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Disability and Communication Access Board 
State of Hawaii    
 
November/December 2014   
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~ In This Issue ~
· Two New DCAB Interpretive Opinions
· SAVE THE DATE: 2015 Accessible Routes & Accessible Means of Egress Training
· Feature Project: Affordable ~ Award-Winning ~ Accessible
· FAQ: Under the Fair Housing Act, what is an "accessible route"?
· DBTAC and U.S. Access Board Webinars
· Quick Links

Two (2) New DCAB Interpretive Opinions

DCAB's Standing Committee on Facility Access issued two (2) new interpretive opinions that apply to all projects covered by HRS 103-50.  For questions regarding the Interpretive Opinions, contact Mona Higa, Facility Access Coordinator at 586-8121 or via email at
DCAB 2014-04: Can the 2006 IBC, Section 1007 be used as equivalent facilitation with regards to providing an accessible means of egress?

The 2006 International Building Code (IBC), section 1007 provides equivalent facilitation to those editions and sections required by ADAAG section 207.1.  The following requirements of the 2006 IBC, section 1007 are more stringent:
  1. Area of Refuge/Area of Rescue Assistance:  Regardless of whether a building has a fire sprinkler system, an area of refuge or area of rescue assistance is required.
  2. Section 1007.5.1 prohibits platform lifts providing an accessible means of egress to be installed in a fully enclosed hoist way.
DCAB 2014-05: Where a facility's parking lot has clearly designated stalls as employee parking or visitor parking, would the designated parking area be considered a separate "parking facility" from the other parking stalls?  Where a facility has different types of parking such as enclosed garages, covered carports and open-air parking be considered different parking facilities?

Where parking is designated or restricted to serve a different group of people (e.g., employees versus visitor/guests) the designated parking area is to be viewed as a different 'parking facility.'  Where different amenities or level of service is provided (e.g., enclosed garage, carport, open-air parking) or where parking rates vary (e.g., free parking stalls versus rental stalls) the different types of parking are to be viewed as different 'parking facilities.' 

ADAAG 208.2 requires that where more than one 'parking facility' is provided on a site, the number of accessible parking spaces to be provided is to be calculated according to the number of spaces required for each 'parking facility.'

For more information on the interpretive opinions, please connect to the following link:
 
~ SAVE THE DATE ~ 
 
2015 Accessible Routes & 
Accessible Means of Egress Training

2009 DAC Attendees

 

The Disability and Communication Access Board (DCAB) is planning an all-day training on April 7, 2015 covering 'Accessible Routes & Accessible Means of Egress.'  DCAB is hoping to bring in speakers from the International Code Council and the U.S. Access Board.   

 

Stay tuned for more information on the training and registration  

in our next Access E-Bulletin 

 

   
Featured Project  

Affordable ~ Award-Winning ~ Accessible
 
The Sierra Bonita Apartments - Exterior View
  

Designing to HUD's Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines doesn't mean low income housing has to look institutional.  The Sierra Bonita Apartments in West Hollywood won the 2013 Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary's Award.  The five story building includes units designed for persons with disabilities while meeting the city's Green Building Ordinance.  

 

For more information on The Sierra Bonita Apartments, please check out the following links:

 

http://www.huduser.org/portal/about/housingCommDesign_2014_4.html 

http://inhabitat.com/west-hollywoods-stylish-green-low-income-housing/new-8-69/  

 

 
FAQ
 
Under the Fair Housing Act, what is an "accessible route"?       

 

The Regulations define an accessible route as a "continuous unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building or within a site that can be negotiated by a person with a severe disability using a wheelchair, and that is also safe for and useable by people with disabilities."  This means that a "safe" pedestrian route within exterior areas must be separate from the road or driveway.  Facilities complying with the Fair Housing Act cannot provide only a road or driveway as an accessible route on site.

 

For more information, see the "Joint Statement of the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Justice" at:   

http://www.ada.gov/doj_hud_statement.pdf 

 

 

 
DBTAC and U.S. Access Board Webinars
on Accessibility Guidelines
(All webinars run 90 minutes)


 
Learn more about the ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines through the U.S. Access Board and DBTAC's continuing series of webinars and audio conferences.

Upcoming sessions include:
  • Accessible Retail Stores and Spaces on November 6, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Hawaii time); presented by U.S. Access Board's Earlene Sesker & Paul Beatty
  • Accessible Emergency Transportable Housing on December 4, 2014 @ 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (Hawaii time); presented by U.S. Access Board's Marsha Mazz
  • Accessible Hospitals and Medical Care Facilities - "Advanced Session" on January 8, 2015 @ 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m. (Hawaii time); presented by U.S. Access Board's Rex Pace & Earlene Sesker

Registration is required but general attendance to the webinars is free.  A variety of Continuing Education (CE) Recognitions are available, such as AIA, LAS, and AICP.

 

For more information about each session or to register, please go to: http://www.accessibilityonline.org/Schedule/#nextSession.

 

 
Quick Links

  

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