1、ICC A117.1-2009 St And Ard And Comment Ary Accessible And Us Able bU i ldings And F AcilitiesAccessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities Commentary (ICC A117.1-2009) First Printing: January 2013 ISBN: 978-1-60983-408-1 COPYRIGHT 2013 By INTERNATIONAL CODE COUNCIL, INC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This A
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12、ontain requirements necessary for conformance to the standard. Development The 1961 edition of ANSI Standard A117.1 presented the first criteria for accessibil- ity to be approved as an American National Standard and was the result of research conducted by the University of Illinois under a grant fr
13、om the Easter Seal Research Foundation. The National Easter Seal Society and the Presidents Com- mittee on Employment of People with Disabilities became members of the Secre- tariat, and the 1961 edition was reaffirmed in 1971. In 1974, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development joined the
14、 Secretariat and sponsored needed research, which resulted in the 1980 edition. After further revision that included a special effort to remove application criteria (scoping requirements), the 1986 edition was published and, when requested in 1987, the Council of American Building Officials (CABO) a
15、ssumed the Secretariat. Central to the intent of the change in the Secretariat was the development of a standard that, when adopted as part of a building code, would be compatible with the building code and its enforcement. The 1998 edition largely achieved that goal. The 2009 edition of the standar
16、d is the latest example of the A117.1 committees effort to continue developing a standard that is compatible with the building code. When CABO was consolidated into the International Code Council (ICC) in 1998, the Secretariat duties were assumed by ICC. 2009 Edition New to the 2009 edition are coor
17、dinated criteria for the various types of dwelling units that provide a step-down between the unit types; technical requirements for Type C (Visitable) Units; Variable Message Signs (i.e., signs that change the infor- mation they show such as gate information in train stations and airports); better
18、consistency of sign requirements regarding when raised characters and braille are required; location of toilet paper dispensers (more design options, recessed fixtures addressed, single point of measurement, etc.); a new chapter for a variety of types of recreational facilities; an index and margin
19、markings that will help users find requirements and identify changes from the 2003 edition. In addition, the new stan- dard continued to provide a level of coordination between the accessible provisions of this standard and the federal government accessibility requirements in the Fair Housing Access
20、ibility Guidelines (FHAG) and the 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standard for Accessible Design. ANSI Approval This Standard was processed and approved for submittal to ANSI by the Accred- ited Standards Committee A117 on Architectural Features and Site Design of Pub- lic Buildings and R
21、esidential Structures for Persons with Disabilities. ANSI approved the 2009 edition on October 20, 2010. Committee approval of the Stan- dard does not necessarily imply that all Committee members voted for its approval. Adoption ICC A117.12009 is available for adoption and use by jurisdictions inter
22、nationally. Its use within a governmental jurisdiction is intended to be accomplished through adoption by reference in accordance with proceedings establishing the jurisdictions laws. Formal Interpretations Requests for Formal Interpretations on the provisions of ICC A117.12009 should be addressed t
23、o: ICC, Chicago District Office, 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 604785795.vi MaintenanceSubmittal of Proposals All ICC standards are revised as required by ANSI. Proposals for revising this edi- tion are welcome. Please visit the ICC web site at www.iccsafe.org for the official “Call
24、 for proposals” announcement. A proposal form and instructions can also be downloaded from www.iccsafe.org. ICC, its members and those participating in the development of ICC A117.1-2009 do not accept any liability resulting from compliance or noncompliance with the pro- visions of ICC A117.1-2009.
25、ICC does not have the power or authority to police or enforce compliance with the contents of this standard. Only the governmental body that enacts this standard into law has such authority. Marginal Markings In the ICC A117.1 Standard (but not in this commentary) solid vertical lines in the margins
26、 within the body of the code indicate a technical change from the require- ments of the 2003 edition. Deletion indicators in the form of an arrow ( ) are pro- vided in the margin where an entire section, paragraph, exception or table has been deleted or an item in a list of items or a table has been
27、 deleted. vii Accredited Standards Committee A117 on Architectural Features and Site Design of Public Buildings and Residential Structures for Persons with Disabilities At the time of ANSI approval, the A117.1 Committee consisted of the following members: Chair. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
28、 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kenneth M. Schoonover, PE Vice Chair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vacant A117 Committee Secretary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Woodward Organizational Member Representative Accessibility Equipment Manufacturers Associat
29、ion (AEMA) (PD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Brinkman Robert Murphy (Alt) American Bankers Association (ABA) (BO) . . . . . . . Virginia E. ONeil Nessa Feddis (Alt) American Council of the Blind (ACB) (CU) . . . . . . . . Patricia Beattie Eric Bridges (Alt) American Hotel and Lodging
30、Association (AHLA) (BO) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gerald Gross, AIA, FARA Kevin Maher (Alt) American Institute of Architects (AIA) (P) . . . . . . . . . David C. Collins, FAIA Larry M. Schneider, AIA (Alt) American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) (P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
31、 . . . . . . S. Shoshana Shamberg American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) (P). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha McAskill, ASID Barbara J. Huelat, ASID, IIDA (Alt) American Society of Plumbing Engineers (ASPE) (P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Robert H. Evans,
32、Jr., CIPE/CPD Julius A. Ballanco, P .E. (Alt) American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) (P) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. William Marletta John B. Schroering, P .E. C.S.P . (Alt) Mary Winkler, CSP (Alt) American Society of Theatre Consultants (ASTC) (P). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
33、 . . . . . . . Scott Crossfield, ASTC William Conner, ASTC (Alt) R. Duane Wilson, ASTC (Alt) Association for Education and their respective associations. Consumer/User (CU) Members in this category include those with disabilities, or others who require accessibility features in the built environment
34、 for access to build- ings, facilities and sites; and their respective associations. Producer/Distributor (PD) Members in this category include those involved in manufacturing, distributing, or sales of products; and their respective associations. Professional (P) Members in this category include th
35、ose qualified to engage in the development of the body of knowledge and policy relevant to their area of prac- tice, such as research, testing, consulting, education, engineering or design; and their respective associations. Regulatory (R) Members in this category include federal agencies, represent
36、a- tives of regulatory agencies or organizations that promulgate or enforce codes or standards; and their respective associations. Individual Expert (IE) (Nonvoting) Members in this category are individual experts selected to assist the consensus body. Individual experts shall serve for a renewable term of one year and shall be subject to approval by vote of the consen- sus body. Individual experts shall have no vote. Category Number Builder/Owner/Operator (BO)6 Consumer/User (CU)1 1 Professional (P)1 5 Producer/Distributor (PD)7 Regulatory (R)7 TOTAL 46
