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Disability and Communication Access Board
919 Ala Moana Boulevard, Room 101
Honolulu, Hawaii 96814
Oahu:
(808) 586-8121 (Voice/TTY) (808) 586-8129 (FAX)
E-mail: dcab@doh.hawaii.gov
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Aloha 2008!
On
behalf of DCAB we thank you for your support over the past year and are
excited about the coming year.
We look forward to keeping you informed in 2009 with updates on the ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines, new Interpretive Opinions, the 2009 Accessible Design Conference and more feature articles.
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2008 Disability Access Conference Mainland Speakers
The Disability and Communication Access Board would like to thank two speakers who travelled a great distance to speak at this year's 2008 Disability Access Conference held on October 16, 2008. Mr. Bill Hecker of Alabama honored us with a return visit at this year's conference to present two sessions: the first on designing accessible toilet rooms and bathrooms and a second session on public right-of-way best practice. Mr. Mark Mazz of Washington DC presented two sessions this year as well: the first on the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines, and the second on recent rulings and litigation related to Fair Housing. Both Mr. Mazz and Mr. Hecker have private practices which focus on accessibility consulting and design. We are appreciative and grateful for their continued support. Mahalo Mark & Bill!!
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Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability
According to the report Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability, the goal of visitability is to provide a few basic accessibility features, thereby ensuring that, over the short term, a person with mobility limitations can use and visit the homes of friends and family and that, over the long term, few barriers interfere with adapting home for long-term use by a person with such limitations. The three core visitability features are a zero-step entrance, doorways with thirty-two inches of clear passage space, and at least a half bath on the main floor with adequate maneuvering room. This report discusses the visitability concept, various implementation strategies, barriers to and benefits of implementation, and future directions.
The Increasing Home Access: Designing for Visitability report can be downloaded from the AARP website link . |
Award Winning Accessible Design
 The Indian Community School of Milwaukee and Antoine Predock, FAIA, were awarded the 2008 Paralyzed Veterans of American's (PVA) Barrier-Free America
Award. According to the PVA, this project is notably accessible, because access was a core value in the design of the school from the very beginning, accessible features are seamlessly integrated into the school design, and accessible movement is paramount throughout the school.
More information about this project is available in the AIA's article Predock Brings Accessibility to Milwaukee School and the PVA's news story Unique School and Legendary Architect Receive Prestigious Accessible Architecture Award. In addition, a photo gallery is available on the PVA website.
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FAQ: Maneuvering Space
Q: Can the door of a toilet room swing into the required maneuvering space? (ADAAG 4.22.2 and 4.23.2)
A: Yes, the door can swing into the maneuvering space, but not into the space required at a fixture.
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