN. The minimum and forward reach . maximum dimensions for spaces in b. For obstructions at least the built environment shall consider 500 mm in depth, the the following criteria: maximum forward reach i. The varying sizes and structures is 1.10 m above the of persons of all sexes, their finished floor. reaches, and their lines of sight c.05 m to 09 m for at both the standing and sitting comfortable horizontal positions. forward reach. The ii. The dimensional data of the maximum horizontal technical aids of persons with forward reach are as disabilities. Included in the second follows: