Accessibilityrestroom Checklist V021413.Rtf

Therearemorethan100differentmeasurementswhichmayberelevanttowhetheraparticularrestroommeetsapplicablestandardsfordisabledaccessibility.Thefollowingchecklistcannotserveasanexhaustivelistingofallstandardswhichmayberelevanttoanysanitaryfacility.It’smeanttoprovideinformationaboutsomeofthemostcommonconditionsknowtoleadtoaccessibilitylawsuitsinCalifornia.Everypropertyisuniqueandthereisnosubstitute foraninspectionbyaCertifiedAccessSpecialist(“CASp”Inspector)—butyoushouldalwaysretainaCASpthroughanattorneytoreducethechancethatsomeonesuingyouincurrentorfuturelitigationcouldobtainthefindings.

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Doesyourpublicrestroomprovideatleast60”turningradius(inwhichnodoorswingsintotherequiredclearfloorspace)?

Ifnot,canyouremovepartitionsorreversedoorswingtoimprovethesituation?

Isthereatleast28inchesofclearfloorareabetweenthetoiletineachaccessiblestallandthepartition/ wall(oranyotherobjectwhichcouldpreventawheelchairfromparkingdirectlyadjacenttothetoilet)?

Haveyoumadesurethatthehighestpartofanydispenserorotherobjectavisitormighthavetotouch(aswellasthelowestreflectivesurfaceofatleastonemirror–netofanybevels)isnohigherthan40”fromthefloor?

Istheresufficientclearanceforawheelchairuser’sfeetandkneesbeneathatleastonesinkinthe restroom?Haveyoucheckedtomakesurethatpipes,sharpobjectsandwatersupplylinesbelowsinksarewrappedtopreventpotentialinjurytowheelchairusers’legs?

Doesyourrestroomfeatureacabinet-stylesink?Unlessacompliantalternativeisavailable,thesinkshouldbereplacedwithawheelchair-accessiblesinkthatfeaturesappropriateundersidelegclearanceforwheelchairusers.

Dothestallsinyourpublicrestroomhaveatleasttwo(2)properlymountedandconfiguredgrabbars,andallappropriatehardware?

Haveyoumadecertainthatnodispensersorotherobjectsaremountedabovethegrabbars?

Haveyoucheckedtomakesurethatthecommode’sflushhandleismountedonthesideofthetankawayfromthewall?

Ifit’sintegratedwiththepipe,isthehandlelocatedonthesideawayfromthenearestwall?

Doesyourrestroomuseroundfaucethandles?Ifso,replacethemwithlever-stylefaucethandlesoranautomaticmechanism.

Doesyourrestroomdoorhavearounddoorknob?Ifso,replacethemwithlever-styledoorhandleDoesyourpublicrestroomhaveoneappropriateround/triangularsignonthedoorandanother

rectangularoneonthewall(Brailleisrequiredonthewallsignandshouldnotappearonthedoorsign),

immediatelyadjacenttothedoorlatch,eachwithacenterline60”abovethefloor?

Doesyourrestroomdoor(andanystalldoorsinsidetherestroom)takeatleast3secondstocloseandrequirelessthan5lbs.ofpressuretoopen?

Ifso,canthehardwarebeadjustedorreplaced?

Doesanydispenserinyouraccessibletoiletcompartmentprotrudemorethan4”intothecompartment? Ifso,youshouldconsiderreplacingitwithacompliantversion.

Doesyourrestroomhaveanyhardwarewhichrequires“pinching,twistingorgrasping”ormorethan5poundsofpressuretooperate? Ifso,considerreplacingit.

Haveyoureplacedfreestandinggarbagecanswithwall-encasedunits?Althoughthisisnotrequired,itisstronglyrecommendedduetotheaccessibilityproblemsmovabletrashreceptaclescancreate.

Unsecuredfloormatscanposeatriphazard—theyshouldbesecured,embeddedorremoved.

Doesthepush-sideofanydoorthatamemberofthepublicmaypassthroughhaveasmooth,uninterruptedsurfaceacrosstheentirebottomlengthatleast10incheshigh?

Ifthereislessthan80inchesofoverheadclearanceaboveanyareaamemberofthepublicmaypass,cantheclearancebeimproved?

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