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Accessibility: new guidelines could clarify ADA
- Source :
- ENR. June 23, 1997, Vol. 238 Issue 25, p8, 2 p.
- Publication Year :
- 1997
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Abstract
- Architects, contractors, and building owners sent a set of recommendations to the U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board to delineate the intent of the Americans with Disabilities Act and to update its provisions. These recommendations are due to the contracting opinions set by two lower courts as to who is responsible for the construction of handicapped-friendly facilities. The industry proposals primarily include technical changes, such as decreasing the maximum reach of an individual on a wheelchair from the present 54 inches to 48 inches.
- Subjects :
- Ellerbe Becket Inc. -- Cases -- 00034666
Buildings -- Access for the physically handicapped
Disabled persons -- Social aspects
Construction industry -- Cases
Sports facilities -- Social aspects
Business
Construction and materials industries
Engineering and manufacturing industries
Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
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Details
- ISSN :
- 08919526
- Volume :
- 238
- Issue :
- 25
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- ENR
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.19818692