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SECTION 1
Introduction
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Signage Safety
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SECTION 3
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Table of Contents
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SECTION 5
Mechanical Circulation
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SECTION 6
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Table of Contents
SECTION 7
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Table of Contents
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SECTION 9
Amenities
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SECTION 10
Residential Units
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Furniture and Layout
Fittings, Materials and Finishes
Switches and Sockets Lighting Doors Windows
Finishes Vertical Grab Bars Appliances
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Introduction
Definition of Universal Design
Principles of Universal Design
Objectives
Scope
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page 26
Kerb Ramps
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Accessible Lobbies
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page 30
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page 32
Safety
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page 34
Entrances
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page 35
buffer zone
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page 36
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Access to Buildings
page 38
Letterboxes
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page 39
F.F.L.
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page 40
Signage
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page 41
Access to Buildings
SECTION
Horizontal
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Corridors
page 44
Corridors
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page 46
Orientation
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Atrium
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page 48
Safety
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Horizontal Circulation
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Circulation
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page 52
Staircases
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Vertical Circulation
page 54
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page 58
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page 60
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page 63
Signage
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Example of a communication
device provided at an
accessible refuge area
Vertical Circulation
page 64
Safety
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page 65
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Example of steps that are not protruded at intersections between the stair access
and the corridor
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Vertical Circulation
580
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page 66
page 67
Vertical Circulation
page 68
Ramps
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page 69
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page 70
500
1200
2000
1500
2000
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1200
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1500
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page 71
Handrail Provisions
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page 72
page 73
Safety
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page 74
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Example of
a sheltered
outdoor ramp
page 75
900
4
F.F.L.
75
75
F.F.L.
800
900
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40
75
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800
900
50
40
Vertical Circulation
SECTION
Mechanical
Circulation
Lifts
Escalators
page 78
Lifts
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page 79
900 min
1200 max
F.F.L.
900 min
Braille and
tactile marking
floor indicators
1500
signage
F.F.L.
Mechanical Circulation
page 80
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page 81
Example of an
accessible lift lobby
Example of landing
call buttons with
Braille and tactile
marking indicators
Example of tactile
ground surface
indicators at a lift
lobby
Mechanical Circulation
page 82
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page 83
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Mechanical Circulation
800900
900 min
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page 84
F.F.L.
page 85
120
0m
120
900
0m
min
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1200 max
900 min
900 min
1200 max
in
0
140
min
in
Mechanical Circulation
page 86
Escalators
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page 87
metal finish
balustrade panelling
balustrade skirting
handrail
comb plate
3 flat steps
extended corridor/
railing landing
2500 landing
clear width
of corridor
guardrail
step riser
step thread
Mechanical Circulation
page 88
Safety
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Example of headroom
warning provided under
the escalator
page 89
Mechanical Circulation
SECTION
Sanitary
Facilities
Planning and Design
Ambulant Disabled
Wheelchair Users
Doors
Urinals
Wash Basins
Accessories
page 92
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page 93
corridor
water
closet
corridor
water
closet
toilet
entrance
toilet
entrance
wash basin
wash basin
Example of a toddler
seat provided within a
compartment
Sanitary Facilities
page 94
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Plan view of an
ambulant disabled toilet
compartment
page 95
Example of a ramp provided for change in level from the area leading to the
toilet and within the toilet area
Example of an
ambulant disabled
toilet compartment
with L-shaped wall
mounted grab bars
Sanitary Facilities
page 96
Doors
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page 97
Example of a
wheelchair-friendly
washroom with an
outward swinging door
Example of a vertical
pull-bar on the
outside (nearer the
latch side) of the door
Sanitary Facilities
page 98
Wheelchair Users
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page 99
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4050
1000 min
750 min
75 min
300
min
480
max
Sanitary Facilities
page 100
350450
call bell at
400600
above floor
140
min
grab bar at
280300
above w.c.
seat
w.c. seat
at 450480
above floor
toilet paper
holder
flip-up grab bar
wash basin
page 101
Sanitary Facilities
page 102
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page 103
F.F.L.
750850
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1200 max
460480
back support
350
F.F.L.
Sanitary Facilities
page 104
Urinals
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page 105
120
min
400 min
1200 max
1500 min
750 min
400
max
1000 max
vertical
grab bar
F.F.L.
Sanitary Facilities
page 106
Wash Basins
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page 107
230
min
680 min
800840
toe clearance
230
200 min
toe clearance
min
knee clearance
Sanitary Facilities
page 108
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page 109
550
F.F.L.
Sanitary Facilities
page 110
Accessories
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waste bin
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mirror hand
dryer
F.F.L.
Example of a body-length
mirror in the toilet
Sanitary Facilities
SECTION
Indoor Public
Facilities
Family Rooms
Supermarkets
Shops and Kiosks
Information Counter
Seating Facilities
page 114
Family Rooms
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755
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page 115
Example of a diaper-changing
counter in a family room
page 116
Nursing Rooms
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page 117
page 118
Supermarkets
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1300 max
page 119
F.F.L.
Adequate width
provided for aisles
page 120
Counters
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page 121
page 122
Shops
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page 123
shop/
kiosk
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kiosk
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Acceptable
Section of a shop entrance
page 124
Information Counters
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page 125
An example of
clear signage
page 126
Counter Tops
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F.F.L.
page 127
7
Example of an information counter
page 128
Seating Facilities
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Plan view of seating at a designated area visible from the main circulation space
Plan view of seating along a typical corridor without interference to the circulation path
page 130
Seating at an atrium
page 131
SECTION
Outdoor Public
Facilities
Accessible Footpaths
Gratings
Park and Communal Areas
Pavilions
Outdoor Seating
page 134
Accessible Footpaths
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Plan view of a
development with
sheltered accessible
routes leading to a
bus stop
page 135
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1800 min
page 136
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page 137
Gratings
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Example of gratings
page 138
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page 139
page 140
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page 141
Example of an elevated
pond above the walking
surface
page 142
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750800
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page 143
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450600
450600
Plan view showing the distance between tactile ground surface indicators
on a footpath and a planter box
page 144
Pavilions
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1200
900
roof leaves
roof leaves
page 145
page 146
Outdoor Seating
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1200
900
page 147
Example of seat location that does not obstruct the main accessible circulation
SECTION
Amenities
Recreational Facilities
Children Play Areas
Food Courts and Cafs
page 150
Recreational Facilities
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page 151
F.F.L.
9
Example of lockers with handles and keyholes
Amenities
page 152
Clubhouses
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page 153
Amenities
page 154
3050
2100
page 155
9
Example of a basketball court with adjustable hoops
Amenities
page 156
Play Equipment
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page 157
Amenities
page 158
Caregiver Supervision
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Example of signage showing warnings, user age range and playing instructions
page 159
Amenities
page 160
adjustable
seats
1200
fixed seats
Plan view of different arrangements of tables and seats that are accessible
to wheelchair users
page 161
9
Example of an arrangement of table and seats with a baby seat
Amenities
page 162
Circulation
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page 163
Amenities
page 164
Counters
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page 165
Amenities
SECTION
10
Residential Units
Dwelling Spaces
Fittings, Materials and Finishes
page 168
Dwelling Spaces
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page 169
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#102184
F.F.L.
Front elevation of a unit main door with tactile or Braille markings on the
unit numbering
Residential Units
10
page 170
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minimum clear
space 1250 x 1500
800 min
450 min
adequate space
allowed for a ramp
when required
minimum clear
space 1250 x 1500
adequate space
allowed for a ramp
when required
page 171
10
Residential Units
page 172
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page 173
F.F.L.
Residential Units
10
page 174
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F.F.L.
900
page 175
1200
Example of a wheelchair
space in the living room
Residential Units
10
page 176
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6001000
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1000
page 178
F.F.L.
1500
page 179
F.F.L.
10
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page 180
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1500
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1200 max
page 181
F.F.L.
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page 182
600
1200 max
clothes rail
F.F.L.
page 183
10
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page 184
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800
800
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F.F.L.
230
800
150
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page 188
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600650
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250300
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page 189
wall-hung cabinets
mobile cabinets
toe spaces
knee spaces
10
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page 190
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direction
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