AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: SCOPING
ADA CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS
221.5 Lawn Seating.
Lawn seating areas and exterior overflow seating areas, where fixed seats are not
provided, shall connect to an
accessible
route.
222 Dressing, Fitting, and Locker Rooms
222.1 General.
Where dressing rooms, fitting rooms, or locker rooms are provided, at least 5 percent,
but no fewer than one, of each type of use in each cluster provided shall comply with 803.
EXCEPTION:
In
alterations
, where it is
technically infeasible
to provide rooms in accordance with
222.1, one room for each sex on each level shall comply with 803. Where only unisex rooms are
provided, unisex rooms shall be permitted.
222.2
Coat Hooks and Shelves.
Where coat hooks or shelves are provided in dressing, fitting or
locker rooms without individual compartments, at least one of each type shall comply with 803.5.
Where
coat hooks or shelves are provided in individual compartments at least one of each type complying with
803.5 shall be provided in individual compartments in dressing, fitting, or locker rooms required to
comply with 222.1.
223 Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
223.1 General.
In licensed medical care
facilities
and licensed long-term care
facilities
where the period
of stay exceeds twenty-four hours, patient or resident sleeping rooms shall be provided in accordance
with 223.
Advisory 222.1 General.
A “cluster” is a group of rooms proximate to one another.
Generally, rooms in a cluster are within sight of, or adjacent to, one another.
Different styles
of design provide users varying levels of privacy and convenience.
Some designs include
private changing facilities that are close to core areas of the facility, while other designs use
space more economically and provide only group dressing facilities.
Regardless of the type
of facility, dressing, fitting, and locker rooms should provide people with disabilities rooms
that are equally private and convenient to those provided others.
For example, in a
physician’s office, if people without disabilities must traverse the full length of the office suite
in clothing other than their street clothes, it is acceptable for people with disabilities to be
asked to do the same.
EXCEPTION:
Toilet rooms that are part of critical or intensive care patient sleeping rooms shall not
be required to comply with 603.
Advisory 223.1 General.
Because medical facilities frequently reconfigure spaces to
reflect changes in medical specialties, Section 223.1 does not include a provision for
dispersion of accessible patient or resident sleeping rooms.
The lack of a design
requirement does not mean that covered entities are not required to provide services to
people with disabilities where accessible rooms are not dispersed in specialty areas.
Locate
accessible rooms near core areas that are less likely to change over time.
While dispersion
is not required, the flexibility it provides can be a critical factor in ensuring cost effective
compliance with applicable civil rights laws, including titles II and III of the ADA and Section
504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
[See additional requirements at 28 CFR 35.151(h), p. 13, and 28 CFR 36.406(g), p. 30.]
2010 Standards: Titles II and III
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