The Effect of the DOJ’s Newly Proposed ADA Standards (2004 ADAAG) on Hotel Design

1. The Effect of the DOJ’s Newly Proposed ADA Standards (2004 ADAAG) on Hotel Design Universal Designers & Consultants, Inc.Publishers of -Universal Design Newsletter www.UniversalDesign.com www.UniversalDesign.com

2. Overview of Session 1Big Picture Issues for Hotel Alteration Projects 2What it will mean to your projects… 3Q&A www.UniversalDesign.com

3. Big Picture Issues for Hotel Alteration Projects • DOJ Adopts New ADA Rules • 20% Path of Travel Rule • Dispersion of Guestrooms www.UniversalDesign.com

4. DOJ Adopts New ADA Rules • June 17 Notice of Proposed Rule Making • August 18 Comment Deadline • Adoption By October 1, 2010 ? • 1991 ADAAG v. 2004 ADAAG www.UniversalDesign.com

5. (Proposed) ADAAG Defines Barriers Items previously covered must meet 1991 ADAAG Newly covered items must be brought up to 2004 ADAAG, i.e., spas and pools www.UniversalDesign.com

6. Everything is Covered In the existing ADA Standards, things that are not fixed or scoped are not covered, and many non-fixed items, such as temporary facilities or dining tables are exempted. The new standards cover everything (fixed or not) even if not scoped. www.UniversalDesign.com

7. Limited Construction Tolerances Minimums, maximums and ranges are now defined (and limited), creating problem with standard construction details, i.e., toilet centerline. www.UniversalDesign.com

8. 20% Path of Travel Rule www.UniversalDesign.com

9. Numbers of Accessible Guestrooms Rounding up www.UniversalDesign.com

10. Dispersion of Mobility GuestroomsNew Construction and Alterations • Factors include: • room size, • bed size, • cost, • view, • bathroom fixtures such as hot tubs and spas, • smoking and nonsmoking, and • number of rooms provided www.UniversalDesign.com

11. Dispersion and increase in numberof hearing impaired rooms At least one, but Not more than 10 percent of guest rooms required to provide mobility features shall be used to satisfy the minimum number of guest rooms required to provide communication features. Portable kits not allowed. www.UniversalDesign.com

12. What it will mean to your Projects… • 48” High Maximum Reach Range • Partially Obstructed T-Turn • 1:6 Van Accessible Parking spaces… • Operation of Automatic Entry Doors in an Emergency • Door Pressure and Speed • Signage Height • Guestroom Emergency Egress Signage • Accessibility at all Types of Counters • Accessibility at all Types of Drinking & Eating Surfaces • Toilet Stall Size (toe clearance) • Ambulatory Toilet Stall • Hospitality suites as meeting rooms • 5’ clear space at accessible guestroom water closets • Vanity Equity • Toilet paper dispensers • Fixed (standard height) and hand held shower spray units in showers and tubs • Hi and low closet rods in all accessible guestroom closets • Bed heights • Visual and audible doorbells different from emergency strobe • An accessible electrical outlet within the bedroom area • Recreation criteria ? www.UniversalDesign.com

13. 54” high side reach no longer allowed 48” High Maximum Reach Range 48” www.UniversalDesign.com

14. Partially Obstructed T-Turn One leg of T-Turn can provide only knee and toe clearance. www.UniversalDesign.com

15. 1:6 van accessible parking spaces or universal size spaces • Increased number of van accessible parking spaces • modified signage/striping requirements. www.UniversalDesign.com

16. Operation of automatic entry doors in the event of a power outage www.UniversalDesign.com

17. Door pressure and speed • Door pressure is still 5 pounds but door closing speed has been increased to 5 seconds. www.UniversalDesign.com

18. Signage height • 60 inches maximum from the baseline of the highest tactile character and 48 inches minimum measured from the baseline of the lowest tactile character. www.UniversalDesign.com

19. Guestroom Emergency Egress Signage • 5/8” minimum character height www.UniversalDesign.com

20. Accessibility at all types of counters • 34” high maximum to allow obstructed side reach • Full depth • Comparable width www.UniversalDesign.com

21. Accessibility to all types of drinking and eating surfaces www.UniversalDesign.com

22. Toilet Stall Size (toe clearance) www.UniversalDesign.com

23. Ambulatory Toilet Stall1:6 based on the total number of toilets and urinals www.UniversalDesign.com

24. Toilet paper dispensers • 36 inches from rear wall (1991 ADAAG) or • 7 inches minimum to 9 inches maximum in front of the water closet. (2004 ADAAG) www.UniversalDesign.com

25. Hospitality suites as meeting rooms • Accessible restrooms required in suites used as meeting rooms www.UniversalDesign.com

26. 5’ clear space at accessible guestroom water closets • Every accessible toilet must have side access. Sinks no longer allowed next to toilets. www.UniversalDesign.com

27. Vanity Equity Accessible Guestroom vanity size must equal size of non-accessible guestroom vanities Non-accessible >Accessible www.UniversalDesign.com

28. Visual/audible doorbells different from emergency strobe Emergency Strobe Visual Door Bell www.UniversalDesign.com

29. Recommendations UD&C interpretations of the general requirements applied to elements that are not specifically stated in the regulations. www.UniversalDesign.com

30. Fixed (standard height) and hand held shower spray units in showers and tubs UD&C Recommends www.UniversalDesign.com

31. High and low closet rods in all accessible guestroom closets UD&C Recommends www.UniversalDesign.com

32. Bed Heights UD&C Recommends • Bed height 17 to 19 inch • Open frame recommended www.UniversalDesign.com

33. An accessible electrical outlet within the bedroom area UD&C Recommends www.UniversalDesign.com

34. Recreation Access Criteria New criteria for • Changing benches, • Swimming pools, • Playgrounds, • Golf courses, • Saunas and steam rooms • Etc. www.UniversalDesign.com

35. 2004 ADAAG Chapter 10 Recreation www.UniversalDesign.com

36. Benches (42” wide minimum X 20”-24” deep) Clear floor space for end approach www.UniversalDesign.com

37. Class I trail Class IV trail Special Use Facilities – Recreation Participants & Spectators www.UniversalDesign.com

38. Exercise Machines and Equipment 3004 ADAAG §1004 www.UniversalDesign.com

39. Golf Access2004 ADAAG §1006 www.UniversalDesign.com

40. Swimming Pools 2004 ADAAG §1008 2 Choices of pool entry (1 if < 300’) • Lifts • Sloped Entry • Transfer Walls • Pool Stairs (with 2 handrails 20”-24” apart) www.UniversalDesign.com

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44. UD&C Services & Process • Surveys • Full Property Surveys * • Partial Property Surveys * • Guestrooms (with Path of Travel) • Meeting Rooms (with Path of Travel) • Document Reviews • Full Design Document review * • Partial Design Document review * With unlimited follow-up technical assistance regarding our report. Does not include review of design revisions. www.UniversalDesign.com