This provides space to enter the room and clear the door using wheeled mobility aids.
Ada door swing clearance.
Clear floor space required at tactile signs which must be beyond the arc of any door swing between the closed position and 45 degree open position 703 4 2 dressing fitting or locker rooms unless wheelchair space is provided beyond the arc of the door swing 803 3.
Doors to a toilet room or bathing room for a single occupant accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use shall be permitted to swing into the clear floor space or clearance provided the swing of the door can be reversed to comply with 603 2 3.
Clear openings of doorways with swinging doors shall be measured between the face of the door and the stop with the door open 90 degrees the clear width.
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Section 404 of the ada states.
Door openings shall provide a clear width of 32 inches 815 mm minimum.