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Annex A

DEFINITION OF TERMS AS USED IN THESE RULES AND REGULATIONS

  1. ACCESSIBLE - refers to features that enable disabled persons to make use of the primary functions for which a structure is built.
  2. ALCOVE - a small recessed space in a room or wall.
  3. ANTHROPOMETRIC - pertaining to the measurement of the human body.
  4. BARRIER-FREE - unhindered, without obstructions to enable disabled persons free passage or use of the facilities.
  5. BUILDINGS - public and private buildings and other related structures for public use. Those designed to accommodate and serve persons in the pursuit of educational, commercial, recreational, religious, occupational, medical, political, social activities and others of similar nature as enumerated and provided herein.
  6. CORRIDOR - a long interior passageway providing access to several rooms.
    A public means of access from several rooms or spaces to an exit.
  7. CURB - a raised rim of concrete, stone or metal which forms the edge of street, sidewalk, planted area, etc.
  8. CURB CUT-OUT - a break in the sidewalk or traffic island provided with an inclined surface to facilitate mobility of wheeled chairs, carriages and other similar conveyances.
  9. DISABLED PERSONS - those suffering from restriction or lack of ability to perform an activity in the manner or within the range considered normal for a human being as a result of a mental, physical or sensory impairment.
  10. DOOR - an entranceway.
    barrier which swings, slides, tilts or folds to close an opening in a wall or cabinet or the like.
  11. EGRESS - an exit, or a means of going out.
  12. ELEVATOR - a hoisting and lowering mechanism equipped with a car or platform which moves in glides, in a vertical direction serving two or more floors of a building or structure.
  13. ENTRANCE - point of entry into a building; an exterior door, a vestibule, or a lobby.
  14. FLOOR - the surface within a room or area on which one walks.
  15. GRADIENT OF RAMP - the degree of inclination of the sloped surface expressed as a percentage or ratio.
  16. GRAPHIC SIGN - a drawing, painting. diagram, engraving, etching or other similar illustrations which from a single glance conveys a given message; a visual aid.
  17. HANDRAIL - a hand support along a stairway or ramp consisting of rails and their supporting posts, balusters or pillars and constituting an enclosure or a line of division.
  18. HEIGHT ABOVE FLOOR - distance between two points aligned vertically with one of the points on the floor.
  19. PARKING AREA - allocated space composed of marked-off portions for single motor vehicles on a short-time storage basis.
  20. PASSAGEWAY OR PASSAGE - a space connecting one area or room of a building with one another.
  21. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING - part of road where pedestrians going across the road have priority over traffic.
  22. PUBLIC TELEPHONES - a shelf-unit telephone with coin operating functions for the use of the public.
  23. RAMP - a sloped surface connecting two or more planes at different levels.
  24. SIDEWALK - a paved footwalk at the side of a street or roadway.
  25. THRESHOLD - a strip fastened to the floor beneath a door, usually required to cover the joint where two types of floor materials meet; may provide weather protection at exterior doors.
  26. TOILET - the room containing the water of closet.
  27. VESTIBULE - a small entranceway or transitional space from the exterior to the interior of a building and opens into a larger space.
  28. WALKWAY - a room providing facilities for washing; a lavatory or toilet room.
  29. WASHROOM - a room providing facilities for washing; a lavatory or toilet room.
  30. WATER FOUNTAIN - a fixture consisting of a shallow basin, together with a water jet designed to provide potable water for human consumption.
  31. WIDTH OF CORRIDOR - the linear width of the obstructed path in corridors.

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ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC
Legislation on Equal Opportunities and Full Participation in Development for Disabled Persons: Examples from the ESCAP region
- 7. Philippines(B: annex A) -

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December 1997 1,250

United Nations Publication
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Copyright © United Nations 1997
ISBN: 92-1-119789-9
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