36å(927mm)61å(1562mm)enlargedstandardcompartment7'-0(2134mm)alternatecompartment36(914mm)widenotrequired,providedtocreatemoreuniversallyusablewashrooma15'-6±(472cm)66(1676mm)C:(1753mm)6918(457mm)24(610mm)min.,preferred5'(1575mm)2-countertoplavatorieswithkneespaceandaprotectivepanelbelowconventionalcompartment15'(462cm)C:15(470cm)2±-5±-'BARRIER-FREEWASHROOMPLANNINGGUIDEINCORPORATING:ADAAG(REV7/94)U.S.ACCESSBOARD'SBUILDINGELEMENTSDESIGNEDFORCHILDREN'SUSE(1/98)ICC/ANSIA117.1(98)ADA-ABAACCESSIBILITYGUIDELINES(7/04)Fig.18SmallPublicWashroomProvidesStandardCompartmentandAlternateCompartment36(914mm)Wide.2BUILDINGELEMENTSDESIGNEDFORCHILDREN’SUSEFinalguidelinesformakingfacilitiesaccessibletochildrenhavebeenpublishedbytheAccessBoard(U.S.ArchitecturalandTransportationBarriersComplianceBoard),butnotyetadoptedbytheU.S.DepartmentofJustice.Whiletheyarenotyet“enforceable,”theyofferguidance.Pleaserefertobluenotationsbeginningwith“C:”inseveralofthefigures.THEGUIDEINCLUDESICC/ANSIA117.1-1998STANDARDSThesestandardsreplaceCABO/ANSIA117.1-1992whichhavebeenadoptedbymanystates.Atransitiontothenewstandardsisexpected;pleasecheckwiththeappropriateagencyinyourstate.THEADAHASOPENEDTHEDOORSOFALLFACILITIESTheAmericanswithDisabilitiesAct(ADA)isafederalcivilrightslawthatprohibitsdiscriminationagainstpeoplewithdisabilitiesbyensuringthemequalaccesstogoodsandservices.Itrecognizesinaccessiblefacilitiesasoneformofdiscrimination,sincethesefacilitiescanprohibitparticipationbypeoplewithdisabilities.TheregulationsforimplementingtheADAincludedetaileddesignspecifications,originallyknownasADAAccessibilityGuidelinesforBuildingsandFacilities(ADAAG).TheGuidelinesweredevelopedbytheUSArchitecturalandTransportationBarriersComplianceBoard(theAccessBoard)usingsectionsoftheAmericanNationalStandardforBuildingsandFacilities—ProvidingAccessibilityandUsabilityforPhysicallyHandicappedPeople(ANSIA117.1-1986)andtheUniformFederalAccessibilityStandards(UFAS),withadditionaltextforamplificationandsomenewguidelines.InordertomaketheADAAGenforceable,theGuidelinesweresubsequentlyamendedandadoptedbytheUSDepartmentofJusticeastheADAStandardsforAccessibleDesign(theStandards).Thelawappliestomostbuildingsandfacilitytypesnationwideregardlessofstateorlocalcoderequirements,butitisnotabuildingcodeinandofitself.WhileCanadahasasinglenationwidebuildingcode,theUnitedStatesuntilnowhashadafederalstandardforfederalbuildingsandprogramsonly,andeachstateandlocalgovernmenthasestablisheditsownbuildingcodes.TheADAhaschangedthatbysettingfederalstandardsforallpublicaccommodations,includingtransportationsystems,andportionsofcommercialfacilities.Authorityhasbeenleftwitheachstateandlocalgovernmenttoadoptandenforceitsownbuildingcodes,buttheofficeoftheU.S.AssistantAttorneyGeneralforCivilRightshastheauthorityundertheADAtocertifythatastateorlocalbuildingcodemeetsorexceedstheminimumrequirementsofADA,andsuchcertificationofequivalencycanbeusedasrebuttableevidenceinanysubsequentlitigation.Tohelpeveryonewithlegalcompliance,thefederalgovernmenthasestablishedDisabilityandBusinessTechnicalAssistanceCenters(DBTAC)ineachregionofthecountry.Publicwashroomsareoneofthemostcriticalbuildingamenitieswithregardtoaccessibilityandfunctionforpeoplewithdisabilities.Withoneinfourpersonsbecomingdisabledsometimeduringtheirlife,washroomsneedtoberesponsivetoawiderangeofhumanneedsandabilities:includingpeoplewithoutdisabilitiesaswellasthoseusingwheelchairsandwalkingaids,peoplewithsightorhearingdisabilities,impairedcoordination,cardiacorpulmonarydisorders,andevenpeopleaffectedbytemporaryillness,pregnancy,oradvancedage.TheADArequiresthatallwashrooms,whethernewlyconstructedorre-modeled,beusablebypeoplewithdisabilities.Thismeansthatsomeofeachtypeoffixtureorfeaturemustmeetbarrier-freerequirements.Therefore,BobrickWashroomEquipment,Inc.haspreparedthisGuideforusebyplanners,archi-tects,designers,specifiers,andbuildingowners.Inaddition,Bobrick’sArchitecturalRepresentativesareavailabletoassistwithcodeinterpretationandapplicationofappropriateproductspecificationsandinstallationcriteria.Allbuild-ingplans,however,shouldbeconfirmedwithlocaljurisdictionstoensurejobcompliance.Forpublicaccommodationsandcommercialfacilities,theADAAG,orastateorlocalbuildingcodethathasbeencertifiedasequivalenttoADAAGbytheAssistantAttorneyGeneralmustbeused.Forstateorlocalgov-ernmentbuildings,eitherADAAGorUFASstandardsmustbeused.SincemanystateshaveadoptedallorpartsofUFAS,ANSIA117.1-1986,orCABO/ANSIA117.1-1992intotheirbuildingcodestherewillbesignificantoverlaponsomeprojects.TheADAAG,UFAS,andANSIstandardsaresimilar;however,therearesignificantdifferencesinthescopeoftheirrequirementsandsomedifferencesintechnicalspecifications.Therefore,unlessworkingfromacertifiedlocalcode,itisimperativethatallrelevantstandardsbeusedinconjunctionwiththisadvisoryplanningguidetoensurelegalcompliance.ThedimensionsinthisPlanningGuidearetakenfromtheADAAG.However,becausetheICC/ANSIA117.1-1998istheleastsimilarintechnicalspecificationstotheotherstandards,ICC/ANSIdimensionsarealsoshownwheretheydeviates