ACCESSIBILITY LAW

(Batas Pambansa Bilang 344)

Submitted by: ROSCEL B. ALABAT III-B

Submitted to: Ar.MAUNDY

0.80 Meters

Under Accessibility Law Inside Buildings 8.8 Maximum height of lavatories should be .80
meters.
 SWITCHES

1.29 meters

Under Accessibility Law Inside Buildings 5.1 Manual switches shall be positioned within 1.20
meters to 1.30 meter above the floor.
 WASHROOMS & TOILETS

0.58 meters

Under Accessibility Law Inside building 8.3 A turning space of 2.25 sq.m. with a
minimum dimension of 1.50 meters for wheelchair shall be provided.
 DOORS

0.85 meters

Under Accessibility Law Inside Buildings and Structures 3.1 All doors shall have a
minimum clear width of 0.80 meters.
 DOORS

0.80 meters

Under Accessibility Law Inside Buildings and Structures 3.8 Doorknobs or other
hardware should be located between 0.82 meters and 1.06 meters above the floor ;
0.90 meters is preferred.
 STAIRS

Rubber Material

Under Accessibility Law Inside Buildings & Structures 9.1 Tread surfaces should be a slip-
Resistant materials ; nosings may be provided with slip-resistant strips to further
minimize slipping.
 CROSSINGS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 7.5 The audible signal used for
crossings should be easily distinguishable from other sound in the environment to
prevent confusion to blind.
 CROSSINGS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 7.3 Provide tactile blocks in the
immediate vicinity of crossings as an aid to the blind.
 DROPPED CURBS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 1.2 Dropped curbs should be
provided at pedestrian crossings.
 SIGNAGES

1.5 meters

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 6.5 Signs on walls and doors
should be located at a maximum height of 1.60 meters and a minimum height of 1.40
meters.
 HANDRAILS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 4.1 Handrails should be installed
both sides of ramps and stairs and at the outer edges of dropped curbs.
 CROSSINGS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 7.4 The most beneficial form of
crossing as far as any disabled are concerned is the light controlled crossing having
pedestrian phases and synchronized audible signals.
 HANDRAILS

0.45 meters

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 4.2 Handrails shall be installed at
0.90 meters and 0.70 meters above steps or ramps.
 HANDRAILS

0.20 meters

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 4.3 A 0.30 meter long extension of
the handrails should be provided at the start and end of the ramp and stairs.
 DROPPED CURBS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 1.2 Dropped curbs should be
provided at the end of the walkways of a private street or access road.
 CURB CUT-OUTS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 2.1 Curb cut-outs should be only be
allowed when it will not obstruct a walkway or in any way lessen the width of a walkway.
 WALKWAYS & PASSAGEWAYS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 3.11 Passageways for the disabled
should not be obstructed by street furniture, billboar, sign posts, or columns along defined
route, as they can be hazardous.
 SIGNAGES

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 6.2 Signs should be kept simple
and easy to understand; signages should be made of contrasting colors or contrasting gray
matter to make detection and reading easy.
 STAIRS

Under Accessibility Law Outside and Around Buildings 4.1 Handrails should be installed
both sides of ramps and stairs and at the outer edges of dropped curbs.
 PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION

Under Accessibility Requirements for Public Transportation 6.7 Jeepneys shall have at
least two (2) seats, preferably the front seats as designated seats for disabled persons.
LOCATION SPECIFIC RIGHT WRONG EXPLANATION
HOUSE LAVATORY O It because the height
of the lavatory meets
the maximum height
of .80 mters
HOUSE SWITCHES O The height of the
switch is 1.29 and it
between 1.20 and
1.30
HOUSE TOILETS O 1.50 meters is the
minimum dimension
of the turning space
while the dimension
of the this is .58
meters
HOUSE DOOR O Minimun width of the
door is .80 and the
with of the given door
is .85
HOUSE DOOR O Its not reach the
minimum height of
.82 meters
HOUSE STAIRS O It should be have a
slip-resistant
materials
OUTSIDE CROSSINGS O Crossing should have
a audible signal
OUTSIDE CROSSINGS O Should provide a
tactile block for blind
person
SCHOOL DROPPED CURBS O It provides a
pedestrian lane
SCHOOL SIGNAGES O Signages reaches the
height between the
min. height of 1.40
and max. of 1.60
SCHOOL HANDRAILS O Ramps installed
handrails at both
sides
OUTSIDE CROSSINGS O It should have a
pedeatrain phases
and synchronize
audible signals
SCHOOL HANDRAILS O It should be installed
.70 and .90 metersbut
it only installed at .45
meters
 SCHOOL HANDRAILS O Its extension reaches
only .20 meters
STREETS DROPPED CURBS O Provided a curb at the
end of the walkway
STREETS CURB CUTS-OUT O No obstruct the walk
way
STREETS WALKWAYS AND O Obstructed by post
PASSAGEWAY and tree
SCHOOL SIGNAGES O Has a contrasting
colors
STREETS STAIRS O No handrails
TRANSPORTATION JEEPNEY O It have 2 seat in front
for PWD.