MEEB: Vertical Transportation: Elevators: Accessibility Requirements

MEEB: Vertical Transportation: Traction Elevators: Accessibility Requirements

Physical limitations (Handicaps) addressed:

Ambulation

Sight

Hearing

General requirements:

Wheelchair

36" min. door opening, 42" recommended

delayed door closing

detection beams that open door without contact (beam)

car dimensions allowing a turning wheelchair

buttons and emergency controls within easy reach

appropriate finishes

Sight / Hearing

Audible signals (as well as easily seen and recognized visual ones) in the car and at landings

call registration indicators

car approach indicator

car landing indicator

direction of travel indicator

floor indicator

car position indicator, etc.

braille at call buttons

large recognizable symbols next to floor buttons

call button indicate call has been placed

Code

self leveling tolerance = 1/2"

Hall Call button = +42" aff

Hall lantern = visible and audible signal indicating car that is responding to call button

sound once for up direction, twice for down OR say "up" or "down"

Mount min. 72" aff

Tactile Floor indicators = in raised lettering and braille, located 60" aff on all floors at both jambs, 2" high characters

Door protective and reopening device = sense and reopen doors without contact, sensing at heights of 5" and 29", reopening at a min. of 20 seconds

door delay for car calls = min. of 3 seconds for door to remain open

illumination = min. of 5 footcandles

Car controls = Buttons at least 3/4" in smallest dimension, raised or flush

Tactile braille and visual control indicators at each button

Main entry floor designated by a raised start at the left of the floor designation.

raised designations to the left of the buttons.

Height = All buttons shall be no higher than 54 inches above finish floor for side approach, 48 inch max. for front approach.

Emergency controls = grouped below controls panel, no less than 35 inches above finish floor

Car position indicators = required above control panel or over the door, shows position of the elevator in hoistway (floor)

floor being passed is shown on position indicator as well as an audible tone when passed

Emergency communications = highest operable part shall be max. 48 inches aff, cord from handset at least 29 inches.