## ADA Accessibility Guidelines for

**Transportation Vehicles**

**Part 1192**

## • **History** • **Format** • **Process** • **General Requirements** • **Current Guidelines**



# Agenda

# History

• **Background on ADAAG for Transportation Vehicles** • The Board’s ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles, were first published in 1991 and address access to buses, vans, rail cars, and other modes of transit. • They serve as the basis for standards maintained by the Department of Transportation (DOT) • Apply to new or remanufactured vehicles required to be accessible under the ADA. • In 1998, the Board and DOT jointly supplemented provisions in the guidelines for over- the - road buses .

# Current Activity
• **Updates** • 2007 – Board released for public comment draft updates to sections of the guidelines covering buses and vans • 2008 – Board released for public comment revised draft of updates to provisions in the guidelines for buses and vans • 2010 – Board officially proposed updates to the sections of guidelines on buses and vans • 2012 – Reopened comments to address specific issues • 2013 – Board established the Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee to recommend updates to sections of the guidelines covering rail cars

# Process
• Committee develops and presents report to the Access Board • NPRM proposed by Board • Includes Guidelines and Cost Analysis 

### • Public Comment • Final Rule in Federal Register • Adoption by US DOT and US DOJ

# Current Format

**Part 1192** • Subpart A - General • Subpart B - Buses, vans 

### • Subpart C - Rapid rail • Sub -way type, dedicated rail • Metro, Chicago’s ‘L’, BART 

### • Subpart D – Light rail • Street car, fixed rail systems • Atlanta, Portland, Dallas• Subpart E – Commuter rail cars • MARC, VRE, NJ Transit, METRA • Subpart F – Intercity rail cars • Amtrak. • Subpart G – Over- the - road buses • Subpart H – Other systems • Automated guideway, trams, high - speed rail• **General Requirements**  • **Accessible Boarding and Alighting Features**  • **Doorways** • **Circulation Paths** • **Seating** • **Communication** • **Lighting** • **Restrooms** • **Dining Cars** • **Sleeping Rooms** 

# Current **Guidelines**

# Gener**al Re**  **quir emen**  **ts** • New , used and r emanufactur ed v ehicles ar e co nsider ed accessible when they comply.

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## Accessible Boar**ding and Aligh ting** 

**Fe at**  **ur es**  • Between - ca r barriers: devices or syste ms t o be pr ovided t o pr event or w arn people fr om ste pping of

f the platform between cars

– Ex amples – pan to graph ga te s, chains, motion detectors, or similar

– Ex ception for scr eens that close off edge or for commuter rail, wher e bellows ar e pr ovided 

### • Lev el change mechanism r equir ed unless pr ovided at the s tat ion 10

## Accessible Boar**ding and Aligh ting** 

**Fe at**  **ur es**  • Ramps and bridge plat es –

– Design load: 600 lb min

– Surface: 30” wide, slip re sis ta nt , 1⁄4” max surface discontinuity , 1⁄2“ if bev eled

– Ramp barrier: 2” min

– Slope: leas t slope pr acticable • < 3” above platform 1:4 max • > 3” , < 6” abov e platform 1:6 max • > 6” , < 9” abov e platform 1:8 max • > 9” abov e pla tform 1:12 max 11

## Accessible Boar**ding and Aligh ting** 

**Fe at**  **ur es**  • Ramps and bridge plat es –

– Firmly atta ched t o v ehicle, but ma y be deploy ed fr om the s tat ion

– Gap fr om r amp to v ehicle or platform: 5/8” max

– Stowed r amps mus t be secur ed

– Handr ails, if pr ovided mus t be usable thr oughout boar ding , 30” – 38” in heigh t, 100 lb lateral for ce, 1 1/4” to 1 1/2” diameter

, eased edges, not interfer e with boar ding or aligh ting 12

## Accessible Boar**ding and Aligh ting** 

**Fe at**  **ur es**  • Level Boar ding –

– Horiz ontal g ap 3” max

– Ve hicle floor heigh t within 5/8” of platform under normal load, alignmen t by air suspension, automatic ra mps or lifts or combination

– Ex ception: new vehicles atkey stat ions floor within 1 1⁄2” max

– Ex ception: r etr ofit vehicles horiz ontal g ap 4” max, vertical 2” max under 50% passenger load
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## Accessible Boar**ding and Aligh ting** 

**Fe at**  **ur es**  • Lifts –

– Ma y be permanent or port able and located on st at ion pla tform

– Design load: 600 lb min

– Contr ols: interlocked, moment ary c ontact

– Ro ta ry lift allow ed only with ph ys ical barrier s or safety constr ain ts

– Emerge ncy oper at ion r equir ed, 12” per sec max dr op

– Platform Barrier: 1 1⁄2” min

– Surface: slip r esist an t, 1⁄4” max surface discontinuity , 1⁄2“ if beveled, clear width min 28 1⁄2” at surface and 30” fr om 2” above platform to 30” 14

## Accessible Boar**ding and Aligh ting** 

**Fe at**  **ur es**  • Lift platform –

– Gaps: at barrier s 5/8” max, at car floor 1⁄2’’ horiz ontal and 5/8” vertical, handhold 1 1⁄2” by 4 1⁄2”

– En tr ance ra mp: 1:8 max for 3” max rise, 1⁄4” max surface discontinuity

, 1⁄2“ if beveled

– De flection: 3” max loaded with 600 lbs

– Movement: 6” per sec when loaded, 12” per sec when unloaded, 0.3g max acceler at ion 

### • Lift: designed to be boar ded forw ar d or backw ar d • Handr ails: two sides, moves with lift, 8” min length, 

### 30” – 38” in heigh t, 100 lb lat er al for ce, 1 1/4” to 1 1/2” diamet er eased edges, 1 1⁄2” knuckle clear ance, not in te rfer e with boar ding or aligh ting 15

# Rail Car Moun **te d**  **Lift**

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## Doorw **ay s**  • Clear width: 32” min en try in to v ehicle

– Commuter and inter city rail – 32” min adjacen t door in to passenger coach

– In te rc ity r ail 32” min width fr om passenger car to single - level dining car

– Rapid, ligh t, commuter rail – 30” min width between cars if adjacen t c ars ar e connected by 30” aisle
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# Doorw **ay s** 

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## Cir**cula tion**  **Pa ths**  • Ro ut e or passagew aywidth: 32” min fr om accessible doorw ayt o accessible seating • Wher e passage is r equir ed thr ough v es tibule, 42” min width • Floor and s te p surfaces: slip r esis ta nt • Thr eshold and s te p edges: co ntr as ting band of color

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## Cir**cula tion**  **Pa ths**  • Handr ails and s ta nchions gr aspable fr om outside v ehicle t o assis t boar ding and additional to use for cir culation, seating and s ta nding and aligh ting

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## Sea **ting**
• Wheelchair

, mobility aid positions: Tw o min • Siz e: 30”by 48” • Ma y be in s ta ndee space • Fo ld - down seats allowed • Secur emen t of wheelchairs not r equir ed

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## Communic **at ion**  • Signage -

– In te rnational S ymbol of Accessibility (IS A) on e xt erior accessible door s, unless all ar e accessible

– Signs for accessible r es tr ooms

– Priority Seating: Indicates seats with priority to persons with disabilities

– Te chnical: Char act ers width to heigh t r atio between 3:5 and 1:1, st ro ke width to heigh t r atio between 1:5 and 1:10, min heigh t 5/8” , spacing 1/16 upper case lette rs , ligh t on dark or dark on ligh t 22

## Communic **at ion**  • Signal: audit ory and visual w arning t o alert passengers of closing door s • Public in fo rmation sy ste m: personnel, re co rd ed or digitiz ed human speech t o announce s tat ions and other in fo rmation

– Rapid ra il: vehicles oper ating in stat ion with mor e than one line mus t ha ve e xt ernal s yste m t o announce train, r outed, or line iden tification information, exc ept wher e pr ovided by stat ion
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## Ligh **ting** • Ligh t, commut er and in te rc ity r ail – • St epwell or doorw ayw ith accessible boar ding:

– Adjacen t to driver - 2 foot - candles min illumination on step tr ead or lift platform when door is open

– Not adjacen t to driver - shall at all times ha ve 2 foot candles min illumination when deploy ed atthe vehicle floor level

– Not oper at ing at lighted st at ions – ex terior lights pr oviding 1 foot - candle min for a dis ta nce of 3’ perpendicular to all points on the stepwell edg e and located to protect the ey es of passeng er s 24

# Dining Car**s**
• Atleas t one door mus t connect to accessible car • Atleas t one space t o pr ovide ta ble service t o person who chooses t o r emain in their wheelchair and space to s to re a wheelchair for a person who tr ans fe rs

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## Re **st ro**  **oms** • When pr ovided on commut er and in te rc ity r ail – • Clear floor space: 35” by 60“ , permanen t fixtur es ma y overlap by 6” if knee and toe clear ance pr ovided, but mus t not in te rfer e with access to wate r closet • Fo ld - down seats or shelves allowed • Wa te r closet heigh t: 17” – 19” • Seats shall not spring to lift ed position • Gr ab bar: 24” long behind w ater closet and 40” long on at leas t one side, no mor e than 12” fr om back w all and heigh t of 33” - 36” 26

## Re **st ro**  **oms** • Fa ucets and flush con tr ols: not r equir e tight gr asping , pinching or twis ting , 5 lb f max t o oper ate , 44” max heigh t • Doorw aywidth: when on short end – 32” min, on long end – 39” min, la tc hes and har dw ar e not re quir e tight gr asping , pinching or twis ting • Location: close pr ox imity t o a t leas t one seating location for person with disabilities and on a ro ut e 32” min
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## Car with R **es tr** **oom**

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## Sleeping **Compartmen t**  • On in te rc ity r ail – • Designed to allow a per son using a mobility aid to enter , maneuver within and appr oach and use each elemen t within the compartmen t • Ea ch accessible compartmen t shall con ta in an accessible r es tr oom which can be en te re d dir ectly fr om c ompartmen t • Con tr ols and mechanisms 15” – 48” above floor with clear floor space of 30” by 48” min in fr on t, oper able without tigh t gr asping , pinching or twis ting of the wris t 29

# Sleeping Compartmen **t**

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# Building St **andar d Elemen**  **ts** • Pr otruding objects • Accessible r out es – running slopes, gr ade br eaks • St airw ay s • Signs – ra ised char act er s and Br aille • Assis tive lis te ning • Armr es ts • Dining and work surfaces, sales and service counter s • Tw o - wa y communication s yste ms 31

# Thank y**ou**

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