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Article: Open Sesame! An introduction to powered floor operators for entrance doors.
- Article from:
- Doors and Hardware
- Article date:
- February 1, 1996
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 1996 Door and Hardware Institute. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was a piece of watershed legislation that guaranteed accessibility to a full range of opportunities for the disabled in the United States. Previous to this act, buildings were designed with little thought as to how handicapped people could or would use the facility. ADA ensured that future construction would take accessibility into account under the threat of penalties. However, there are a multitude of existing buildings and facilities that need to be made accessible, or that need general door automation. There are also a number of monumental and historic entrance doors on public buildings, universities and churches that need to be ...