by Jbs022409c3 — March 4, 2009—Two new books from the International Code Council, Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities 2003 Standard and Commentary, and CalDAG 2009: An interpretive Manual and Checklist, explain how to design and build to accessibility guidelines.
Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities 2003 Standard and Commentary will help design and construction professionals better understand and apply the nation’s federal accessibility building standard, ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003, says the Code Council. The commentary is developed by accessibility experts with decades of design, construction, application, and code enforcement experience.
The publication includes graphics, examples, explanations, and technical provisions for accessibility in the design and construction of new buildings and facilities. It discusses the background of provisions to help designers and builders correctly understand and apply ICC/ANSI A117.1-2003, and is coordinated with the 2004 Americans with Disabilities Act/Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines, including new provisions for child sizes and judicial facilities.
The standard and commentary also provides information on assembly seating as well as different levels of accessibility required in different types of institutional and residential facilities. It is a “safe harbor” document for compliance with the Fair Housing Act Accessibility Guidelines.
The sixth edition of the CalDAG 2009: An Interpretive Manual and Checklist is the only reference that combines California and ADA Accessibility Guidelines, according to the Code Council. It contains 2008 and recently adopted 2009 California references. The book includes technical standards and hundreds of diagrams, compiled by disabled access authority Michael P. Gibbens.
