Analysis Of The Proposed Standarts (Appendix A) - Summary Of The Major Substantive Changes Proposed For The Scoping And Technical Requirements Page 54
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63ride are altered to the extent that the amusement ride’s performance differs from that
specified by the manufacturer.
Accessible Route. Proposed sections 206.2.9 and 1002.2 will require an accessible route
to serve each ride, including the load/unload area.
One commenter asked that section 234, Amusement Rides, make clear that the
requirements for accessible routes include the routes leading up to and including the
loading and unloading areas of amusement rides. Sections 206.2.9, Amusement Rides,
and 1002.2, Accessible Routes, make clear that the requirements for accessible routes
include the routes leading up to and including the loading and unloading areas of
amusemen
t rides.
Wheelchair Space or Transfer Seat or Transfer Device. New sections 234.3 and
1002.4-
6 provide that each new amusement ride, except for mobile/temporary rides and a few
additional excepted rides, will be required to provide at least one type of access by means
of one wheelchair space or one transfer seat or one transfer device (the design of the
transfer device is not spe
cified).
Commenters representing industry concerns urged the Department to revise the
requirements for wheelchair space a
nd transfer seats and devices because the majority of
a
musement rides are too complex to be reasonably modified or reengineered to
acc
om odate the majority of individuals with disabilities. They argued that the
m
experie
nce of amusement rides will be significantly reduced if the proposed requirements
are imp
lemented.
These proposed standards were developed with the assistance of an advisory committee
that c
in luded representation from the design staffs of major amusement venues and
people
with disabilities. The Department believes that the resulting guidelines reflect
sensitiv
ity to the complex problems posed in adapting existing rides by focusing on new
rides th
at can be designed from the outset to be accessible. To permit maximum
design
flexibil
ity, the guidelines permit the desig
ners to determine whether it is more appropriate
to
permit people who use wheelchairs to remain in their chairs on the ride, or to provide
for transfer access.
Maneuvering Space in Load and Unload Area. Specified maneuvering space as required
by new sections 234.2 and 1002.3 in the load/unload area of each amusement ride w
ill be
required.
ign. Section 216.12 requires signs at entries to queues and waiting lines identifying type
S
and location of access for the amusem
ent ride.
A member of the amusement parks and attractions industry raised concerns that sm
aller
amusement parks tend to purchase used rides more frequently than new rides, and tha
t the
conversion of a used ride to provide the proposed accessibility may be difficult to ensure
because of the possible complications in modifying equipment to provide accessibility.
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