Minimum $32"$ wide doorways for

wheelchair accessibility

$60"$ diameter clear floorspace $($can include

door swing area but not door slab$)$

turnaround within each publicly accessed

spaced for a wheelchair to turnaround.

$30$ x $48"$ clear floor space for wheelchair

or transfer

The push $/$pull requirement for a

wheelchair making a frontal approach to a

door is ${12}^{?}$ of clearance on the push side

$($latch side of door$),$ and $18"$ of clearance

on the pull side $($latch side of door$).$ Side

approaches require additional space.

Elevator or $1$:$12$ slope ramp with

landing$($s$).$

Reception and kitchen counters must

include at least $6\text{'}$ width of countertop area

that is handicap accessible.

The objective of each accessibility guideline is to

create an environment where a disabled

individual can approach and enter a building,

perform a task $($eat$,$ work, shop, learn, receive

care, etc.$),$ and exit the building safely and

independently.

Much of the information is not provided but

review the floor plan given to you for a small

accounting office. Imagine you are an ADA

consultant and have been asked to review

what it will take to bring them up to code

based on your textbook. There are generally a

few items provided in all non$-$dimensioned

floor plans that can be used for scale

reference. In this plan, all exterior doors $($front

and rear$)$ are ${36}^{\text{'}\text{'}}$ wide and kitchen

countertops are ${24}^{\text{'}\text{'}}$ deep. The toilet should

be $18"$ on center making the space between