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We are licensed by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulations as a Registered Accessibility Specialist | TDLR RAS.

We can guide you through the entire TDLR process from beginning to end for accessibility compliance. We provide Project Registration, Plan Review and Inspection services at competitive rates.

03/07/2023

ADA requires that toilet seat cover dispensers in restrooms comply. This is a great location for it. It complies with reach range and grab bar clearance (308.1 Reach Range and 609.3 Spacing).
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03/02/2023

ADA guidelines require that grab bars have a minimum clearance of 12" above it for projecting objects. Also, reach range requires a maximum height of 48" above the floor. The height of the rear grab bar has a range of 33"-36". It is not possible to place a seat cover dispenser above the grab bar while complying with these requirements. It is better to place these below the grab bar or at the end of the side wall grab bar. Stayed tuned for more posts regarding this. This is a common violation.
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02/28/2023

Side wall grab bars must have a length of 42" min (604.5.1 Side Wall)
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02/23/2023

Side wall grab bars must be horizontal (609.4 Position of Grab Bars)
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02/21/2023

ADA urinal requirements (213.3.3 Urinals and 605 Urinals)
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02/16/2023

ADA requires that mirrors located above lavatories be installed 40" maximum to the bottom of the reflecting surface. If there is a full length mirror located in the toilet room, then the mirror above the lavatory is not required to comply. Here is a great example of this requirement. (213.3.5 Mirrors and 603.3 Mirrors)
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02/14/2023

While visiting a local restaurant I ran into a solution for the hand dryer protruding from the wall more than 4" by providing a horizontal grab bar under it. ADA requires that elements located in circulation spaces comply with Protruding Objects. (307 Protruding Objects)
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02/09/2023

TDLR (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation) requires that the words NO PARKING be painted in the access aisle adjacent to accessible parking spaces (Rule §68.104)
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02/07/2023

ADA curb ramp requirements (406 Curb Ramps)⁠
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08/23/2022

ADA requires that dispensers not overlap the required water closet clearance unless they are associated with the use of it (604.3.2). Loose trash cans are not required to comply, but they should not be located within the clearance area.
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08/18/2022

ADA requires the center of toilet paper dispensers be located 7"-9" from the front face of the water closet and 15" min above finish floor from the outlet (604.7 Dispensers), also no less than 1-1/2" from the bottom of the grab bar (609.3)
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08/16/2022

ADA requires a forward approach to a kitchen sink when a cooktop or range is provided (606.2 Exception 1)
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