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Is a decomposed granite/gravel on bare soil pathway ever compliant? |
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What are common problems to watch out for when using accessible portable toilets? Are there any differences in the code between a portable toilet and a toilet in a permanent facility? |
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Are there federal standards relating to the providing of menstrual products in places of business that employ one hundred workers or more? |
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A growing trend is for single stall bathrooms to include an adult size changing table, a few states have passed laws requiring new public restrooms to include them, including Arizona and California. Additionally, the International Building Code (IBC) will be releasing recommendations for Adult Changing Facilities in 2024. Do you know if there a plan for the DOJ to release updated ADA standards for accessible design? |
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When grouping unisex restrooms, must all the restrooms be accessible or can 50% be accessible.
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For electric hand dryers, when do they need to comply with the 4" max extension from the wall in regards to the path of travel/circulation path vs. an element on a wall within the space. Is it different for a unisex restroom than it is a multiperson/multi stall restroom. We see a lot of hand dryers extending 9" out into the restroom. It seems that for a unisex restroom this would not be as much of an issue, but want to confirm.
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Please address the requirements for toilet rooms in dwelling units. For example, UFAS 4.34 Dwelling Units repeatedly qualifies grab bars with "if provided". Can you clarify the distinction between public accommodation and dwelling unit accessibility requirements? |
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When doing large restrooms for arenas, stadiums etc. The code seems to only require 1 ADA stall and the 1 Alternative stall when more than 6 fixtures. Is there a threshold where we should be adding a 2nd ADA stall? We tell our people once you get above 12 stalls it is a good idea to add a 2nd ADA stall and preferrably the opposite hand, but want to confirm requirements vs. best practices. |
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What is the mas threshold for a shower when it is a 3' square transfer shower and not a roll in shower? |
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In public restrooms (including those at NIH facilities) the handicapped stall is often at the end of the corridor of stalls, making a wheelchair or disabled person traverse the corridor and sometimes a wheelchair doesn't even fit between the stalls and the sinks. Then if the door opens out towards the wheelchair user, it blocks the wheelchair user from entering the stall. If it closes inwards, it blocks the user from closing the stall door. Is this really compliant with ADA guidelines? |
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will this seminar address portable restrooms? |
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How is someone with a fragrance sensitivity/allergy or chemical intolerance suppose to use a restroom when automatic air fresheners/plug ins are used in the restroom? In regard to using a porta potty the solution in the tank is normally full of chemicals and deoderizer, which also makes these toilets inaccessible for us to use. Is there a way that the use of air fresheners/scent devices can be legally banned from public restrooms? |
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What are the current updates for requiring or including universal changing spaces in public restrooms and how can we move this issue forward in our country? Babies are not the only ones needing changing tables. |
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Almost all public toilets are completely inaccessible for those of us with fragrance allergies, asthma, Mast cell diseases, autism or other hypersensitivities due to fragrance emitting devices. This is a loophole that no one wants to address, take responsibility for, or change. We are forced to isolate in our homes. We can't even go in a grocery store or convenient store restroom without putting our health in jeopardy. Many fragrance chemicals are hazardous to the health of compromised persons, along with the general public at large. The National Council on Disabilities has published a framework for federal agencies to address this issue, but no one seems to be doing so. Stories are published all the time about the hazards of some of these chemicals and research has proven the same. Can this very real issue be addressed to make public restrooms accessible? Alternatives like UV light or air purifiers are readily available. |
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Fragrance is a disability access barrier. Asthma, migraines, seizures, COPD, autism, EI, and many other illnesses and symptoms are unable to access facilities. The surfaces and air (from scent devices) cause acute illness. Why are there no guidelines or standards for clean air? Proper ventilation? HEPA and charcoal filtration. The EPA and White House Summit on Clean Air national professionals detailed VOC's, particulate matter, formaldehyde, CO2 adverse health effects along with practices to mitigate. Clean air has no scent. When are bathrooms at the very least be fragrant free and accessible to the disabled? |
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I have MCS (multiple Chemical sensitivities). Why doesn’t every public bathroom use fragrance free or at the very least unscented hand soap? I forget mine in hotels sometimes, or it falls out of my pocket, or it spills or I run out. Target, wholefoods, Trader Joe’s and natural grocers all use FF/unscented soap! 16 airports use ff/unscented soap. Why doesn’t at least half the bathrooms not use air freshener? And for them to have signs outside that they have air fresheners or don’t, so we know. I have reacted from scented waxxie’s hand soap feets away from outside! Ecolab should be banned! They are so toxic and everywhere! Don’t get fooled by its name! And no more than one air freshener for the ones that use it. I have emailed sprouts numerous times to get them to switch! And at the very least for every public bathroom to have half the soaps be ff/unscented with signs, to know which ones are ff/unscented. |
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What is being done to make restrooms accessible for those with chemical sensitivities? We can't breathe, use the toilet paper, use the toilet covers or soap. |
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Could you please address the issue of a facility that itself is ADA accessible, but the restrooms are not ADA accessible because of the Grandfather Clause? |
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My question has two parts: 1 - In the opening sentence on this page it’s written “that ensure everyone, including people with disabilities, has access to restrooms”. How is accessibility defined since many people with disabilities cannot “access” ADA compliant restrooms as they are often not large enough and do not have an adjustable (stationary tables are largely useless) adult changing table for people with disabilities, including aging adults and combat veterans (particularly important as, compared to prior generations of veterans, an estimated 15% of post-1/11 veterans have paralysis or a spinal cord injury compared to 6.3% of veterans from prior generations). 2 - Is the U.S. Access Board working with FEMA to broaden FEMAs interpretation of “accessibility” in evacuation shelters so that people with mobility and spinal cord injuries have real access to restroom facilities, not just ADA compliant restrooms? |
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Most people assume a level of health and safety when entering a public building. Indoor Air Quality is an access barrier for those with disabling symptoms from chemical exposures. The NCD acknowledged in 2022 that fragrance and other environmental sources are a disability barrier.That means, for example, a fragrance-emitting device mounted up on a restroom wall should be subject to the law as it is part of the built building installed. Regulate Air Flow Ventilation to be adequate enough to enable fresh air exchange to alleviate the need for such. Over 17% of Gulf War Veterans have Chemical Sensitivities. When will the ABA include Ambient Indoor Air Quality as part of the Built Environment and set some standards for keeping it clean and un-adultered from toxic consumer product exposures through the Access Board? |
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Fragrance is a disability access barrier. Asthma, migraines, seizures, COPD, autism, EI, and many other illnesses and symptoms are unable to access facilities. The surfaces and air (from scent devices) cause acute illness. Why are there no guidelines or standards for clean air? Proper ventilation? HEPA and charcoal filtration. The EPA and White House Summit on Clean Air national professionals detailed VOC's, particulate matter, formaldehyde, CO2 adverse health effects along with practices to mitigate. Clean air has no scent. When are bathrooms at the very least be fragrant free and accessible to the disabled? |
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Has the Access Board formally acknowledged the nations oversight of Adult Changing Tables as a fundamental and necessary addition to the ADA? What steps and timeline does the board have to address to add Adult Changing tables to the standards since the IBC (International Building Code) has already created the legal specification for building and just need language for national implementation? |
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UFAS 4.34.5 Dwelling Units discusses grab bars "if provided". 4.34.2 (2) discusses maneuvering spaces in dwelling unit accessible spaces, but 4.34.2 (15) does not include restrooms in the list of spaces required to be accessible. Can you please discuss the applicability of 4.34 to dwelling units, and clarify if that section should guide dwelling unit design, with other UFAS sections applicable only if explicitly referenced in 4.34; the two examples above create conflicts otherwise. I have encountered a HUD memo (PIH 99-52) that disallows the exception at 4.22.3 specifically for dwelling unit bathrooms, but 4.22 is generally not referenced by 4.34. Please help! |