Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design

Analysis and Com menta ry on the 201 0 A DAStandards The 2010 Standards retain the option to emergency room, a hospital recovery room, provide one sign where both visual and tactile or a hospital waiting room. Section 217.4.7 characters are provided or two signs, one of the 2010 Standards also requires that, with visual, and one with tactile characters. in addition to the requirements for a public TTY to be provided at each location where 217 and 704 Telephones at least four or more public pay telephones are provided at a bank of pay telephones Drive-up Public Telephones. Where public and where at least one public pay telephone telephones are provided, the 1991 Standards, is provided on a floor or in a public building, at section 4.1.3(17)(a), and section 217.2 of where at least one public pay telephone the 2010 Standards, require a certain number serves a particular entrance to a bus or of telephones to be wheelchair accessible. rail facility at least one public TTY must The 2010 Standards add a new exception serve that entrance. In airports, in addition that exempts drive-up public telephones. to the requirements for the provision of a public TTY at phone banks, on floors, and Text Telephones (TTY). Section 4.1.3(17) in public buildings with pay phones, where of the 1991 Standards requires a public TTY four or more public pay phones are located to be provided if there are four or more public in a terminal outside the security areas, in pay telephones at a site and at least one is a concourse within the security areas, or a in an interior location. Section 217.4.2 of the baggage claim area in a terminal at least one 2010 Standards requires that a building or public TTY must be provided. Section 217.4.8 facility provide a public TTY on each floor that of the 2010 Standards also requires that a has four or more public telephones, and in TTY be provided in at least one secured area each telephone bank that has four or more where at least one pay telephone is provided telephones. Additionally, section 217.4.4 of in a secured area used only by detainees or the 2010 Standards requires that at least inmates and security personnel in detention one public TTY be installed where four or and correctional facilities. more public pay telephones are provided on an exterior site. Section 217.4.5 of the Wheelchair Accessible Telephones 2010 Standards also requires that a public TTY be provided where at least one public Section 217.2 of the 2010 Standards requires pay telephone is provided at a public rest that where public telephones are provided stop, emergency roadside stop, or service wheelchair accessible telephones complying plaza. Section 217.4.6 of the 2010 Standards with section 704.2 must be provided in also requires that a public TTY be provided accordance with Table 217.2. at each location where at least one public pay telephone is provided serving a hospital Department of Justice Guidance on the 2010 Standards: Titles II and III - 107