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This animation explains requirements for maneuvering
clearances at doors in the ADA and ABA Standards.

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Door maneuvering clearances provide space
so that people with disabilities, including

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those who use wheelchairs, can approach and
open doors and proceed through doorways.

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Door maneuvering clearances are sized according
to the approach direction and the swing of

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the doors.

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For most approaches, including a forward approach
as shown here, space is required beyond the

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latch side of doors.

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This provides room for optimum positioning
at door hardware.

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A latch side clearance of at least 18 inches
is required on the pull side for forward approaches.

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The clearance must be at least 60 inches deep.

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Projections into door clearances obstruct
maneuvering.

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Fixed objects such as shelves cannot protrude
into the required clearance anywhere along

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the full height.

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Mobility aids vary greatly in their design
and size.

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Many people use power chairs, scooters, and
other alternatives to standard manual wheelchairs.

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Providing additional clearance beyond the
minimum specified will accommodate a broader

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range of devices, including larger models,
by allowing more positioning and maneuvering

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space.

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Maneuvering clearances also serve people who
use crutches, walkers, canes, and other mobility

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aids.

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As with wheelchair access, specified clearances
provide room for effective positioning at

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doors.

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The maneuvering clearance is required to be
flush with the wall.

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An offset up to 8 inches from the face of
door is permitted.

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Where an offset would exceed 8 inches, such
as at deeply recessed doors, the maneuvering

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clearance must be located 8 inches maximum
from the plane of the door and be sized for

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a forward approach.

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Less space is needed on the push side of doors
than on the pull side.

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Maneuvering space on the push side for a forward
approach must be at least 48 inches deep.

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A minimum 12-inch clearance is required on
the latch side of doors that have both a closer

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and a latch.

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This additional clearance allows easier maneuvering
through doors against the force of closers.

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If a door does not have both a closer and
a latch, no additional clearance beyond the

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opening is required on the latch side.

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Negotiating thresholds while proceeding through
doorways can be a challenge, especially where

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doors have closers.

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Thresholds are limited to a height of one
half inch, and their edges must be properly

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beveled.

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Thresholds no higher than a quarter inch can
have straight edges.

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Mobility aids, including wheelchair footrests,
are sometimes used to help push or prop open

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doors.

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For this reason, the bottom surface of doors
on the push side must be smooth to a height

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of at least 10 inches.

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Applied kick plates can be used to help protect
door surfaces.

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The Standards also specify maneuvering clearances
for side approaches.

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Hinge side approaches on the pull side require
more space than most other approaches due

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to the maneuvering required.

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All maneuvering clearances are illustrated
in the Standards.

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Maneuvering clearances are dimensioned based
on the approach direction, the swing of the

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door, and, in some cases, the presence of
a closer or latch.

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At doors in series, a separation of at least
48 inches between the swing of doors provides

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space to get through one door before encountering
the next.

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This required separation also applies where
doors swing away from or toward each other.

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Maneuvering clearances are required at each
accessible door, but they can overlap.

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At entry alcoves, it is beneficial, though
not required, to provide wheelchair space

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beyond the swing of doors.

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As with doors in series, this provides enough
space to clear one door before proceeding

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to the next.

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Exterior doors can be difficult to open due
to the weight of doors, wind loading, air

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pressure, and other factors.

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While the force to open interior doors cannot
exceed 5 pounds, a maximum opening force is

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not specified for exterior doors.

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Automating entrance doors is very helpful
although it is not required by the Standards.

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If doors are not automated, closers should
be adjusted to the minimum necessary for positive

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latch.

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Controls for automated doors must comply with
specifications for operable parts, including

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clear floor space.

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This space must be located outside the swing
of doors.

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Controls should be located so that users can
conveniently proceed through activated doors.

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If space at the control is incorrectly located
within the door swing, users must hurry out

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of the way to avoid getting hit by the door.

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Locating the control away from the door on
an adjacent wall, as shown here, or on a post

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is beneficial because it provides clear floor
space beyond the door swing and allows a convenient

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reach to the control and continuous forward
travel through the doorway.

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Further guidance on accessible doors and other
requirements in the ADA and ABA Standards

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is available from the U.S. Access Board.

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This animation was developed by the U.S. Access
Board in cooperation with the federal agencies

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that issue the ADA and ABA Standards.