Accessibility Flashcards
Maximum height of carpet?
One half inch
Maximum vertical changing level?
1/4 inch
Maximum bevel
1:2
Maximum slope of any floor surface?
1:48
Objects may protrude how far into path of travel?
4 inches
Maximum pressure for operable parts?
5 pounds
Minimum clear width of accessible route?
36 inches
Threshold maximum height?
1/2 inch
Door hardware location?
Between 34 inches in 48 inches above floor finish
Opening door force?
5 pounds
Minimum ramp landing length?
60 inches
When are ramps required to have a handrail?
Ramps with rise greater than 6 inches
Floor surface of ramp must extend?
A minimum of 12 inches outside the railing
Height of curbs at ramps?
At least 4 inches high
Elevator button Heights?
Between 15 inches in 48 inches from the floor
Parking space marking measures from where to where?
From centerline to centerline
Width of car parking spaces? Van parking spaces?
Car parking spaces 96 inches minimum. Van parking spaces 132 inches minimum.
Exception to van parking space 132 inch minimum?
Where the access aisle is 96 inches minimum in width, van parking spaces shall be 96 inches minimum in width.
Width of access aisles serving car and van parking spaces?
60 inches minimum in width
Accessible surfaces maximum slope?
1:48
Height of parking space sign?
60 inches minimum above the floor of the parking space
Stair riser height?
4 inches minimum and 7 inches maximum in height
Handrail height?
34 inches to 38 inches
Clearance between handrail gripping surface and adjacent surface?
1.5 inches
Maximum cross section diameter of noncircular handrails?
2 1/4 inches
Handrails shall extend how far above the landing nosing?
12 inches minimum
Accessible water closet distance to side wall or partition?
16 inches minimum and 18 inches maximum from the side wall or partition
Farthest edge of the wheelchair accessible toilet compartment door opening location?
56 inches
Shower grab bar height?
33 inches to 36 inches above the floor measure to the top of the gripping surface
Shower grab bar support strength?
250 pounds
Front loading washing machine distance from the centerline of the clear floor space to the door opening?
24 inches maximum
Space between counters in U-shaped kitchen?
60 inches
Slope of a parking lot?
2% within 10 feet of a building