2018 Illinois Accessibility Code: Effective October 23, 2018

PurposeThe Illinois Accessibility Code (Code) implements the Environmental Barriers Act (410 ILCS 25). The Code is intended to establish minimum scoping and technical design requirements to ensure that the built environment in the State of Illinois is designed, constructed, and altered to be accessible to and usable by all, including individuals with disabilities.This Code is also intended to resolve areas of difference between federal accessible design standards such as the 2010 Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA), standards for accessible design (28 CFR 36 [2010]) and this Code. The drafters of this Code compared and primarily adopted the stricter of State or federal accessible design standards to provide the greatest access throughout the State.The Code together with the Environmental Barriers Act (EBA) has the force and effect of law in the State of Illinois.The Illinois Attorney General shall have the authority to enforce the Code in accordance with the EBA.Table of ContentsPurposeEffective DateTypographic ConventionsReproduction RightsContact InformationChapter 1: Application and AdministrationChapter 2: Scoping RequirementsChapter 3: Building BlocksChapter 4: Accessible RoutesChapter 5: General Site and Building ElementsChapter 6: Plumbing Elements and FacilitiesChapter 7: Communication Elements and FeaturesChapter 8: Special Rooms, Spaces, and ElementsChapter 9: Built-In ElementsChapter 10: Recreation Facilities Read more