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Understanding new accessibility provisions for California just got easier with the 2009 edition of the bestselling CalDAG.
CalDAG is the only book available combining and cross-referencing 2007 California Building Code regulations with federal ADA requirements! In addition, the CalDAG 2009 also contains the 2009 California Building Code amendments from California's 2008 Rulemaking Cycle that will be enforceable in 2009.
Author Michael P. Gibbens, who has served for the past 10 years on the Accessibility Code Advisory Committee of the California Building Standards Commission (five years as Chairman), provides a comprehensive, detailed and user-friendly resource ideal for anyone working with the accessibility provisions of the California Building Code and ADAAG.
Features:
- Contains more information and code clarification for the combined California Building Code and ADAAG than any other book.
- Covers the current revisions to access provisions in the California Building Code.
- Includes more than 350 superb illustrations explaining the combined requirements of the California Building Code and ADAAG.
- Provides 13 valuable flowcharts breaking down compliance procedures.
- Provides the applicable CBC and ADAAG section numbers for each requirement to allow for instant location in each reference document.
- Uses an easy-to-follow checklist format perfect for survey, inspection or design.
About the Book
The original CalDAG was the end product of many thousands of hours of research. The purpose of this research was to determine the Federal Government's position on the accuracy of California's accessibility guidelines as they compared to those of the ADA, and to establish a relevant set of standards that reflected this position. The ultimate product was to have enough background documentation to support the application of these standards if challenged in a court of law. To accomplish this task, a countless number of contacts, both written and verbal, were initiated between appropriate federal and state offices charged with the dissemination, interpretation and enforcement of disabled accessibility guidelines. The majority of these contacts were with the heads of policy and interpretation of the various technical and legal departments. In addition, the expertise of many private attorneys was solicited for their position in various simulated situations to test probable outcomes in litigation. Although California did not adopt it's first attempt at combination of the Title 24 and ADA guidelines until the latter part of 1993, and did not begin enforcement of these guidelines until April 1, 1994, the research for the material in the CalDAG began in 1990.
When the ADA was signed into law on July 26, 1990 (Public Law 101-336), the law provided for interim accessibility standards to be utilized in the event that final regulations had not been published by the established deadline for these requirements. This provision stated that the use of the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) would suffice to satisfy the requirements that facilities be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities as mandated. It was at this point that the cross-reference between the UFAS and Title 24 was initiated. On January 22, 1991, the Department of Justice published the ANPRM (Advanced Notice of Proposed Rule Making) in the Federal Register. This document represented the precursor guidelines for the final guidelines that were issued for Title III of the ADA by the Department of Justice on July 26, 1991. Subsequent printings of the ADAAG (Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines) over the years have also included amendments to the 1991 publication. The information in each of these documents was broken down, cross-referenced with California's standards, and then interpretations as to which standard was more stringent were collected. The last cross-reference of the material for this book was undertaken after California adopted those state revisions that will be enforceable on August 1st of 2009.
Each year, California's accessibility standards get closer and closer to the combined state and federal provisions that have been contained exclusively in the CalDAG and its precursors since first published in 1991. One of these years, California's access standards may be in complete conformance with ADA provisions; however, until that time comes, the CalDAG will continue to be the most competent source for compliance with both laws.
For those professionals well versed in California's accessibility standards of the past and present, some of the information contained in this book will likely be controversial. Please be assured that none of this information was in any way haphazardly obtained or set forth in print without a great deal of consideration. The majority of the interpretive standards in this book are presented as they are only after a minimum of six contacts was made with the DOJ or ATBCB over the years for each issue. In many cases, over a dozen of these contacts were made for specific issues to ensure unanimous and unwavering interpretations. It is highly recommended that you research these interpretations for yourselves to completely understand both state and federal positions on controversial issues. To begin to understand why this book was written, it is recommended that you read Chapter 1 in previous editions of the CalDAG, titled "Discrepancies between State and Federal Guidelines." This chapter should provide enough background on the relevancy of this book, and will hopefully implore the reader to develop a critical standard of care in the design and construction of accessible improvements.
Table of Contents
How to Use this Book. Chapter 1: Definitions & General Terminology. Chapter 2: Privately Funded vs. Publicly Funded Project. Chapter 3: Accessibility in New Construction. Chapter 4: Accessibility for Existing Buildings and Facilities. Chapter 5: Occupancy Specific Requirements. Chapter 6: General Scoping and Technical Requirements of Accessibility Applicable to Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities. Appendix A: 2009 California Code Format Changes. Appendix B: Selected California Statutes Pertaining to Accessibility. Appendix C: Resources for Further Information, Organizations and Agencies that Provide Materials and Services Regarding Compliance for Disabled Accessibility. Index.
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