Re: Escalators and elevators

[tom.sybert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Just a small note regarding these telephones. If the elevator your
talking about is older, you most likely have a phone cabinet. Many of
the new ADA telephones are very easy to program and can be done by the
building manager. The issue you've got is this. If your elevator
doesn't meet ADA code right now and is an older system you might not
have to worry about it. The idea of mounting an ADA phone in a
telephone cabinet is done all the time but isn't code compliant. At the
same time the operable item of the telephone, the pushbutton is
supposed to be between 33" and 48" from the finished floor. Don't quote
me on that dimension as it varies from side and front return height. So
the issue here is this, your current elevator system most likey doesn't
meet ADA code but adding one isn't too difficult to do as they plug
right into the existing line that the handset was on.