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240.2.1 Ground Level Play Components

2010 ADA Standards > 2 Scoping Requirements > 240 Play Areas > 240.2 Play Components > 240.2.1 Ground Level Play Components
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Ground level play components shall be provided in the number and types required by 240.2.1.  Ground level play components that are provided to comply with 240.2.1.1 shall be permitted to satisfy the additional number required by 240.2.1.2 if the minimum required types of play components are satisfied.  Where two or more required ground level play components are provided, they shall be dispersed throughout the play area and integrated with other play components.

Advisory 240.2.1 Ground Level Play Components.  Examples of ground level play components may include spring rockers, swings, diggers, and stand-alone slides.  When distinguishing between the different types of ground level play components, consider the general experience provided by the play component.  Examples of different types of experiences include, but are not limited to, rocking, swinging, climbing, spinning, and sliding.  A spiral slide may provide a slightly different experience from a straight slide, but sliding is the general experience and therefore a spiral slide is not considered a different type of play component from a straight slide.

Ground level play components accessed by children with disabilities must be integrated into the play area.  Designers should consider the optimal layout of ground level play components accessed by children with disabilities to foster interaction and socialization among all children. Grouping all ground level play components accessed by children with disabilities in one location is not considered integrated.

Where a stand-alone slide is provided, an accessible route must connect the base of the stairs at the entry point to the exit point of the slide.  A ramp or transfer system to the top of the slide is not required.  Where a sand box is provided, an accessible route must connect to the border of the sand box.  Accessibility to the sand box would be enhanced by providing a transfer system into the sand or by providing a raised sand table with knee clearance complying with 1008.4.3.

Ramps are preferred over transfer systems since not all children who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices may be able to use, or may choose not to use, transfer systems.  Where ramps connect elevated play components, the maximum rise of any ramp run is limited to 12 inches (305 mm).  Where possible, designers and operators are encouraged to provide ramps with a slope less than the 1:12 maximum.  Berms or sculpted dirt may be used to provide elevation and may be part of an accessible route to composite play structures.

Platform lifts are permitted as a part of an accessible route.  Because lifts must be independently operable, operators should carefully consider the appropriateness of their use in unsupervised settings.

240.2.1.1 Minimum Number and Types

Where ground level play components are provided, at least one of each type shall be on an accessible route and shall comply with 1008.4.

240.2.1.2 Additional Number and Types

Where elevated play components are provided, ground level play components shall be provided in accordance with Table 240.2.1.2 and shall comply with 1008.4.

EXCEPTION: If at least 50 percent of the elevated play components are connected by a ramp and at least 3 of the elevated play components connected by the ramp are different types of play components, the play area shall not be required to comply with 240.2.1.2.
Table 240.2.1.2 Number and Types of Ground Level Play
Components Required to be on accessible Routes
Number of Elevated Play Components ProvidedMinimum Number of Ground Level Play Components Required to be on an accessible RouteMinimum Number of Different Types of Ground Level Play Components Required to be on an accessible Route
1 Not applicable Not applicable
2 to 4 1 1
5 to 7 2 2
8 to 10 3 3
11 to 13 4 3
14 to 16 5 3
17 to 19 6 3
20 to 22 7 4
23 to 25 8 4
26 and over 8, plus 1 for each additional 3,
or fraction thereof, over 25
5

Advisory 240.2.1.2 Additional Number and Types.  Where a large play area includes two or more composite play structures designed for the same age group, the total number of elevated play components on all the composite play structures must be added to determine the additional number and types of ground level play components that must be provided on an accessible route.

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240.2.1 Scoping Requirements, Ground Level Play Components
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