Public and Common Use Areas: 4.1.1

Rooms and spaces which are not specifically exempt or which are not used solely as work areas must be fully accessible.

Note: Accessibility is not required to: (i) observation galleries used primarily for security purposes; or (ii) non-occupiable spaces accessed only by ladders, catwalks, crawl spaces, very narrow passageways, or freight (non-passenger) elevators and frequented only by service personnel for repair purposes (e.g., elevator pits, elevator penthouses, piping or equipment catwalks).

Work Areas: 4.1.1(3)

Areas that are used only by employees as work areas must be designed and constructed so that individuals with disabilities can approach, enter, and exit the areas. The guidelines do not require that areas used only by employees as work areas be constructed to permit maneuvering within the work area or be constructed or equipped (i.e., with racks or shelves) to be accessible.

List rooms and spaces which must be accessible:

Survey each room and space with Form 14: Rooms and Spaces. You may also need Form 11: Doors and Gates; Form 19: Signage; and Form 20: Alarms. If ramps, stairs*, or lifts* are part of a room or space, use Form 7: Ramps; Form 8: Stairs*; and Form 9: Platform Lifts*. If drinking fountains or public telephones are located in a room or space, use Form 5: Drinking Fountains and Form 6: Telephones.

Note: Use of stairs and platform lifts to provide accessibility is limited in new construction. (See Minimum Requirements Summary Sheet D: Building Accessible Route.)

List rooms and spaces that are used solely as work areas:

Survey the door to each area with Form 11: Doors and Gates and survey the accessible route with Form 12: Building Lobbies and Corridors.

Assembly Areas:

An assembly area is defined as a room or space accommodating a group of individuals for recreational, educational, political, social, or amusement purposes, or for the consumption of food and drink.

List assembly areas to be surveyed:

Survey each assembly area with Form 15: Assembly Areas.

Dressing and Fitting Rooms: 4.1.3(21)

Where dressing and fitting rooms are provided for use by the general public, patients, customers or employees, 5 percent (but not less than one) of dressing rooms for each type of use in each cluster of dressing and fitting rooms must comply with 4.35.

List dressing rooms to be surveyed:

Survey each dressing room with Form 18: Dressing and Fitting Rooms.

Number of Copies:

Form 5: Drinking Fountains               ___________________
Form 6: Telephones                       ___________________
Form 7: Ramps                            ___________________
Form 8: Stairs                           ___________________
Form 9: Platform Lifts                   ___________________
Form 11: Doors and Gates                 ___________________
Form 12: Building Lobbies and Corridors ___________________
Form 14: Rooms and Spaces                ___________________
Form 15: Assembly Areas                  ___________________
Form 18: Dressing and Fitting Rooms     ___________________
Form 19: Signage                         ___________________
Form 20: Alarms                          ___________________

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