ACCESS E-BULLETIN news & updates
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In This Issue
- Disney Makes Changes to Disability Access at Theme Parks
- DCAB Interpretive Opinion DCAB 2020-02
- DCAB Office Protocols
- ADA National Network and U.S. Access Board Accessibility Online Webinars
- U.S. Access Board - Feasibility of Wheelchair Securement Systems on Aircrafts
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DISNEY Makes Changes to
Disability Access at Theme Parks
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Disney is changing its system for providing accommodations to people with disabilities at its theme parks by making some improvements to what’s known as the Disability Access Service, or DAS, program.
The move comes nearly eight years after a change in Disney’s access policies that led to lawsuits from families of those with developmental disabilities. The Disability Access Service program allows people with disabilities who have trouble dealing with long waits to get a return time for rides and other attractions so that they do not have to physically remain in a line.
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~ INTERPRETIVE OPINION ~
DCAB 2020-02
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Section 103-50, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS), authorizes DCAB to issue interpretive opinions. An Interpretive Opinion clarifies an accessibility guideline, which then becomes applicable to all projects covered by §103-50, HRS. The Standing Committee on Facility Access took action on the following in fiscal year 2020-2021.
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INTERPRETIVE OPINION 2020-02: Can an elevator (accessible vertical route) be shared between multi-story buildings? Or does each multi-story building need to have its own elevator? If a shared elevator is permitted: 1) can the elevator be located in one building or can it be a standalone? 2) is there a maximum travel distance to the shared elevator?
RULING: ADAAG Section 206.2.3 Multi-Story Building and Facilities
Elevators may be shared between multi-story facilities provided that all of the following are met:
1.For each story, the “environmental” route characteristics of the accessible route leading to the shared elevator coincides with the “environmental” route characteristics of the general circulation route that leads to the stair(s) that connects stories. For example:
- If the general circulation route to the stairwell (that connects stories) is fully enclosed, then the accessible route to the shared elevator must be fully enclosed.
- If the general circulation route to the stairwell (that connects stories) is covered but open air (e.g., overhead covering without walls), then the accessible route to the shared elevator at a minimum must be covered and open air.
2. For each story, the length of the accessible route to the elevator door from the nearest stair in each facility that connects stories does not exceed the total combined travel length of ramp runs and landings (including change in direction landings) that would be needed if a ramp were used to connect the shortest story within each facility. [Rul: 01/07/2021] (Auth and Imp: HRS §103-50)
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~ DCAB Office Protocols ~ |
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DCAB's doors are open, with visitor protocols in place.
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Visitor Protocol Reminders
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To ensure everyone is healthy and safe, we will continue to adhere to the visitor protocols. If you plan to visit the office, please observe the following protocols:
- Masks are required upon entry into the Kamamalu Building.
- Appointments are encouraged.
- Sign in with security in the lobby before entering our office.
- For walk in assistance, sign in on DCAB's visitor log sheet.
- Temperatures will be taken upon arrival into our office. (For the safety of others, any person with a temperature of 100.4°or higher will not be allowed to remain in the office.)
- Be seated in the waiting area located in the lobby for further assistance.
- Social distancing of 6 feet between one another.
- Visitor Protocols are subject to change as we monitor the COVID-19 pandemic.
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ADA National Network and U.S. Access Board
Accessibility Online Webinars
~ 1.5 AIA HSW/CEU Credits/Webinar ~
(All webinars run 90 minutes)
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~ UPCOMING WEBINARS ~
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Common Source of Confusion in the ADA and ABA Standards
September 2, 2021 @ 8:30 a.m. (Hawaii Time)
Speakers Bill Botten, Sarah Presley and Scott Windley, U.S. Access Board
Plumbed Elements: Lavatories and Sinks, Washers
and Dryers, and Saunas and Steam Rooms
October 7, 2021 @ 8:30 a.m. (Hawaii Time)
Speakers Phil Bratta, Josh Schorr and Scott Windley, U.S. Access Board
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To register for the webinars, go to:
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U.S. ACCESS BOARD
Feasibility Study on Wheelchair Securement
Systems on Aircrafts
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The inability to use one’s wheelchair on airplanes makes air travel difficult, if not impossible, for many people with disabilities. It requires multiple transfers between boarding chairs and aircraft seats, posing injury risks. Airline seats are a poor alternative to personal wheelchairs, which are typically customized for the user’s safety, comfort, and specific medical needs. Further, passengers’ wheelchairs are stowed in the cargo hold and often damaged, mishandled, or lost as a result.
To address these challenges, the U.S. Access Board is undertaking a study to assess the feasibility of equipping aircraft with securement systems so that passengers can remain in their wheelchairs on flights. Congress directed the Board to study this issue in the Reauthorization Act.
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U.S. Access Board, News & Events, U.S. Access Board Study on the Feasibility of Wheelchair Securement Systems on Aircrafts, Retrieved May 20, 2021 from https://www.access-board.gov/aircraft/
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Disability and Communication Access Board
1010 Richards Street, Room118, Honolulu, HI 96813
(808) 586-8121
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