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2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

The Department of Justice’s scoping and technical accessibility requirements for facilities covered by the ADA.

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ADA CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: SCOPING check-out aisles complying with 904.3 shall be located in the same location as the check-out aisle identification. EXCEPTION: Where all check-out aisles serving a single function comply with 904.3, signs complying with 703.7.2.1 shall not be required. 216.12 Amusement Rides. Signs identifying the type of access provided on amusement rides shall be provided at entries to queues and waiting lines. In addition, where accessible unload areas also serve as accessible load areas, signs indicating the location of the accessible load and unload areas shall be provided at entries to queues and waiting lines. Advisory 216.12 Amusement Rides. Amusement rides designed primarily for children, amusement rides that are controlled or operated by the rider, and amusement rides without seats, are not required to provide wheelchair spaces, transfer seats, or transfer systems, and need not meet the sign requirements in 216.12. The load and unload areas of these rides must, however, be on an accessible route and must provide turning space. 217 Telephones 217.1 General. Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, public courtesy phones, or other types of public telephones are provided, public telephones shall be provided in accordance with 217 for each type of public telephone provided. For purposes of this section, a bank of telephones shall be considered to be two or more adjacent telephones. Advisory 217.1 General. These requirements apply to all types of public telephones including courtesy phones at airports and rail stations that provide a free direct connection to hotels, transportation services, and tourist attractions. 217.2 Wheelchair Accessible Telephones. Where public telephones are provided, wheelchair accessible telephones complying with 704.2 shall be provided in accordance with Table 217.2. EXCEPTION: Drive-up only public telephones shall not be required to comply with 217.2. Table 217.2 Wheelchair Accessible Telephones Number of Telephones Provided Minimum Number of Required on a Floor, Level, or Exterior Site Wheelchair Accessible Telephones 1 or more single units 1 per floor, level, and exterior site 1 bank 1 per floor, level, and exterior site 2 or more banks 1 per bank 217.3 Volume Controls. All public telephones shall have volume controls complying with 704.3. 217.4 TTYs. TTYs complying with 704.4 shall be provided in accordance with 217.4. 7442 - 2010 Standards: Titles II and III Department of Justice Titles II and III - 2010 Standards - 44

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