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Applying The ADA: Designing For The 2010 Americans With Disabilities Act Standards For Accessible Design In Multiple Building Types

A guide to real-world applications of The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design Applying the ADA helps architects and developers understand better how the rules for eliminating barriers in the built environment apply to everyday life and how to best implement them in the design and construction of a broad variety of buildings and facilities. By showing how The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design have been applied in various contexts and building types, this extensively illustrated guide helps readers quickly understand the requirements of the standards and how to apply them to both new construction and renovation. Written by an architect who consults regularly on accessibility issues for design professionals, building owners, and facility managers, this user-friendly guide features 100 photos and 150 drawings that take the guesswork out of applying the standards to real-world projects. Building types covered include: Healthcare and senior living facilities and hospitals College and university facilities Elementary and high schools Hotels and other transient lodging facilities Amusement parks and play areas Historic preservation and remodels Retail and office spaces Applying the ADA is an indispensable resource for architects, interior designers, owners, developers, and facility managers. It is also important reading for students of architecture and interior design.

Paperback: 336 pages

Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (April 1, 2013)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1118027868

ISBN-13: 978-1118027868

Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.7 x 9 inches

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Applying the ADA: Designing for The 2010 Americans with Disabilities Act Standards for Accessible Design in Multiple Building Types lends clarity to a topic that is, at times, difficult to decode. This text offers chapters specifically constructed for those who are required to make accommodations to the following facilities: schools (both primary and secondary), hotels, amusement parks, stores/malls, and hospitals/nursing-homes. It also addresses the controversial topic of remodeling historic buildings to meet ADA guidelines (the author emphasizes even the those buildings that are registered as historic landmarks must be remodeled by law).Pros:-Can be helpful for business-owners who have recently employed a disabled person and now are required to retrofit their workplace to accommodate said employee. The text actually shows how a business can (legally) operate when not employing the disabled and how they must then change (by law). For example, the text shows where a time-clock would normally be positioned (legally) and then where it must be located after hiring a disabled person (by law) (48). This is valuable information that will help both the business-owner and the new employee.-Is written in clear, firm, unmistakable language.Con (just one!):-The black and white photographs are a little dark/poorly lit and lackluster; not exactly inspiring. However, most are clear enough to succeed in demonstrating the author's point. (Conversely, the provided illustrations are considerably better and are an excellent point of reference).

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