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Accessibility Law

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BATAS PAMBANSA BLG. 344

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Dropped Curbs

• Dropped curbs should be provided at walkways with changes in elevations

• Should be provided at pedestrian crossings and at end of footpaths

• Should be as wide as the crossing or should be _______mm wide at minimum

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Should be as wide as the crossing or should be 900mm wide at minimum

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Dropped Curbs

• Shall be ramped towards adjoining curbs with a gradient not more than ______.

• Shall be sloped towards the road with a maximum cross gradient of ______.

• The lowest point of the curb should not exceed ______mm height above the road/gutter

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• Shall be ramped towards adjoining curbs with a gradient not more than 1:12

• Shall be sloped towards the road with a maximum cross gradient of 1:20

• The lowest point of the curb should not exceed 25mm height above the road/gutter

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Curb Cut-outs

• Curb cut-outs should only be allowed when it will not obstruct or lessen the width of a walkway

• Minimum width should be ______mm

• Should have a gradient not more than _____

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• Curb cut-outs should only be allowed when it will not obstruct or lessen the width of a walkway

• Minimum width should be 900mm

• Should have a gradient not more than 1:12

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Walkways

• Walkways should be kept as level as possible and provided with slip-resistant material

• Minimum width is at _____mm • Should have a gradient no more than ____ or 5% (_____max cross gradient)

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• Walkways should be kept as level as possible and provided with slip-resistant material

• Minimum width is at 1200mm

• Should have a gradient no more than 1:20 or 5% (1:100 max cross gradient)

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Walkways

• Should not have abrupt pitches in angle or interruptions by cracks that create edges above _____mm

• Grating openings at walkways should have max dimension of _____mm and shall not project more than _____mm

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• Should not have abrupt pitches in angle or interruptions by cracks that create edges above 6.5mm

• Grating openings at walkways should have max dimension of 13x13mm and shall not project more than 6.5mm

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Walkways

• In lengthy walkways, wheelchair rest stops or turning spaces with minimum dimension of _____mm should be provided (maximum distance of _____meters between stops)

• Straight forward routes with right angle turns should be observed for the blind

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• In lengthy walkways, wheelchair rest stops or turning spaces with minimum dimension of 1500mm should be provided (maximum distance of 12 meters between stops)

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Walkways

• Regular maintenance of the plantings adjacent to the walkway is needed to avoid overgrowth and obstruction

• Walkway headroom shall not be less than ______ meters

• Passageway for the disabled should not be obstructed by furniture, bollards, etc

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2 meters

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Handrails

• Handrails should be installed at both sides of ramps and stairs and at the outer edges of dropped curbs at crossings • Shall be installed at _____mm and _____mm above steps or ramps ( Height at ____ or ____ meters if for protection at great heights)

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• Handrails should be installed at both sides of ramps and stairs and at the outer edges of dropped curbs at crossings

• Shall be installed at 900mm and 700mm above steps or ramps ( Height at 1 or 1.06 meters if for protection at great heights)

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Handrails

• 300mm long extension of handrail should be provided at start and end of ramps and stairs

• Hand grips should be ____ to ____mm wide

• If attached to walls or ledges it should have a minimum clearance of ____mm from the wall or____mm from the ledge

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• 300mm long extension of handrail should be provided at start and end of ramps and stairs

• Hand grips should be 30 to 50mm wide

• If attached to walls or ledges it should have a minimum clearance of 50mm from the wall or 40mm from the ledge

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Open Spaces

• Where open spaces are provided, give walkways defined edges either by the use of planters with dwarf walls, grass verge or similar which provides a texture different from the path. This helps the blind to determine the pathway.

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Signage

•Should be kept simple and easy to understand, should be made of contrasting colors and gray values to make detection and reading easy

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Signage

size for ( F ) exterior

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20x60 cm

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Signage

• Should a sign protrude into a walkway, it should have a min. headroom of ____ meters

• On walls and doors, it should be located at max. height of ____ meters and a min. height of ____ meters

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• Should a sign protrude into a walkway, it should have a min. headroom of 2 meters

• On walls and doors, it should be located at max. height of 1.60 meters and a min. height of 1.40 meters

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Signage

• Labeling public areas should have embossed symbols with min. height of _____mm (Braille should also be included)

• Text on signboards shall be of dimension that people with less than normal visual acuity can read at a certain distance

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1mm

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Crossings

• To reduce the exposure time to vehicular traffic, all at grade crossing should:

–Be perpendicular to the carriageway

–Be located at the narrowest part of the road

–Have central refuges of at least ____m deep and preferably____ m, where the width of road to be crossed exceeds ____ m.

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–Have central refuges of at least 1.5 m deep and preferably 2 m, where the width of road to be crossed exceeds 10 m.

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Crossings

• Provide tactile blocks in the immediate vicinity of crossings as an aid to the blind, should be high enough to be felt but low enough to not cause tripping

• Brushed or grooved concrete have not proved successful as tactile strips

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Crossings

• Light controlled crossings and audible signals are best for the disabled

• Audible signals should be distinguishable like in indicating end of crossing time

• A min. of____ seconds crossing period or crossing distance times ____ m/sec crossing speed, whichever is greater should be used

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6 second

0.9 m/sec

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Parking Areas

• Accessible parking slots should have a minimum width of_____m

• Should be close as possible to building or accessible entrances and should be perpendicular or at an angle to the road or circulation areas

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3.70m

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Parking Areas

• Walkways from accessible spaces of ____ m clear width shall be provided between front ends of parked cars

• Signs or markings for the handicapped parking should be provided

• Should never be located at sloping areas

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1.2m

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Entrance

• At least ____entrance to every building should be accessible from arrival and departure points to the interior lobby (_____entrance should have elevator access)

• Entrance with vestibules shall be provided a level area with at least _____m depth and a_____m width

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• At least 1 entrance to every building should be accessible from arrival and departure points to the interior lobby (1 entrance should have elevator access)

• Entrance with vestibules shall be provided a level area with at least 1.8m depth and a 1.5m width

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Ramps

• Change in elevation require a ramp except when served by a dropped curb, an elevator or other mechanical device

• Provide ____m clear width with ____max gradient

• Length of the ramp should not exceed ____meter if the gradient is ____

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• Provide 1.2m clear width with 1:12 max gradient

• Length of the ramp should not exceed 6 meter if the gradient is 1:12

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Ramps

• Ramps exceeding____ meters whose gradient is ____shall be provided with landings not less than ____m

• Level areas not less than ____m should be provided at the top and bottom

• Handrails will be provided on both sides at ____mm and ____mm from the ramp level

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• Ramps exceeding 6 meters whose gradient is 1:12 shall be provided with landings not less than 1.5m

• Level areas not less than 1.8m should be provided at the top and bottom

• Handrails will be provided on both sides at 700mm and 900mm from the ramp level

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Ramps

• Shall be equipped with curbs on both sides with a minimum height of ____mm

• Ramp with a rise greater than ____mm and leads down towards a vehicular area, should have a railing across the full width of its lower end not less than ____m from the foot of the ramp

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• Shall be equipped with curbs on both sides with a minimum height of 100mm

• Ramp with a rise greater than 200mm and leads down towards a vehicular area, should have a railing across the full width of its lower end not less than 1.5m from the foot of the ramp

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Doors

• ____mm minimum clear width for doors (measured between surface of the fully open door at the hinge and the door jamb at the stop)

• Should be operable by force not more than____kg (closing device pressure shall not exceed ____ kg)

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• 800mm minimum clear width for doors (measured between surface of the fully open door at the hinge and the door jamb at the stop)

• Should be operable by force not more than 4 kg (closing device pressure shall not exceed 1 kg)

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Doors

• Minimum clear level space of ____x____m shall be provided before and extending beyond a door

(Exception: Where a door shall open onto but not into a corridor, the required clear level space on the corridor side of the door may be a minimum of _____m corridor width

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• Minimum clear level space of 1.5x1.5m shall be provided before and extending beyond a door

(Exception: Where a door shall open onto but not into a corridor, the required clear level space on the corridor side of the door may be a minimum of 1.2m corridor width

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Doors

• Out swinging doors should be provided at storage room, closets and PWD toilet stall

• Latching or non-latching, hardware should not require wrist or fine finger actions

• Doorknobs and other hardware should be located between _____m and _____m above the floor (____mm is preferred)

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Doorknobs and other hardware should be located between 0.82m and 1.06m above the floor (900mm is preferred)

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Doors

• Vertical pull handles centered at ____m above the floor are preferred to horizontal pull bars for all doors

• Doors along major circulation routes should be provided with kick plates at a height of ____mm to____mm

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• Vertical pull handles centered at 1.06m above the floor are preferred to horizontal pull bars for all doors

• Doors along major circulation routes should be provided with kick plates at a height of 300mm to 400mm

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Thresholds

• Thresholds and sliding door tracks shall have a maximum height of ____mm and preferably ramped

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25mm

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Switches

• Manual switches shall be positioned within ____m to ____m above the floor

• Manual switches shall be located no further than ____mm from the latch side of the door

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• Manual switches shall be positioned within 1.2m to 1.3m above the floor

• Manual switches shall be located no further than 200mm from the latch side of the door

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Corridors

• ____meter minimum clear width for corridors (Shall have no obstruction)

• Turnabout spaces with minimum area of ____x____ m and spaced at a maximum of ____ m shall be provided for wheelchair passes and turning around of wheelchairs

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• 1.2 meter minimum clear width for corridors (Shall have no obstruction)

• Turnabout spaces with minimum area of 1.5x1.5 m and spaced at a maximum of 12 m shall be provided for wheelchair passes and turning around of wheelchairs

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Corridors

• Turnabout spaces should also be provided at or within ____m of every dead-end

• As in walkways, corridors should be maintained level and provided with slip resistant surface

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• Turnabout spaces should also be provided at or within 3.5m of every dead-end

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Washrooms & Toilets

• ____x ____ meters minimum dimension for accessible toilets

• 1 movable grab bar and 1 fixed to the adjacent wall shall be installed at the accessible water closet stall for lateral mounting, fixed grab bars on both sides for frontal mounting

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• 1.7 x 1.8 meters minimum dimension for accessible toilets

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Washrooms & Toilets

• A turning space of ____sqm with a min. dimension of ____m for wheelchairs shall be provided outside water closet stalls

• Minimum of____accessible water closets on each floor level (or on that part of a floor accessible to the PWD) where the total number of water closets per sex is ____.

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Washrooms & Toilets

with a min. dimension of 1.

• A turning space of 2.25 sqm 5m for wheelchairs shall be provided outside water closet stalls

• Minimum of 2 accessible water closets on each floor level (or on that part of a floor accessible to the PWD) where the total number of water closets per sex is 20

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Washrooms & Toilets

• Max height of water closet should be ____mm, flush control should have a max height of ____m

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• Max height of water closet should be 450mm, flush control should have a max height of 1.2m

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Washrooms & Toilets

• Maximum height of lavatories should be ____mm with a knee recess of ____-____mm vertical clearance and a ____mm depth

• Urinals should have elongated lip or should be trough-type, the maximum height of the lip should be ____mm

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• Maximum height of lavatories should be 800mm with a knee recess of 600-700mm vertical clearance and a 500mm depth

• Urinals should have elongated lip or should be trough-type, the maximum height of the lip should be 480mm

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.6m

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Washrooms & Toilets

• Signage of men’s washroom shall be an ______with a vertex pointing upward (length of sides should be _____mm)

• Signage of women’s washroom shall be a _____ (diameter should be ____mm)

• Signage should at least be ____mm thick

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• Signage of men’s washroom shall be an equilateral triangle with a vertex pointing upward (length of sides should be 300mm)

• Signage of women’s washroom shall be a circle (diameter should be 300mm)

• Signage should at least be 7.5mm thick

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Stairs

• Treads should be of slip-resistant material and edges of steps should be colored to be easily seen

•_______nosing are preferred over protruding nosing to avoid feet getting caught in the recessed areas (Open stringer should be avoided)

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Stairs

• A _____mm wide tactile strip shall be provided before hazardous areas such as sudden change in elevation and at the top and bottom of stairs

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300mm

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Elevators

• Accessible elevators should be located not more than ____ meters from the entrance

• Shall have a minimum dimension of ____ x ____ meters

• Centerline height of topmost buttons shall be between ____-____ m from the floor

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• Accessible elevators should be located not more than 30 meters from the entrance

• Shall have a minimum dimension of 1.1 x 1.4 meters

• Centerline height of topmost buttons shall be between 0.9-1.2 m from the floor

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Elevators

• Button sizes shall have a minimum diameter of ____mm with maximum depression depth of ____mm

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Water Fountains

• At least 1 fountain shall be provided for every ____sqm of floor area and there shall not be less than ___ on each floor.

• If wall mounted, the max height shall be ____mm from the floor to the rim and shall be _____ controlled

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• At least 1 fountain shall be provided for every 2000 sqm of floor area and there shall not be less than 1 on each floor.

• If wall mounted, the max height shall be 850mm from the floor to the rim and shall be push-button controlled

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Public Telephones

• Provide an unobstructed space of ____x ____ m in front of the telephone unit

• Booth door openings should have a minimum clear width of ____mm with either out swing, folding or sliding door

• Controls shall be located at a maximum height of ____m above the floor

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• Provide an unobstructed space of 1.5 x 1.5 m in front of the telephone unit

• Booth door openings should have a minimum clear width of 800mm with either out swing, folding or sliding door

• Controls shall be located at a maximum height of 1.1m above the floor

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Fencing For Road & Foot Works

• All excavations must be protected or fenced-in, whatever type of fence used, it is important that the railing should incorporate the following features:

–Height of the rail should be at least ____m above the adjacent surface

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1m

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Fencing For Road & Foot Works

–Railing should incorporate tapping rails that should not be greater than ____mm above the adjacent surface

–Fence should be strong enough to resist people walking in to it and gaps between adjoining fences should not occur

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350mm

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