Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Children and Families
DCF 021-99 - Safety and Permanence
Chapter DCF 52 - Residential Care Centers For Children And Youth
Appendix B - Facility accessibility requirements
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Facility Accessibility Feature |
All residents able to walk without means of support such as canes, crutches or walkers |
One or mor e r esidents able to walk only with support of canes, crutches or walkers, or unable to walk |
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a. Ramped or grade level for at least 2 primary entrances from street, alley or ancillary parking to a primary floor |
Not Required |
Required1 |
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b. Accessible building entrance to a grade level floor within 30 of finished grade |
Permitted |
Required1 |
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c. Accessible entrance door must be at least 36 in width |
Not Required 2 |
Required |
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d. All interior passageway doors on primary floor must have at least a 28 wide clear opening |
Permitted 2 |
Required |
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e. At least one of the following between interior floor levels: elevator, ramp or life |
Not Required |
Required3,4 |
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f. Unobstructed interior access to all common-use areas. |
Required |
Required |
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g. Unobstructed interior access to bathing and toilet facilities. |
Required5 |
Required5 |
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h. Grab bars for toilet and bath fixtures |
Not Required |
Required6 |
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i. Compliance with ch. SPS 362 Usable bathrooms |
Not Required |
Required5 |
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j. Levered handles on all doors, bathroom water fixtures and other devices normally used by residents with manual strength or dexterity limitations |
Required7 |
Required7 |
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k. Accessible to drinking facilities |
Required |
Required |
1 Ramped or grade level entrance or porchlift required if residents are not capable of negotiating stairs.
2 Two-foot 6-inch passage way doors are permitted in existing buildings.
3 An elevator, lift or ramp must meet the applicable DSPS requirements.
4 May be omitted if use of other floors is restricted to ambulatory or semiambulatory residents physically capable of negotiating stairs or if there are no one-of-a-kind, common-use areas located on these floors.
5 Must meet the resident to bathroom facilities ratio requirements in s. DCF 52.53.
6 Not required in rooms used only by ambulatory residents who do not require any means of support through use of canes, crutches, walkers or wheelchairs.
7 Required when other hardware creates a barrier or is difficult to use safely by residents with manual strength or dexterity limitations.
An exterior ramp is a sloping walk or structure having a gradient greater than 1:20 that provides access to or a means of exit from a building. An exterior ramp shall meet the following specifications:
a.Width. A minimum width of 48 inches, of which not more than 4 inches on each side may be occupied by a handrail, and a slip-resistant surface.
b.Gradient. A gradient not greater than a 1:12 slope.
c.Handrails. Graspable handrails as follows:
- A ramp with a gradient greater than 1:20 but less than 1:12 shall have a handrail on at least one side of the ramp.
- A ramp with a gradient of 1:12 shall have handrails on both sides of the ramp.
- A ramp shall have a handrail on a side where the adjacent terrain exceeds a 1:4 downward slope away from the ramp.
d.Handrail height. A handrail mounted so that the top is between 30 inches and 34 inches above the ramp surface.
e.Midrails. If open-sided, having an intermediate parallel rail located at mid-height between a handrail and the ramp surface.
f.Handrail clearance. A clear space of at least 11/2 inches between a handrail and any adjoining wall.
g.Ramp clearance. The floor on each side of an accessible doorway shall be level for a distance of 5 feet from the door, and the ramp shall have a level platform at least 5 feet long where it turns and at least 5 feet of level clearance at the bottom.
h.Rest platform. A ramp longer than 30 feet in length shall have a 5-foot long level platform after each 30-foot length of ramp.
