US 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design 231-233: Judicial facilities, detention and correctional facilities, residential facilities

What does 231-233 require?

Judicial facilities follow 231: each courtroom meets 808, with accessible jury boxes, witness stands, raised judges' benches and clerks' stations (ramps or lifts allowed, with provision for future lifts to raised areas), 5 percent of holding cells (one at minimum) meeting 807.2 and one visiting area of each type meeting 807.3. Detention and correctional facilities: 2 percent of general holding and housing cells (one at minimum) meet 807.2 for mobility, which Title II raises to 3 percent dispersed across classification levels, plus one special holding or housing cell of each type with mobility features, 2 percent of cells with communication features (visible alarms, telephones), and compliant medical and visiting areas. Residential facilities follow 233: in public and federally assisted housing, 5 percent of units (one at minimum) have mobility features per 809.2 to 809.4 and 2 percent have communication features per 809.5, dispersed among unit types and buildings, with the Title II rules for units for sale and the 233.3.4 alteration triggers (primary function alterations, vacated buildings, substantial alterations).