ADA Accessibility Guidelines: Signs, Elevators, and Platform Lifts
This online engineering PDH course examines the scoping and technical requirements defined by the ADA Standards for accessible communication and vertical transit systems.
This course covers the key requirements for tactile and visual signage, including the size and spacing of characters as well as Grade 2 braille. It also discusses proper sign installation, focusing on where to place signs, how high to mount them, and ensuring clear space near doors.
Furthermore, this course tackles the design standards for required accessibility symbols, such as the International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA) and TTY devices, ensuring uniform legibility and appropriate finish contrast.
Additionally, this course details the rigorous mechanical and operational parameters for passenger elevators under the ASME A17.1 safety code. It examines how to integrate vertical and inclined lift systems that guarantee unassisted, independent passenger operation and reliable standby power.
This 4 PDH online course is applicable to civil engineers, building designers, as well as other technical professionals who are interested in learning more about ADA compliance guidelines for signs, elevators, and platform lifts.
This PE continuing education course is intended to provide you with the following specific knowledge and skills:
- Understanding the distinctions between visual and tactile signage requirements to correctly identify when rooms, exits, or elevator hoistways mandate raised characters and braille
- Knowing the dimensional requirements for tactile characters and Grade 2 Braille, including character height, stroke thickness, spacing, and Braille cell dimensions
- Familiarizing yourself with the positioning of accessible signs at doorways according to door-swing constraints and wall-space limitations while maintaining required clear floor areas
- Understanding ASME A17.1 safety criteria for elevators regarding self-leveling tolerances, door delay timing, and non-contact sensory reopening devices
- Familiarizing with the configuration of compliant elevator car control panels, position indicators, and emergency communication mechanisms equipped with visible feedback signals
- Knowing how to evaluate the compliance of vertical and inclined platform lifts under ASME A18.1, focusing on unassisted operation, platform sizing, and standby power requirements
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