APPENDIX E
SUPPLEMENTARY ACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
SECTION E101
GENERAL
E101.1 Scope.
SECTION E102
DEFINITIONS
E102.1 General.
The following words and terms shall, for the purposes of this appendix, have the meanings shown herein. Refer to Chapter 2 of this code for general definitions.
CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEPHONE. A telephone with a dedicated line such as a house phone, courtesy phone or phone that must be used to gain entrance to a facility.
MAILBOXES. Receptacles for the receipt of documents, packages or other deliverable matter. Mailboxes include, but are not limited to, post office boxes and receptacles provided by commercial mail-receiving agencies, apartment houses and schools.
TRANSIENT LODGING. A building, facility or portion thereof, excluding inpatient medical care facilities and long-term care facilities, that contains one or more dwelling units or sleeping units. Examples of transient lodging include, but are not limited to, resorts, group homes, hotels, motels, dormitories, homeless shelters, halfway houses and social service lodging.
SECTION E103
ACCESSIBLE ROUTE
E103.1 Raised platforms.
SECTION E104
SPECIAL OCCUPANCIES
E104.2 Communication features.
E104.2.1 Transient lodging.
TABLE E104.2.1
DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES
| TOTAL NUMBER OF DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS PROVIDED | MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF DWELLING OR SLEEPING UNITS WITH ACCESSIBLE COMMUNICATION FEATURES |
| 1 | 1 |
| 2 to 25 | 2 |
| 26 to 50 | 4 |
| 51 to 75 | 7 |
| 76 to 100 | 9 |
| 101 to 150 | 12 |
| 151 to 200 | 14 |
| 201 to 300 | 17 |
| 301 to 400 | 20 |
| 401 to 500 | 22 |
| 501 to 1,000 | 5% of total |
| 1,001 and over | 50 plus 3 for each 100 over 1,000 |
E104.2.2 Group I-3.
E104.2.3 Dwelling units and sleeping units.
E104.2.4 Notification devices.
SECTION E105
OTHER FEATURES AND FACILITIES
E105.1 Portable toilets and bathing rooms.
Where multiple single-user portable toilet or bathing units are clustered at a single location, at least 5 percent, but not less than one toilet unit or bathing unit at each cluster, shall be accessible. Signs containing the International Symbol of Accessibility shall identify accessible portable toilets and bathing units.
E105.2 Laundry equipment.
Where provided in spaces required to be accessible, washing machines and clothes dryers shall comply with this section.
E105.2.1 Washing machines.
Where three or fewer washing machines are provided, one or more shall be accessible. Where more than three washing machines are provided, two or more shall be accessible.
E105.2.2 Clothes dryers.
Where three or fewer clothes dryers are provided, one or more shall be accessible. Where more than three clothes dryers are provided, two or more shall be accessible.
E105.3 Gaming machines, depositories, vending machines, change machines and similar equipment.
Not fewer than one of each type of depository, vending machine, change machine and similar equipment shall be accessible. Two percent of gaming machines shall be accessible and provided with a front approach. Accessible gaming machines shall be distributed throughout the different types of gaming machines provided.
E105.4 Mailboxes.
Where mailboxes are provided in an interior location, 5 percent of the total, but not less than one, of each type shall be accessible. In residential and institutional facilities, where mailboxes are provided for each dwelling unit or sleeping unit, accessible mailboxes shall be provided for each unit required to be an Accessible unit.
E105.5 Automatic teller machines and fare machines.
Where automatic teller machines or self-service fare vending, collection or adjustment machines are provided, not fewer than one machine of each type at each location where such machines are provided shall be accessible. Where bins are provided for envelopes, wastepaper or other purposes, not fewer than one of each type shall be accessible.
E105.6 Two-way communication systems.
Where two-way communication systems are provided to gain admittance to a building or facility or to restricted areas within a building or facility, the system shall be accessible.
SECTION E106
TELEPHONES
E106.1 General.
E106.2 Wheelchair-accessible telephones.
TABLE E106.2
WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES
| NUMBER OF TELEPHONES PROVIDED ON A FLOOR, LEVEL OR EXTERIOR SITE | MINIMUM REQUIRED NUMBER OF WHEELCHAIR-ACCESSIBLE TELEPHONES |
| 1 or more single unit | 1 per floor, level and exterior site |
| 1 bank | 1 per floor, level and exterior site |
| 2 or more banks | 1 per bank |
E106.3 Volume controls.
E106.4.1 Bank requirement.
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided at a bank of telephones, at least one public TTY shall be provided at that bank.
Exception: TTYs are not required at banks of telephones located within 200 feet (60 960 mm) of, and on the same floor as, a bank containing a public TTY.
E106.4.2 Floor requirement.
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a privately owned building, one or more public TTY shall be provided on that floor. Where one public pay telephone or more, is provided on a floor of a publicly owned building, not fewer than one public TTY shall be provided on that floor.
E106.4.3 Building requirement.
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided in a privately owned building, one or more public TTY shall be provided in the building. Where at least one public pay telephone is provided in a publicly owned building, one or more public TTY shall be provided in the building.
E106.4.4 Site requirement.
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a site, one or more public TTY shall be provided on the site.
E106.4.5 Rest stops, emergency road stops and service plazas.
Where a public pay telephone is provided at a public rest stop, emergency road stop or service plaza, at least one public TTY shall be provided.
E106.4.6 Hospitals.
Where a public pay telephone is provided in or adjacent to a hospital emergency room, hospital recovery room or hospital waiting room, one or more public TTY shall be provided at each such location.
E106.4.8 Detention and correctional facilities.
E106.4.9 Signs.
E106.5 Shelves for portable TTYs.
Where a bank of telephones in the interior of a building consists of three or more public pay telephones, not fewer than one public pay telephone at the bank shall be provided with a shelf and an electrical outlet.
Exceptions:
1.In secured areas of detention and correctional facilities, if shelves and outlets are prohibited for purposes of security or safety shelves and outlets for TTYs are not required to be provided.
2.The shelf and electrical outlet shall not be required at a bank of telephones with a TTY.
SECTION E107
SIGNAGE
E107.1 Signs.
E107.2 Designations.
Interior and exterior signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces shall be visual characters, raised characters and braille complying with ICC A117.1. Where pictograms are provided as designations of interior rooms and spaces, the pictograms shall have visual characters, raised characters and braille complying with ICC A117.1.
Exceptions:
1.Exterior signs that are not located at the door to the space they serve are not required to comply.
2.Building directories, menus, seat and row designations in assembly areas, occupant names, building addresses and company names and logos are not required to comply.
3.Signs in parking facilities are not required to comply.
4.Temporary (seven days or less) signs are not required to comply.
5.In detention and correctional facilities, signs not located in public areas are not required to comply.
E107.4 Other signs.
Signage indicating special accessibility provisions shall be provided as follows:
1.At bus stops and terminals, signage must be provided in accordance with Section E108.4.
2.At fixed facilities and stations, signage must be provided in accordance with Sections E109.2.2 through E109.2.2.3.
3.At airports, terminal information systems must be provided in accordance with Section E110.3.
SECTION E108
BUS STOPS
E108.2 Bus boarding and alighting areas.
E108.2.1 Surface.
E108.2.2 Dimensions.
E108.2.4 Slope.
E108.4 Signs.
New bus route identification signs shall have finish and contrast complying with ICC A117.1. Additionally, to the maximum extent practicable, new bus route identification signs shall provide visual characters complying with ICC A117.1.
Exception: Bus schedules, timetables and maps that are posted at the bus stop or bus bay are not required to meet this requirement.
SECTION E109
TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES AND STATIONS
E109.2 New construction.
E109.2.2 Signs.
E109.2.2.1 Raised character and braille signs.
Where signs are provided at entrances to stations identifying the station or the entrance, or both, at least one sign at each entrance shall be raised characters and braille. A minimum of one raised character and braille sign identifying the specific station shall be provided on each platform or boarding area. Such signs shall be placed in uniform locations at entrances and on platforms or boarding areas within the transit system to the maximum extent practicable.
Exceptions:
1.Where the station does not have a defined entrance but signs are provided, the raised characters and braille signs shall be placed in a central location.
2.Signs are not required to be raised characters and braille where audible signs are remotely transmitted to hand-held receivers, or are user or proximity actuated.
E109.2.2.2 Identification signs.
E109.2.2.3 Informational signs.
E109.2.3 Fare machines.
E109.2.4 Rail-to-platform height.
Station platforms shall be positioned to coordinate with vehicles in accordance with the applicable provisions of 36 CFR, Part 1192. Low-level platforms shall be 8 inches (250 mm) minimum above top of rail.
Exception: Where vehicles are boarded from sidewalks or street level, low-level platforms shall be permitted to be less than 8 inches (250 mm).
E109.2.5 TTYs.
E109.2.6 Track crossings.
Where a circulation path serving boarding platforms crosses tracks, an accessible route shall be provided.
E109.2.7 Public address systems.
Where public address systems convey audible information to the public, the same or equivalent information shall be provided in a visual format.
E109.2.8 Clocks.
SECTION E110
AIRPORTS
E110.2 TTYs.
E110.3 Terminal information systems.
Where terminal information systems convey audible information to the public, the same or equivalent information shall be provided in a visual format.
E110.4 Clocks.
Where clocks are provided for use by the general public, the clock face shall be uncluttered so that its elements are clearly visible. Hands, numerals and digits shall contrast with the background either light-on-dark or dark-on-light. Where clocks are mounted overhead, numerals and digits shall comply with visual character requirements.
SECTION E111
REFERENCED STANDARDS
E111.1 General.
TABLE E111.1
REFERENCED STANDARDS