Ada accessibility should not only be looked at as simply a design for disability but also a function to serve everyone that uses the facility.
Ada automatic door operator requirements.
Such doors shall not open to back check faster than 3 seconds and shall require no more than 15 lbf 66 6n to stop door movement.
If an automatic door is used then it shall comply with ansi bhma a156 10 1985.
Under ada the actuator must be located between 1 and 5 feet from the door.
It must also be placed so that a person using the actuator will not be within the path of a swinging door.
It must be accessible from both sides of the door whether the door is open or closed.
Typically it may only be necessary to equip one door in a bank of doors.
Low energy swinging doors are governed by ansi 156 19 and ada and include these features and requirements.
Slowly opening low powered automatic doors shall comply with ansi a156 19 1984.
In most cases automatic door operators are the best option to provide ada accessibility and ensure that a door closes.
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