Revised Edition 2005

A Guide to the Accessibility of Buildings and Sites with References to ADAAG

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$35 (+ S & H)for print book

$25 for downloadable PDF

About the team . . .

For the past 14 years Dr. Arvid Osterberg has directed an interdisciplinary team of ISU graduate students who have extensively researched accessibility issues. The team conducted detailed reviews of government documents and other sources including research studies and accessibility standards and guidelines.

About the publication . . .

Access for Everyone was first published in 2002

This revised and expanded edition includes: references to the latest ADAAG (made available to the public in 2004) new and improved illustrations many additional recommendations based on universal design principles

A new referencing system will: help the reader sort out the complex standards and understand what has been added and understand what has been modified in the latest ADAAG requirements

Access for Everyone provides:

recommendations in straightforward language

clear directives

realistic illustrations

recommendations based on universal design principles

Access for Everyone will help you:

understand the needs of all people, including the needs of people with disabilities

identify features of buildings and sites that need to be analyzed for accessibility

understand the basic requirements of ADAAG

decide what actions need to be taken to ensure accessibility

make both new and existing buildings and sites accessible to all people

Access for Everyone has three main uses:

1. To review building and site plans

2. As a field guide for on-site inspections

3. As a reference resource or classroom textbook

Access for Everyone is divided into five sections:

Accessible Routes & Spaces

Alarms, Safety Areas, & Signs

Restrooms & Bathrooms

Equipment, Tables, & Seating

Specific Use Areas

Each Section in Access for Everyone is divided into chapters

For example…. 1. Accessible Routes & Spaces contains:

RR Reach Ranges

PA Parking

CR Curb Ramps

RT Routes & Spaces

RP Ramps

Using Access for Everyone as a notation system…

Each chapter that includes accessibility requirements is identified with a two letter designation (e.g. DR for Doors)

Using Access for Everyone as a notation system…

K1 identifies the requirements to “Provide space for a front approach that is . . .”

Using Access for Everyone as a notation system…

a. Identifies the additional requirement that the space be “48in. (1220mm) minimum perpendicular to the doorway . . .”

Using Access for Everyone as a notation system…

For example:

• You could note DR-K1-a next to a pocket door on a plan where you need to make sure that 48 inches (1220 mm) of space is provided for a front approach to that door.

• You can also list notations this way on a note pad or enter them into a spreadsheet on a laptop computer for easy reference later.

The following illustrations are samples taken from Access for Everyone

Parking

Doors

Maneuvering space for a handle side approach to the pull face of a door with a closer and latch

Maneuvering space for a handle side approach to the pull face of a door without a closer and latch

Signs

Toilet / Bath Rooms

Tables

Assembly Areas

About the authors . . .

Dr. Arvid E. Osterberg, a licensed architect, is aProfessor of Architecture at Iowa State University. He has been researching accessibility and safety standards for thirty-four years.

Donna J. Kain, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of technical and professional discourse in the Department of English at East Carolina University. Her research includes the rhetoric and instrumental discourse, public policy discourse, and the uses of genres in professional settings.

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