Test Your Knowledge about Accessibility Requirements

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Question 1

Question

How wide do doors into a retail business have to be under the accessibility guidelines?

Answer

At each accessible entrance to a building or facility, at least one door shall have a doorway that has a minimum clear opening of 35 inches with the door open 90 degrees, measured between the face of the door and the opposite stop.

At each accessible entrance to a building or facility, at least one door shall have a doorway that has a minimum clear opening of 32 inches with the door open 90 degrees, measured between the face of the door and the opposite stop.

At each accessible entrance to a building or facility, at least one door shall have a doorway that has a minimum clear opening of 33 inches with the door open 45 degrees, measured between the face of the door and the opposite stop.