Ada Door Clearance Diagram

Doors maneuvering space figure 11b 404 2 4 2 maneuvering clearances at doorways without doors sliding doors gates and folding doors table 11b 404 2 4 2.

Ada door clearance diagram.

Depending on the direction of approach diagrams a through f illustrate minimum maneuvering space depths and latch side clearances for both push and pull sides of swinging sliding and folding. Door and gate closing speed shall comply with 404 2 8. These diagrams illustrate the specific requirements of these regulations and are intended only as an aid for building design and construction. On the parallel side beyond the latch is 24 inches should the door need to swing open.

Maneuvering clearances at doors. The ada home page provides access to americans with disabilities act ada regulations for businesses and state and local governments technical assistance materials ada standards for accessible design links to federal agencies with ada responsibilities and information updates on new ada requirements streaming video information about department of justice ada settlement agreements. If you approach a door from the latch side and will need to pull the door open the minimum clearance on the opening side perpendicular to the doorway is 48 inches to allow for the door to open leaving room for a disabled individual to move. No door maneuvering clearances must be free of any overlapping objects even those providing knee and toe clearance which can interfere with maneuvering at doors and doorways.

404 2 8 1 door closers and gate closers. However door maneuvering clearances can be offset up to 8 from the face of the door or gate to accommodate wall thickness casework shelves or other elements.