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This animation explains requirements in the
ADA and ABA Standards for accessible parking

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and passenger loading zones located at facilities
on sites.

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It does not address parking and passenger
loading zones along public streets and sidewalks

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which are the subject of new guidelines the
U.S. Access Board is developing for public

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rights-of-way.

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Accessible parking is required for each parking
lot and garage on a site.

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The required number of accessible spaces is
based on the total number of spaces in a parking

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facility and is calculated separately for
each lot or garage.

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A portion of accessible spaces must be designed
to accommodate vans.

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Accessible spaces required for one parking
facility can be located in another if doing

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so results in substantially equal or better
access in terms of travel distances, parking

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fee, or user conveniences.

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Even when locating spaces to another facility,
the number of accessible spaces still must

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be determined separately for each parking
facility.

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Accessible spaces are to be located on the
shortest accessible route to an accessible

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entrance.

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They must be dispersed among accessible entrances.

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In garages, accessible entrances are required
to serve each direct pedestrian connection

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to a building.

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Where direct connections serve multiple levels
of a garage, accessible spaces must be located

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on different levels so that they are dispersed
among accessible entrances.

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Van accessible spaces, however, can be clustered
on one level of a parking garage.

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In garages without direct pedestrian connections
to a building, all accessible spaces must

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be located on the shortest accessible route
to a pedestrian entrance of the garage.

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Accessible spaces must be at least 8 feet
wide and marked to define the width.

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An access aisle at least 5 feet wide and as
long as the parking space is required next

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to the space.

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The access aisle must be marked.

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The marking method and color is not specified
in the standards, but may be addressed by

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state or local regulations.

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The access aisle provides room to transfer
to and from vehicles and must be flush with

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the parking space.

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Changes in level, other than slopes up to
1:48, are not permitted in either the access

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aisle or the parking space.

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Curb ramps cannot intrude into any portion
of the access aisle or parking space.

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Two spaces can share one access aisle.

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Users pull in or back into spaces depending
on which side the access aisle is needed.

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Access aisles cannot overlap vehicular ways.

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At entrances with ramps, achieving the shortest
accessible route typically requires locating

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accessible spaces near the entry point of
ramps.

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Accessible routes must connect directly to
access aisles.

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It is advisable to configure accessible routes
so that users do not have to travel behind

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parking spaces, but this is not required by
the standards.

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A landing at least 3 feet long is required
at the top of curb ramps to facilitate maneuvering.

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Where space for curb ramps is limited, curb
ramps can be configured so that they are parallel

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with sidewalks.

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Landings at the bottom of parallel curb ramps
are to have a length of at least 4 feet, 5

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feet preferred.

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At least one of every six accessible spaces
or fraction of six must be sized for vans.

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Van spaces are at least 11 feet wide, 3 feet
wider than regular accessible spaces, to provide

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room for vehicle ramps and lifts.

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This extra width can be added to the access
aisle instead of the parking space which results

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in an access aisle at least 8 feet wide, the
same width as the parking space.

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If van spaces are angled, the access aisle
is required to be on the passenger side.

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This is the side where vehicle ramps or lifts
typically deploy.

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A vertical clearance of at least 98 inches
is required for van spaces and vehicular routes

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serving them.

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This minimum clearance applies to the vehicular
route from entrances to van spaces, the van

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spaces and access aisles, and the vehicular
route to an exit.

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Accessible spaces must be labeled by the International
Symbol of Accessibility.

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Signs can be installed on posts, suspended
from ceilings, or fixed to walls.

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They are required to be at least 5 feet high
measured to the bottom edge so that they remain

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visible when spaces are occupied.

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Those suspended above circulation paths must
provide headroom clearance of at least 80

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inches.

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The term “van accessible” is required
on signs designating van spaces and can be

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provided on a separate sign or added to the
main designation sign.

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This designation is meant to be informative,
not restrictive.

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Those driving cars should keep these spaces
free unless all regular accessible spaces

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are taken.

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The standards do not specify other features
of signs, including color, or require other

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content on the sign.

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Signs for regular accessible spaces can contain
only the International Symbol of Accessibility

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without any text.

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However, local jurisdictions may require specific
verbiage.

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Designations located on the surface of parking
spaces, even if required by state or local

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regulations, do not satisfy the standards
and cannot substitute for signs that are at

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least 5 feet above the ground.

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Pay stations and other devices that serve
accessible parking are subject to criteria

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for operable parts when fixed or built-in.

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These requirements include clear floor space
for a forward or side approach.

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Controls and other operable parts must be
located within accessible reach ranges and

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be usable with one hand.

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They cannot involve tight grasping, pinching,
twisting of the wrist, or more than 5 pounds

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of force to operate.

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Devices used from inside vehicles are not
subject to these requirements but should meet

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the specifications for operation so that they
are easily usable.

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The standards also address access to passenger
loading zones.

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Where they are provided, an accessible passenger
loading zone is required within every continuous

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100 linear feet of loading zone space or fraction
thereof.

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In general, the requirements apply only if
a passenger loading zone is provided, but

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the standards require a compliant passenger
loading zone at several types of facilities.

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These include parking facilities with valet
parking, mechanical access garages, and medical

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care and long-term care facilities where the
period of stay may exceed 24 hours.

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Accessible passenger loading zones provide
a vehicle pull-up space at least 8 feet wide

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and at least 20 feet long.

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An adjoining access aisle is required, and
it must be marked, at least 5 feet wide, and

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as long as the space.

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The access aisle, like those at parking spaces,
must be flush with the pull-up space and cannot

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overlap vehicular ways.

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No changes in level other than slopes of 1:48
maximum are allowed in either the pull-up

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space or the access aisle.

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A vertical clearance of at least 114 inches
is required at the vehicle pull-up space and

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the access aisle and along vehicle routes
connecting them to vehicle entrances and exits.

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Further guidance on accessible parking, passenger
loading zones, and other requirements in the

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ADA and ABA Standards 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.