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Stepping Thru Doors, Gates, & Signs, and What Makes Them Accessible

DESCRIPTION

Just about every facility has a door or gate that can either welcome us into a building or act as a hindrance. We will review door and gate requirements from clearances and specifications to operating hardware, including powered opening devices. The requirements vary depending upon the type of entry and whether it is swinging, sliding, pocket, or just an opening. There are power-assist, low energy, and automatic doors and gates which have further requirements over and above manual doors. As always, the approach has impact on spatial parameters. We will additionally review permanent room signs which are associated with doors and also have impact on spatial requirements.

SUMMARY
Just about every facility has a door that can either welcome us into a building or act as a hindrance — we will review door, gate, and opening requirements from clearances and specifications to operating hardware, including powered opening devices and permanent room signage

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

  • Understand different door types including specialty doors and their parameters
  • Review requirements for door clearances dependent upon approach
  • Learn about door hardware and components along with their technical requirements
  • Overview permanent room sign components and their installation requirements

typically 5 hours for the full seminar, or 3 hours (no signs)


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