[TheForge] railing heights

[Phlip]

Ene bichizh ogsen baina shuu...

>         Anyone up on the railing heights for the handycap ramps?
>
>         I've been searching for the height of a lower railing on a
handycap
> ramp and I've found everything from 16" to a maximum of 28" in my past
hour
> of searching.
>
>         I also went down town to measure three different ramps and the
lower
> rail was at 17, 19, and 24.......... any thoughts on this or is it really
a
> range of 16-28 for this wheelchair rail to be set at?
>
>         Does anyone have knowledge of what height these are supposed to be
> at?
>
> Ralph

Ralph,

Johan could likely tell you better than I can, but when I was doing research
on handicapped accessibility on other matters, they always gave a range-
depending on what it was "height for a table, width of doorways, height of
toilet "monkey bars" and the like) there was always either a minimum, a
maximum, or a range between both. Likely your best bet is to call down and
ask what the local building codes require- they should have been modified by
now to include the acceptable range.

There are national standards at this point- if you look up the ADA
(Americans with Disabilities Act) you should be able to find what you need.

Saint Phlip,
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