Controls may not require more than five pounds of pressure to operate. The operating controls must not require tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist.
Controls and operating mechanisms must be unobstructed when lift in use. Lift must be capable of unassisted operation from deck and water levels, although assistance can be provided if needed. If provided, armrests positioned opposite water must be removable or fold clear of seat when seat in raised position. Footrests are not required on lifts provided in spas. Lift seat must be designed to stop at 16 inches minimum to 19 inches maximum measured from deck to seat top when in raised position.įootrests must be provided and move with seat. Deck surface must have slope not greater than 1:48. Space must be 36 inches wide minimum and extend forward 48 inches minimum from a line located 12 inches behind rear edge of seat, to enable a person to get close enough to the lift seat to easily transfer. On side of seat opposite water, clear deck space must be provided parallel with seat. Seat backs, headrests, seat belts and additional leg support are not required but encouraged to allow the lift to be used independently by more users with disabilities and to enhance accessibility to a wider variety of people with disabilities. Deck surface between centerline of seat and pool edge must have slope not greater than 1:48. In raised (load) position, centerline of seat must be located over deck and 16 inches minimum from pool edge. Where multiple pool lift locations are provided, only one is required to be located where water level does not exceed 48 inches. Where entire pool depth is greater than 48 inches, requirement does not apply. Lift must be located where water level does not exceed 48 inches. Types of Accessible Means of Pool Entry Accessible Means Where spas are provided in cluster, at least 5% in each cluster, or at least one spa must be accessible. Footrests are not required on pool lifts provided at spas but are encouraged, especially on larger spas where the water depth is 34" or more or where there is sufficient space. Means must be pool lift, transfer wall, or transfer system. Spas must provide at least one accessible means of entry. Wading pools must provide at least one sloped entry.
An accessible means of entry is not required but the pool must be served by accessible route that connects to the pool edge. Means must be pool lift, sloped entry, or transfer system.Ĭatch pools are bodies of water where water slides drop users into the water. Wave action pools, leisure rivers, sand bottom pools, and other pools where user access is limited to one area must provide at least one accessible means of entry. Swimming pools with less than 300 linear feet of pool wall must provide at least one accessible means of entry. Secondary means may be pool lift, sloped entry, transfer wall, transfer system, or pool stairs.Įxception-pools less than 300 lineal feet Primary means must be a pool lift that is capable of being independently operated by a person with a disability or sloped entry. Home // Resources // ADA Final Guidelines for Swimming Pools, Wading Pools and Spas ADA Final Guidelines for Swimming Pools, Wading Pools and Spas Swimming Pool Facility Types FacilityĪt least two accessible means of entry must be provided for swimming pools.
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