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Accessibility Requirements beyond the USA: a Closer Look at Japan Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA Wednesday, 8 th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality - Outline Part 1:

  1. Accessibility Requirements beyond the USA: a Closer Look at Japan Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA Wednesday, 8 th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  2. Outline  Part 1: Guidelines and Standards • Guidelines to Improve Barrier-Free Access for Public Transport Passenger Facility, Japan • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Standards for Accessible Design, USA  Part 2: Station Elements • A closer look at guidelines and standards  Part 3: Conclusion • What we have in common Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 2 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  3. Accessibility Guidelines and Standards  Accessible Guidelines to Improve Barrier-Free Access for Public Transport Passenger Facility, Japan • Championed by Transport Accessibility Improvements Law in 2000 • Based on 1983 “Guidelines on the Construction and Improvements of Facilities for the Aged, the Physically Handicapped, and the Like at Public Transportation Terminals”  ADA Standards for Accessible Design, USA • Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law in 1990 • 1 st version of the ADA Standards was adopted in 1991 • Evolving document Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 3 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  4. ADA compliant station elements  Path of travel: • Clearances • Guide blocks and detectable warning  Vertical conveyance • Elevators • Stairs  Lighting Path of Travel, Image Source: www.ada.gov  Braille Signs Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 4 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  5. ADA compliant station elements: Clearances  ADA standards, USA: • Vertical clearance 80 inches (203 cm) minimum and 27 inches (69 cm) maximum above finished grade International forum, Tokyo, Japan Wadsworth station, Denver, USA Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 5 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  6. ADA compliant station elements: Guide Blocks and Detectable Warning  Barrier-free guidelines, Japan:  ADA Standards, USA: • • Guide blocks to direct people to Detectable warning along full length stairways, ticket vending machines, of platform stations Guide blocks Detectable warning Image: Denver Union Station Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 6 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  7. ADA compliant station elements: vertical conveyance - elevators  ADA standards, USA: • 68 inches (172 cm) x 51 inches (130 cm) minimum • Able to accommodate ambulance stretcher  Barrier-free guidelines, Japan : • 140 cm (55 inches) x 135 cm (53 inches) minimum • Able to accommodate at least 11 persons Elevator to accommodate stretcher, USA Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 7 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  8. ADA compliant station elements: vertical conveyance – handrails at stairs  Barrier-free guidelines, Japan :  ADA standards, USA: • • A staircase should be provided Handrails shall be provided on with a double handrail on each both sides of stairs and ramps side Image: Broomfield Pedestrian Bridge Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 8 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  9. ADA compliant station elements: lighting  Barrier-free guidelines, Japan:  ADA standards, USA: • • Lighting and illumination for a Illumination at elevator landing shall concourse or pathway should be be 5 foot candle (54 lux) minimum bright enough for elderly persons, the physically impaired, the pregnant, and all other persons to go through it smoothly. Image: Lakewood ● Wadsworth Station Illumination level at elevator landing Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 9 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  10. ADA compliant station elements: Braille signs  Barrier-free guidelines, Japan:  ADA standards, USA: • Handrail slope destination should • At least one station name Braille sign be written in Braille and shall be placed in uniform location accompanied by its decoded • Braille sign shall be located 48 inches version (1220 mm) minimum above surface 48”(1220mm) Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 10 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  11. Commonalities between Japan and USA Providing Japan USA Ways to Increase Independence • Accessible transit facilities help individuals with disabilities to live independently within their communities by providing an access to public transportation • Transportation allows individuals with disabilities to be valuable members of our society as individuals, workers, consumers, and taxpayers Svetlana, GRECHKA Sr. Engineer, Denver Regional Transportation District, USA 11 Wednesday, 8th July, 2015, Session: 5E - Accessibility & Intermodality -

  12. ...Thank you for your kind attention

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