See Minimum Requirements Summary Sheets I and J for special requirements and exceptions which may be allowed in alterations and historic preservation. See also ADAAG 4.1.6 and 4.1.7.
| Section | Item | Technical Requirements | Comments | Yes | No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.7.7 | Curb Ramps: | Do curb ramps on a site have a detectable warning complying with 4.29.2 (see below) extending the full width and depth of the curb ramp? (Detectable warnings are not required on the flared sides.) | |||
| 4.29.5 | Hazardous Vehicular Way: | If a walk crosses or adjoins a vehicular way and the walking surfaces are not separated by curbs, railings, or other elements between the pedestrian areas and vehicular areas, is the boundary between the areas defined by a continuous detectable warning complying with 4.29.2 which is 36 inches wide on the edge of the pedestrian area? | |||
| 4.29.6 | Reflecting Pools: | Are the edges of reflecting pools protected by railings, walls, curbs, or detectable warnings complying with 4.29.2? | |||
| 4.29.2 | Detectable Warnings - Pattern: | Do detectable warnings consist of raised truncated domes with a nominal diameter of 0.9 inches, a nominal height of 0.2 inches, and a nominal center-to-center spacing of 2.35 inches? (See Figure below) | |||
| Contrast: | Do detectable warnings contrast visually with adjoining surfaces (light-on-dark or dark-on-light)? | ||||
| Is the material used to provide contrast an integral part of the walking surface? | |||||
| Interior Resilience and Sound: | Do the detectable warnings used on interior surfaces differ from adjoining walking surfaces in resiliency or sound-on-cane contact? |
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