Ada Pull Handle Requirements

Reach ranges for children are lower than 48.

Ada pull handle requirements.

ü the pull handle must be operable with one hand limb without tight grasping pinching or twisting of the wrist. In general the requirements are a minimum of 32 in width and a maximum of 48 and the door must open to 90 degrees. A minimum of 10 inches is required from the bottom of pull handle to the finished floor on the corridor side. Clear width is 32 inches 815 mm minimum measured from the one side wall to the face of the opposite side wall.

ü locking ladder pulls must have a lever actuator not a typical thumb turn requiring a push as well as turn rotation. For this reason a maximum opening force is not specified for exterior hinged doors. Stationary knobs with a shape that can be loosely gripped also are acceptable. Doors not requiring full user passage such as shallow closets may have the clear opening reduced to 20 in 510 mm minimum.

The best pulls for this purpose are. Section 404 of the ada states. ü sliding or swing door hardware must not require more than 5 pounds of force to operate. The maximum depth of the opening shown is 24 inches 810 mm.

According to the ada standards for operable parts 308 the cabinet handle cannot be mounted higher than 48 above finished floor aff for applications which allow for a forward or side approach in a wheelchair to the object. Ada requirements state the pull or handle should be easy to open with one hand without twisting the wrist or using any tight grasping or pinching motion. Standard u shaped pulls and lever shaped handles are acceptable. Knobs that require a full hand grip and turning including round door knobs and shower controls do not comply because they require twisting of the wrist.