Accessible Swimming Pools, Wading Pools and Spas - A Summary of Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities
Permitted Means of Pool Access
Pool Type | Sloped Entry | Lift | Transfer Walls | Transfer Systems | Stairs |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swimming (less than 300 linear feet of pool wall) | √ | √ | |||
Swimming (300 or more 300 linear feet of pool wall) — two means of entry required | √* | √* | √ | √ | √ |
Wave action, leisure river, and other pools where user entry is limited to one area | √ | √ | √ | ||
Wading pools. | √ | ||||
Spas | √ | √ | √ |
*Primary means must be by sloped entry or lift, secondary means can be any of the permitted types.
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