Door and gate surfaces 404 2 10 the bottom surface of doors and gates on the push side must be smooth to a height of at least 10.
Ada door access dimensions.
The maximum depth of the opening shown is 24 inches 810 mm.
To meet the ada accessibility standard doors must have a clear width of 32 inches from the face of the door to the opposite stop.
Door openings shall provide a clear width of 32 inches 815 mm minimum.
In general the requirements are a minimum of 32 in width and a maximum of 48 and the door must open to 90 degrees.
Two doors in series must have a minimum of 48 in addition to the width of the door s swinging into the space so a 36 door swinging into a hall would require the hall to be a minimum of 7 0 long before any other door could be.
Door closers and door stops shall be permitted to be 78 inches minimum above the finish floor or ground.
Custom size doors are available in 1 8 3 increments.
This is considered the minimum clear doorway width for wheelchair access and is generally a safe number for most wheelchairs on the market.
The ada home page provides access to americans with disabilities act ada regulations for businesses and state and local governments technical assistance materials ada standards for accessible design links to federal.
Where the accessible route makes a 180 degree turn around an element which is less than 48 inches 1220 mm wide clear width shall be 42 inches 1065 mm minimum approaching the turn 48 inches 1220 mm minimum at the turn and 42 inches 1065 mm minimum leaving the turn.
For two panel patio doors with one panel open clear opening is based on active panel being open and passive panel being closed.
Section 404 of the ada states.
This facilitates access since mobility aids including wheelchair footrests are sometimes used to push or prop open doors.
The ada disability standards require that the minimum door width for wheelchair access be 32 inches.
Doors not requiring full user passage such as shallow closets may have the clear opening reduced to 20 in 510 mm minimum.
Dimensions in parentheses are in millimeters or square meters.