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 |
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| 4.1.3(7) 4.13.1 |
Doors - Accessible Entrances: | Is there at least one accessible door complying with 4.13 (see below) at each accessible entrance to the building or facility? | |||
| Accessible Spaces: | Is there at least one accessible door complying with 4.13 (see below) at each accessible space in the facility? | ||||
| Accessible Routes: | Does each door that is an element of an accessible route comply with 4.13 (See below)? | ||||
| Egress Door and Areas of Rescue Assistance: | Does each door that is an element of an accessible means of egress or that connects to an area of rescue assistance comply with 4.13 (See below)? | ||||
| 4.13.2 | Revolving Doors and Turnstiles: | If a revolving door or turnstile is used on an accessible route, is an accessible door or gate provided adjacent to the turnstile or revolving door to facilitate the same use pattern? | |||
| 4.13.3 | Gates: | Do gates, including ticket gates, meet the applicable specifications of 4.13 (See below)? | |||
| 4.13.5 | Clear Opening: | When a door is open 90 degrees, is there a clear opening width at least 32 inches measured between the face of the door and the door stop on the latch side? | |||
| Closets: | If the door does not require full-user passage, such as that to a shallow closet, is the clear opening width at least 20 inches? | ||||
| 4.13.4 | Double Leaf Doors: | If the doorway has two independently operated door leaves, does at least one active leaf provide at least a 32 inch clear opening width? | |||
| 4.13.6 | Maneuvering Space: | If the door is not automatic or power assisted, does it have maneuvering space relative to the direction of approach as shown in Figure 25? EXCEPTION: Entry doors to acute care hospital bedrooms are exempt from the requirement for the 18 inch space at the latch side of the door if the door is at least 44 inches wide. |
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| Is the floor level and clear within the required maneuvering space? | |||||
| 4.13.7 | Vestibules - Doors in Series: | If there are two doors in a series, is the clear space between doors in a vestibule at least 48 inches plus the width of any door swinging into the space? (See Figure 26) Do doors in a series swing in the same direction? OR Do they swing away from the space between the doors? | |||
| 4.13.8 | Thresholds: | Is the threshold at doorways no higher than 3/4 inch in height for exterior sliding doors? Is the threshold no higher than 1/2 inch for other doors? If there is a raised threshold, is it beveled at 1:2 or less? | |||
| 4.13.9 | Hardware: | Are all handles, locks, and latches or other operative devices operable with one hand? | |||
| Are they operable without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist? (U-shaped handles, levers, and push type mechanisms are acceptable designs.) | |||||
| If there are sliding doors, is the operating hardware exposed and usable from both sides when the doors are fully open? | |||||
| Is the force required to operate the controls no greater than 5 lbf? (This does not apply to the force required to retract latch bolts or to disengage other devices that only hold the door in a closed position.) | |||||
| Is the operating hardware mounted no higher than 48 inches above the floor? | |||||
| 4.13.10 | Door Closers: | If the door has a closer, is the closer adjusted so that from an open position of 70 degrees, the door will take at least 3 seconds to move to a point 3 inches from the latch (measured to the leading edge of the door)? | |||
| 4.13.11 | Opening Force - Fire Doors: | Do fire doors have the minimum opening force allowable by the appropriate local authority? | |||
| Interior Doors: | Do interior hinged doors, and sliding or folding doors, have an opening force of 5 lbf or less? | ||||
| 4.13.12 | Automatic Doors: | If an automatic door is used, does it comply with ANSI/BHMA A156.10-1985? | |||
| Low Powered Doors: | If there is a slow-opening, low-powered automatic door, does it comply with ANSI A156.19-1984 and does it take at least 3 seconds to open to back check? | ||||
| Do such doors require no more than 15 lbf to stop door movement? | |||||
| Power Assisted Doors: | If a power assisted door is used, does it have an opening force of 5 lbf or less and does its closing conform to the requirements in ANSI A156.19-1984? |
NOTE: All doors in alcoves shall comply with the clearances for front approaches.
Diagram (a) Front Approaches -- Swinging Doors. Front approaches to pull side of swinging doors shall have maneuvering space that extends 18 in (455 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door and 60 in (1525 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Front approaches to push side of swinging doors, equipped with both closer and latch, shall have maneuvering space that extends 12 in (305 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door and 48 in (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Front approaches to push side of swinging doors, not equipped with latch and closer, shall have maneuvering space that is the same width as door opening and extends 48 in (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Diagram (b) Hinge Side Approaches. Hinge-side approaches to pull side of swinging doors shall have maneuvering space that extends 36 in (915 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door if 60 in (1525 mm) minimum is provided perpendicular to the doorway or maneuvering space that extends 42 in (1065 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door shall be provided if 54 in (1370 mm) minimum is provided perpendicular to the doorway.
Hinge-side approaches to push side of swinging doors, not equipped with both latch and closer, shall have a maneuvering space of 54 in (1370 mm) minimum, parallel to the doorway and 42 in (1065 mm) minimum, perpendicular to the doorway.
Hinge side approaches to push side of swinging doors, equipped with both latch and closer, shall have maneuvering space of 54 in (1370 mm) minimum, parallel to the doorway, 48 in (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Diagram (c) Latch Side Approaches -- Swinging Doors. Latch-side approaches to pull side of swinging doors, with closers, shall have maneuvering space that extends 24 in (610 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door and 54 in (1370 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Latch-side approaches to pull side of swinging doors, not equipped with closers, shall have maneuvering space that extends 24 in (610 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door and 48 in (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Latch-side approaches to push side of swinging doors, with closers, shall have maneuvering space that extends 24 in (610 mm) minimum parallel to the doorway beyond the latch side of the door and 48 in (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Latch-side approaches to push side of swinging doors, not equipped with closers, shall have maneuvering space that extends 24 in (610 mm) minimum parallel to the doorway beyond the latch side of the door and 42 in (1065 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Diagram (d) Front Approach -- Sliding Doors and Folding Doors. Front approaches to sliding doors and folding doors shall have maneuvering space that is the same width as the door opening and shall extend 48 in (1220 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Diagram (e). Slide-side approaches to sliding doors and folding doors shall have a maneuvering space of 54 in (1370 mm) minimum, parallel to the doorway, and 42 in (1065 mm) minimum, perpendicular to the doorway.
Diagram (f) Latch Side Approach -- Sliding Doors and Folding Doors. Latch-side approaches to sliding doors and folding doors shall have a maneuvering space that extends 24 in (610 mm) minimum beyond the latch side of the door and extends 42 in (1065 mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway.
Depending on the direction of approach, diagrams (a) through (f) illustrate minimum maneuvering space depths and latch side clearances for both push and pull sides of swinging, sliding and folding doors. (4.13.6).
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