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Significant changes have made recently to California standards for accessible building and facility design. As a result, the new edition of California Accessibility Reference Manual has been completely updated with hundreds of new illustrations, tables and features.

This new third edition of CARM contains over 2500 illustrations that show exact measurements for accessibility requirements for new buildings, existing buildings, employee areas, alterations and repair requirements, access to public buildings by physically handicapped persons, historic preservation accessibility provisions, auditoriums, theaters, stadiums, sports-related facilities, dining, banquet and bar facilities, office buildings, police departments, courtrooms, libraries, sanitation facilities, medical care facilities, parks and recreational areas, hotels, motels, inns and dormitories, parking requirements, ramps, guardrails, curb ramps, pedestrian grade separations, walks and sidewalks, hazard warnings, stairways, entrances and exits, egress and evacuation assistance, doors and doorways, door hardware, thresholds, interior travel routes, water fountains, wheelchair requirements, alarms, elevators, special access lifts, public telephones, sanitary facilities, urinal facilities, lavatory requirements, toilet requirements, kitchens, bathtubs, showers, storage, vending machines, automated teller machines, fixed or built-in seating at tables and counters, signs and identification, and more.

Illustrated checklists are provided to help you understand and apply accessibility requirements to your planning process. Key concepts give you a brief overview of the topic and help you understand the reasoning behind the requirements. Accessibility highlights give you the essence of the checklist in a straight, plain-English presentation. The actual checklists provide all the details you’ll need.

Includes a CD-ROM with the entire book in Adobe Acrobat plus PDF versions of selected Accessibility chapters from California’s Title 24, and the ADA Standard. Easy search features help you find the exact area you need, in seconds.