tailieunhanh - Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Guide for Small Businesses

If your business facility was built or altered in the past 20 years in compliance with the 1991 Standards, or you removed barriers to specific elements in compliance with those Standards, you do not have to make further modifications to those elements—even if the new standards have different requirements for them—to comply with the 2010 Standards. This provision is applied on an element-by-element basis and is referred to as the “safe harbor.” The following examples illustrate how the safe harbor applies: The 2010 Standards lower the mounting height for light switches and thermostats from 54 inches to. | . Small Business Administration Office of Entrepreneurial Development . Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Guide for Small Businesses The . Small Business Administration is pleased to work with the U. S. Department of Justice in assisting small businesses to understand and comply with the Americans With Disabilities Act. Reproduction Reproduction of this document is encouraged. Disclaimer The ADA authorizes the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to individuals and entities that have rights or responsibilities under the Act. This document provides informal guidance to assist you in understanding the ADA and the Department s regulation. However this technical assistance does not constitute a legal interpretation of the statute. SBA Authorization 99-2111-26 fourth printing June 1999 Table of Contents The Americans with Disabilities Businesses that Serve the Public Public Existing Architectural Removing Architectural Priorities for Barrier Examples of Barrier Accessible Accessible Doors at Entrances to Turnstiles and Security Gates at Shelves and Maneuvering Sales and Service Counters. 11 Serving Counters. 12 Fixed Seating and Policies and Communicating with Tax Credits and New Construction and ADA Information