0-7881-0483-7 Provides uniform standards for the design, construction, and alteration of buildings so that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to and use them in accordance with the Architect. Barriers Act. Embodies an agreement to minimize the differences between the standards previously used by four agencies (GSA, HUD, DoD, and the Postal Service). Covers: stairs, doors, windows, toilet stalls, bathtubs, sinks, etc. Includes: restaurants and cafeterias, health care facilities, libraries, etc. Text of the Architectural Barriers Act of 1988 as amended. 60 drawings.

(a) Design and construction. (1) Each facility or part of a facility constructed by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed and constructed in such manner that the facility or part of the facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if the construction was commenced after January 26, 1992. (2) Exception for structural impracticability. (i) Full compliance with the requirements of this section is not required where a public entity can demonstrate that it is structurally impracticable to meet the requirements. Full compliance will be considered structurally impracticable only in those rare circumstances when the unique characteristics of terrain prevent the incorporation of accessibility features. (ii) If full compliance with this section would be structurally impracticable, compliance with this section is required to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. In that case, any portion of the facility that can be made accessible shall be made accessible to the extent that it is not structurally impracticable. (iii) If providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would be structurally impracticable, accessibility shall nonetheless be ensured to persons with other types of disabilities, (e.g., those who use crutches or who have sight, hearing, or mental impairments) in accordance with this section.

Produced by Barrier Free Environments, Inc. (Raleigh, N.C.), this guide demonstrates suggested methods to retrofit all types of facilities to comply with the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. It provides the technical information needed to modify building elements as well as site, building, and occupancy specific spaces. The problem/solution format and the utterly clear illustrations make the guide particularly easy to use. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR