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36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)

See also: Final Rule published to the Federal Register 1/18/17 that jointly updates requirements for ICT covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act and Section 255 of the Communication Act.

(j) Products which are freestanding, non-portable, and intended to be used in one location and which have operable controls shall comply with the following:

(1) The position of any operable control shall be determined with respect to a vertical plane, which is 48 inches in length, centered on the operable control, and at the maximum protrusion of the product within the 48 inch length (see Figure 1 of this part).

Figure one illustrates two bird’s-eye views.  In both views, the vertical plane is centered on the control area.  In the first view, the vertical plane is set back from the control area by a protrusion on the device.  In the second view, there are no protrusions on the device and the vertical plane is right up against the control area.

(2) Where any operable control is 10 inches or less behind the reference plane, the height shall be 54 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor.

(3) Where any operable control is more than 10 inches and not more than 24 inches behind the reference plane, the height shall be 46 inches maximum and 15 inches minimum above the floor.

(4) Operable controls shall not be more than 24 inches behind the reference plane (see Figure 2 of this part).

Figure two illustrates two front views.  The first view illustrates a reach of no more than 10 inches deep with the control area between 15 and 54 inches.  The second view illustrates a reach greater than 10 inches but not more than 24 inches deep with the control area between 15 and 46 inches.

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