AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT: SCOPING

ADA CHAPTER 2: SCOPING REQUIREMENTS

221.2.1.4

Team or Player Seating.

At least one

wheelchair space

complying with 802.1 shall

be provided in team or player seating areas serving

areas of sport activity

EXCEPTION:

Wheelchair spaces

shall not be required in team or player seating areas

serving bowling lanes not required to comply with 206.2.11.

221.2.2 Integration.

Wheelchair spaces

shall be an integral part of the seating plan.

221.2.3 Lines of Sight and Dispersion.

Wheelchair spaces

shall provide lines of sight complying

with 802.2 and shall comply with 221.2.3.

In providing lines of sight,

wheelchair spaces

shall be

dispersed.

Wheelchair spaces

shall provide spectators with choices of seating locations and viewing

angles that are substantially equivalent to, or better than, the choices of seating locations and

viewing angles available to all other spectators.

When the number of

wheelchair spaces

required by

221.2.1 has been met, further dispersion shall not be required.

EXCEPTION:

Wheelchair spaces

in team or player seating areas serving

areas of sport activity

shall not be required to comply with 221.2.3.

221.2.3.1 Horizontal Dispersion.

Wheelchair spaces

shall be dispersed horizontally.

EXCEPTIONS:

Horizontal dispersion shall not be required in

assembly areas

with 300 or

fewer seats if the companion seats required by 221.3 and

wheelchair spaces

are located

within the 2

or 3

quartile of the total row length.

Intermediate aisles shall be included in

Advisory 221.2.1.3 Other Boxes.

The provision for seating in “other boxes” includes box

seating provided in facilities such as performing arts auditoria where tiered boxes are

designed for spatial and acoustical purposes. The number of wheelchair spaces required in

boxes covered by 221.2.1.3 is calculated based on the total number of seats provided in

these other boxes.

The resulting number of wheelchair spaces must be located in no fewer

than 20% of the boxes covered by this section.

For example, a concert hall has 20 boxes,

each of which contains 10 seats, totaling 200 seats.

In this example, 5 wheelchair spaces

would be required, and they must be placed in at least 4 of the boxes. Additionally, because

the wheelchair spaces must also meet the dispersion requirements of 221.2.3, the boxes

containing these wheelchair spaces cannot all be located in one area unless an exception to

the dispersion requirements applies.

Advisory 221.2.2 Integration.

The requirement that wheelchair spaces be an “integral part

of the seating plan” means that wheelchair spaces must be placed within the footprint of the

seating area.

Wheelchair spaces cannot be segregated from seating areas.

For example, it

would be unacceptable to place only the wheelchair spaces, or only the wheelchair spaces

and their associated companion seats, outside the seating areas defined by risers in an

assembly area.

Advisory 221.2.3 Lines of Sight and Dispersion.

Consistent with the overall intent of the

ADA, individuals who use wheelchairs must be provided equal access so that their

experience is substantially equivalent to that of other members of the audience.

Thus, while

individuals who use wheelchairs need not be provided with the best seats in the house,

neither may they be relegated to the worst.

2010 Standards: Titles II and III

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