United States · ADA · Accessibility standard
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
The Department of Justice’s scoping and technical accessibility requirements for facilities covered by the ADA.
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of Justice
- Edition
- 2010 standards
- Search coverage
- 279 of 279 PDF pages · 2 OCR pages
AccessibilityAnthropometry & ergonomics
Open original PDF at page 77 Source wording and page order preserved. Drawings and table layouts remain available in the original PDF.
AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: SCOPING ADA CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
216.6 Entrances. Where not all entrances comply with 404, entrances complying with 404 shall be
identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1. Directional signs
complying with 703.5 that indicate the location of the nearest entrance complying with 404 shall be
provided at entrances that do not comply with 404.
Advisory 216.6 Entrances. Where a directional sign is required, it should be located to
minimize backtracking. In some cases, this could mean locating a sign at the beginning of a
route, not just at the inaccessible entrances to a building.
216.7 Elevators. Where existing elevators do not comply with 407, elevators complying with 407 shall
be clearly identified with the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1.
216.8 Toilet Rooms and Bathing Rooms. Where existing toilet rooms or bathing rooms do not comply
with 603, directional signs indicating the location of the nearest toilet room or bathing room complying
with 603 within the facility shall be provided. Signs shall comply with 703.5 and shall include the
International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1. Where existing toilet rooms or bathing
rooms do not comply with 603, the toilet rooms or bathing rooms complying with 603 shall be identified
by the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1. Where clustered single user toilet
rooms or bathing facilities are permitted to use exceptions to 213.2, toilet rooms or bathing facilities
complying with 603 shall be identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with
703.7.2.1 unless all toilet rooms and bathing facilities comply with 603.
216.9 TTYs. Identification and directional signs for public TTYs shall be provided in accordance with
216.9.
216.9.1 Identification Signs. Public TTYs shall be identified by the International Symbol of TTY
complying with 703.7.2.2.
216.9.2 Directional Signs. Directional signs indicating the location of the nearest public TTY shall
be provided at all banks of public pay telephones not containing a public TTY. In addition, where
signs provide direction to public pay telephones, they shall also provide direction to public TTYs.
Directional signs shall comply with 703.5 and shall include the International Symbol of TTY
complying with 703.7.2.2.
216.10 Assistive Listening Systems. Each assembly area required by 219 to provide assistive
listening systems shall provide signs informing patrons of the availability of the assistive listening
system. Assistive listening signs shall comply with 703.5 and shall include the International Symbol of
Access for Hearing Loss complying with 703.7.2.4.
EXCEPTION: Where ticket offices or windows are provided, signs shall not be required at each
assembly area provided that signs are displayed at each ticket office or window informing patrons of
the availability of assistive listening systems.
216.11 Check-Out Aisles. Where more than one check-out aisle is provided, check-out aisles
complying with 904.3 shall be identified by the International Symbol of Accessibility complying with
703.7.2.1. Where check-out aisles are identified by numbers, letters, or functions, signs identifying
Department of Justice 2010 Standards: Titles II and III - 4713
Titles II and III - 2010 Standards - 43
Edition and local adoption determine which requirements apply. Use the publisher’s document for the complete clauses, diagrams and amendments.