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NATIONAL STANDARD OF THE
PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA
UDC
P GB 50763-2012
Codes for Accessibility Design
ISSUED ON: MARCH 20, 2012
IMPLEMENTED ON: SEPTEMBER 1, 2012
Issued by: Ministry of Housing and Urban-Rural Development of PRC;
General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and
Quarantine of the People's Republic of China.
Table of Contents
Foreword ... 3
1 General Provisions ... 7
2 Terms ... 8
3 Design Requirements of Accessible Facilities ... 12
3.1 Curb Ramp ... 12
3.2 Tactile Ground Surface Indicator ... 12
3.3 Accessible Entrance ... 14
3.4 Wheelchair Ramp ... 15
3.5 Accessible Routes and Doors ... 15
3.6 Accessible Stairway and Steps ... 17
3.7 Wheelchair Accessible Elevator, Platform Lift and Stair Lift ... 18
3.8 Handrails ... 19
3.9 Public Toilet and Individual Washroom for Wheelchair Users ... 19
3.10 Public Bathroom ... 22
3.11 Accessible Guest Room ... 23
3.12 Accessible Housing and Dormitory ... 23
3.13 Wheelchair Accessible Seat ... 24
3.14 Accessible Vehicle Parking Lot ... 25
3.15 Low Height Service Facilities ... 25
3.16 Accessibility Sign Identification System and Information Accessibility ... 25
4 Urban Road ... 27
4.1 Implementation Scope ... 27
4.2 Sidewalk ... 27
4.3 Crosswalk ... 28
4.4 Pedestrian Overpass and Underpass ... 28
4.5 Bus Stop ... 29
4.6 Accessibility Sign Identification System ... 30
5 Urban Square ... 31
5.1 Implementation Scope ... 31
5.2 Design Requirements ... 31
6 Urban Green Space ... 33
6.1 Implementation Scope ... 33
6.2 Park Green Space ... 33
6.3 Affiliated Green Space ... 36
6.4 Other Green Space ... 37
7 Residential District, Residential Building ... 38
7.1 Road ... 38
7.2 Residential Green Space ... 38
7.3 Auxiliary Public Facilities ... 39
7.4 Residential Building ... 40
8 Public Buildings ... 41
8.1 General Requirements ... 41
8.2 Office, Scientific Research and Judicial Buildings ... 41
8.3 Education Building ... 42
8.4 Medical Rehabilitation Building ... 43
8.5 Welfare and Special Service Building ... 45
8.6 Sports Building ... 46
8.7 Culture Building ... 47
8.8 Commercial Service Building ... 49
8.9 Passenger Coach Station ... 49
8.10 Public Parking Space (Garage) ... 50
8.11 Oil and Gas Fuelling Stations ... 51
8.12 Buildings in Expressway Service Area ... 51
8.13 Public Toilet ... 51
9 Accessibility Construction and Renovation of Historic Buildings ... 53
9.1 Implementation Scope ... 53
9.2 Accessible Travel Path ... 53
9.3 Entrance ... 53
9.4 Courtyard ... 53
9.5 Service Facilities ... 54
9.6 Information and Sign ... 54
Appendix A -- Accessibility Sign ... 55
Appendix B -- Signboard of Accessible Facilities ... 56
Appendix C -- Directional Signboard of Accessible Facilities ... 58
Explanation of Wording in This Code ... 60
List of Quoted Standards ... 61
1 General Provisions
1.0.1 This code was formulated with a view to creating a accessibility
environment in cities, improving life quality of people and ensuring people in
needs to safely and conveniently use facilities.
1.0.2 This code is applicable to constructed, renovated and extended urban
road, urban square, urban green space, residential district, residential building
and historic building throughout the country. Those urban road, urban square,
urban green space, building or design with accessibility needs, not involved in
this code should be implemented according to requirements of similar types in
this code. Accessibility for rural road and public service facility should be
implemented according to this code.
1.0.3 Accessibility design for relevant railway, aviation, urban rail transit and
water transportation facility shall meet the requirements of this code and those
for relevant accessibility design in relevant industry.
1.0.4 During the implementation of this code, urban accessibility design still
shall comply with relevant principles and policies of China and meet overall
urban development requirements so as to achieve safety and usability,
advanced technology and economic rationality.
1.0.5 Urban accessibility design shall not only meet those specified in this code,
but also those specified in current relevant national standard.
2 Terms
2.0.1 Curb ramp
It is a kind of ramp located at sidewalk intersection or on both ends of crosswalk
to avoid sidewalk curb from causing traffic obstacles and make pedestrian
conveniently accessible to sidewalk.
2.0.2 Tactile ground surface indicator
It is a kind of solid floor tile paved on sidewalk or at other locations to render
people with visual disability a tactile sense and guide people with visual
disability to go ahead and distinguish direction so as to arrive at path of
destination.
2.0.3 Directional indicator
It is a tactile ground surface indicator with strip surface that guides people with
visual disability directly go ahead through tactile cane and foot sense.
2.0.4 Warning indicator
It refers to tactile ground surface indicator with dot-like surface, which is used
at starting point, corner, end point of tactile ground surface indicator to indicate
positions of service facilities and warn people with visual disability of unsafe or
dangerous conditions ahead and serves as a warning role.
2.0.5 Accessible entrance
It refers to entrance whose gradient, width, height, ground material and handrail
are convenient for people with movement disorder to pass through.
2.0.6 Ramp entrance
It refers to entrance not equipped with handrail, with its ground gradient no less
than 1: 20.
2.0.7 Wheelchair turning space
It refers to space arranged to make people riding a wheelchair convenient to
change direction through turning.
2.0.8 Wheelchair ramp
It refers to ramp whose gradient, width, height, ground material and handrail
are convenient for people riding a wheelchair to pass through.
2.0.18 Accessible urinal
It refers to urinal with grab bar that is convenient for people with movement
disorder to use.
2.0.19 Accessible bathtub
It refers to bathtub with complete accessible facilities.
2.0.20 Accessible shower stall
It refers to shower stall with complete accessible facilities.
2.0.21 Shower seat
It refers to fixed or movable seat used during showering.
2.0.22 Accessible guest room
It refers to guest room that entrance, path, communication area, furniture and
rest room are equipped with accessible facilities and space and sizes of the
room are convenient for people with movement disorder to safely move.
2.0.23 Accessible housing
It refers to housing that entrance, path, communication area, furniture, kitchen
and rest room are equipped with accessible facilities and space and sizes of
the room are convenient for people with movement disorder to safely move.
2.0.24 Wheelchair accessible seat
It refers to positions for people riding a wheelchair in locations equipped with
fixed seats such as auditorium, lecture hall, reading room and classroom.
2.0.25 Seats for accompanying persons
It refers to the seat that is arranged near wheelchair accessible seat and
convenient for accompanying people to attend people riding a wheelchair.
2.0.26 Edge protection
It refers to facilities that prevent small wheel of wheelchair and cane from
laterally sliding out of ramp, foot step and platform edges.
2.0.27 Accessible vehicle parking lot
It refers to vehicle parking lot convenient for people with movement disorder to
use.
3 Design Requirements of Accessible Facilities
3.1 Curb Ramp
3.1.1 Curb ramp shall meet the following requirements:
1 Ramp of curb ramp shall be smooth and non-slip;
2 Between entrance and roadway of curb ramp should be free from height
difference. Where it exits a height difference, ground elevation higher than
roadway shall not be greater than 10 mm;
3 Full-width one-way ramp curb ramp should be selected in priority.
3.1.2 Gradient of curb ramp shall meet the following requirements:
1 Gradient of full-width one-way ramp curb ramp shall not be greater than
1: 20;
2 Front and lateral gradient of three-way ramp curb ramp shall not be
greater than 1: 12;
3 Gradients of other curb ramps shall not be greater than 1: 12.
3.1.3 Width of curb ramp shall meet the following requirements:
1 Full-width one-way ramp curb ramp shall share the same width with
sidewalk;
2 Front ramp width of three-way ramp curb ramp shall be greater than or
equal to 1.20 m;
3 Groove widths of other curb ramps shall be greater than or equal to 1.50
m.
3.2 Tactile Ground Surface Indicator
3.2.1 Tactile ground surface indicator shall meet the following requirements:
1 Tactile ground surface indicator may be divided into directional indicator
and warning indicator according to its use function;
2 Tactile ground surface indicator lines shall protrude 4 m high than the
pavement;
3 Tactile ground surface indicator shall be paved continuously and shall be
kept clear from obstacles such as tree (pit), pole and pulling line; other facilities
concentrated people flow should not be less than 1.80 m;
2 Width of outdoor path should not be less than 1.50 m;
3 Wheelchair accessible path at ticket entrance and check-out shall be
greater than or equal to 900 mm.
3.5.2 Accessible route shall meet the following requirements:
1 Accessible route shall be continuous and the ground shall be flat, smooth
and non-slip and with small or without any reflection; and it should not be
arranged with thick carpet;
2 Where accessible route exists height difference, wheelchair ramp shall
be arranged;
3 Width of rainwater grate hole in outdoor path shall not be greater than 15
mm;
4 Height from objects fixed on wall and post of accessible route to the
ground shall be greater than or equal to 2.00 m. If less than 2.00 m, height of
protruding part shall not be greater than 100 mm; if protruding part is greater
than 100 mm, its height from the ground shall be less than 600 mm;
5 Where underpart space such as oblique escalator and stairway is
accessible, safety barrier shall be arranged.
3.5.3 Accessibility design of door shall meet the following requirements:
1 Swing door with large force shall not be adopted; swing door and glass
door should not be adopted. Where glass door is adopted, striking information
sign shall be provided with;
2 Clear width of doorway after automatic door is opened shall be greater
than or equal to 1.00 m;
3 Clear width of doorway after side-hung door, sliding door and folding door
are opened shall be greater than or equal to 800 mm. If conditions permit, it
should not be less than 900 mm;
4 Wheelchair turning space with diameter no less than 1.50 m shall be
reserved inside and outside the door leaf;
5 Width of wall surface arranged on the side of single side-hung door,
sliding door and folding door handles shall be not less than 400 mm;
6 Side-hung door, sliding door and folding door leaves shall be arranged
with handles with 900 distant from the ground and should be arranged with
4 The first step of ascending and descending stairway should be greatly
different from other steps in color or material.
3.7 Wheelchair Accessible Elevator, Platform Lift and Stair Lift
3.7.1 Waiting area for wheelchair accessible elevator shall meet the following
requirements:
1 Depth of elevator lobby should not be less than 1.50 m and depth of
elevator lobby in public buildings and that arranged with hospital elevator
should not be less than 1.80 m;
2 Call button shall be arranged at a height of 0.90 m ~ 1.10 m;
3 Clear width of elevator door opening should not be less than 900 mm;
4 Warning indicator should be arranged at elevator entrance;
5 Display device for running status of elevator and arrival sound shall be
arranged for elevator lobby.
3.7.2 Elevator car of wheelchair accessible elevator shall meet the following
requirements:
1 Clear width of opened elevator car door shall be greater than or equal to
800 mm;
2 Floor selection button with braille shall be arranged at a height of 0.90 m
~ 1.10 m on side wall of elevator car and the braille should be placed near the
button;
3 Handrail shall be arranged at a height of 850 mm ~ 900 mm on three
walls of elevator car and shall meet relevant requirements of Section 3.8 in this
code.
4 Display device on running status of elevator and elevator level alarming
sound shall be arranged in elevator lobby.
5 Mirror shall be installed at a height of 900 mm on front elevator car or
materials with mirror effect shall be adopted;
6 Size of elevator car shall be selected according to different building
natures and service requirements. For the minimum sizes, depth shall be
greater than or equal to 1.40 m and width shall be greater than or equal to 1.10
m. For medium size, depth shall be greater than or equal to 1.60 m and width
shall be greater than or equal to 1.40 m. Hospital elevator should be selected
for medical buildings and buildings for the elderly;
1 Accessible facilities in ladies' room include at least one water closet
compartment for wheelchair users and one accessible wash basin; and those
in men's room include at least one water closet compartment for wheelchair
users, one accessible urinal and one accessible wash basin;
2 Entrance and path to the toilet shall be convenient for people riding a
wheelchair to enter into and turn; the turning diameter shall not be less than
1.50 m;
3 Door shall be convenient for opening, and clear width of the doorway shall
not be less than 800 mm;
4 Ground shall be non-slip and free from accumulated water;
5 Water closet compartment for wheelchair users shall be arranged with
accessibility sign; and accessibility sign shall meet the requirements of relevant
requirements in Section 3.16 of this code.
3.9.2 Water closet compartment for wheelchair users shall meet the following
requirements:
1 Water closet compartment for wheelchair users shall be convenient for
people riding a wheelchair to arrive in and go out/in; the size should be 2.00 m
× 1.50 m and shall be greater than or equal to 1.80 m × 1.00 m;
2 Door of water closet compartment for wheelchair users should be opened
outward. If it is opened inward, wheelchair turning space with diameter no less
than 1.50 m shall be set aside within water closet compartment after opening.
Clear width of doorway shall be greater than or equal to 800 mm. 900 mm high
horizontal handrail shall be arranged outside the side-hung door, door handle
shall be arranged at a height of 900 mm inside closed door leaf and emergency-
opening bolt shall be adopted outside the door;
3 Close-stool shall be arranged in water closet compartment and horizontal
grab bar with length no less than 700 mm shall be arranged on both sides of
water closet compartment and at places with 700 mm distant from ground and
1.40 m high vertical grab bar shall be arranged on the opposite side.
3.9.3 Accessibility design for individual washroom for wheelchair users shall
meet the following requirements:
1 Its position should be near public toilet and convenient for people riding
a wheelchair to enter into and turn; the turning diameter shall not be less than
1.50 m;
2 The area shall be greater than or equal to 4.00 m2;
4 Toilet paper dispenser shall be arranged at lateral anterior of close-stool
and the height shall be 400 mm ~ 500 mm.
3.10 Public Bathroom
3.10.1 Accessibility design for public bathroom shall meet the following
requirements:
1 Accessible facilities in public bathroom include one accessible shower
stall or bathtub and one accessible wash basin;
2 Entrance of and indoor space in public bathroom shall be convenient for
people riding a wheelchair to enter into and use; the bathroom shall be able to
guarantee accessible turning of the wheelchair inside it and the turning
diameter shall be not less than 1.50 m;
3 Bathroom ground shall be non-slip and free from accumulated water;
4 Movable curtain should be adopted at bathroom entrance. Where side-
hung door is adopted, the door leaf shall be opened outward and the bathroom
shall be arranged with 900 m high horizontal handrail; 900 mm high door handle
shall be arranged inside closed door leaf and emergency-opening bolt outside
the door shall be adopted;
5 One water closet compartment for wheelchair users shall be arranged.
3.10.2 Accessible shower stall shall meet the following requirements:
1 Width of short side of accessible shower stall shall not be less than 1.50
m;
2 Height of shower seat should be 450 mm and its depth should not be less
than 450 mm;
3 700 mm high horizontal grab bar and 1.40 m ~ 1.60 m high vertical grab
bar distant from the ground shall be arranged in shower stall;
4 Height of control switch for shower head distant from the ground in
shower stall shall not be greater than 1.20 m;
5 Height of towel rack shall not be greater than 1.20 m.
3.10.3 Accessible bathtub shall meet the following requirements:
1 Seat convenient for entering and using is arranged on one end of bathtub
and the depth shall be greater than or equal to 400 mm;
2 Two layers of 600 mm and 900 mm horizontal grab bars respectively shall
3.12.4 Other requirements on accessible housing and dormitory are as follows:
1 Area of single bedroom shall be greater than or equal to 7.00 m2 and that
of double bedroom shall be greater than or equal to 10.50 m2; area of bedroom
concurrently serving as a living room shall be greater than or equal to 16.00 m2,
areas of living room and kitchen shall be greater than or equal to 14.00 m2 and
6.00 m2 respectively.
2 Area of rest room arranged with close-stool, bathing device (bathtub or
shower) and wash basin shall be greater than or equal to 4.00 m2; area of rest
room arranged with close-stool and bathing device shall be greater than or
equal to 3.00 m2; area of rest room arranged with close-stool and wash basin
shall be greater than or equal to 2.50 m2; and area of rest room arranged with
close-stool shall be greater than or equal to 2.00 m2;
3 In kitchen for people riding a wheelchair, clear width and height below
operating platform shall be greater than or equal to 650 mm; depth shall be
greater than or equal to 250 mm;
4 Call button shall be arranged in bedroom and rest room;
5 Position and height of control switch for furniture and electrical appliances
shall be convenient for people riding a wheelchair to approach and use;
6 Flash alarm doorbell shall be installed in residential buildings and
apartments for people with hearing disorder.
3.13 Wheelchair Accessible Seat
3.13.1 Wheelchair accessible seat shall be arranged near emergency exit and
path and shall not be arranged within the range of public path.
3.13.2 Width of path in auditorium leading to wheelchair accessible seat shall
be greater than or equal to 1.20 m.
3.13.3 Wheelchair accessible seat ground shall be flat, smooth and non-slip;
handrail or railing should be installed on its edges.
3.13.4 Occupancy area of each wheelchair accessible seat shall be greater
than or equal to 1.10 m × 0.80 m.
3.13.5 Sight line for watching performance and competition in wheelchair
accessible seat shall not be sheltered, or shelter others' sight line.
3.13.6 1: 1 seats for accompanying persons should be arranged near
wheelchair accessible seat or within adjacent auditorium.
4 Urban Road
4.1 Implementation Scope
4.1.1 Accessibility design for urban road shall cover the following items;
1 Urban roads;
2 Main town road;
3 Pedestrian street;
4 Tourist attractions and road surrounding urban landscape belt.
4.1.2 Accessibility design shall be carried out for urban road, bridge, tunnel and
pedestrian system in overpass; accessible facilities shall be arranged along
pedestrian path.
4.1.3 Accessibility design in pedestrian system mainly covers sidewalk,
crosswalk, pedestrian overpass and underpass, and bus station.
4.2 Sidewalk
4.2.1 Curb ramp design at sidewalk shall meet the following requirements:
1 Curb ramp must be arranged at various intersections of sidewalk and
entrances;
2 Curb ramp must be arranged on both ends of crosswalk.
4.2.2 Tactile ground surface indicator arrangement at sidewalk shall meet the
following requirements:
1 Tactile ground surface indicator shall be arranged for sidewalk in main
urban business street and pedestrian street;
2 Tactile ground surface indicator shall be arranged in roads around area
with concentrated people with visual disability;
3 Warning indicator shall be arranged at edges of upper and lower ramps;
4 Tactile ground surface indicator arranged at entrances of locations and
buildings around the road shall be connected to tactile ground surface indicator
in road.
4.2.3 Arrangement of wheelchair ramp in sidewalk shall meet the following
requirements:
distant from each section of step, and starting point and end point of ramp;
length shall be corresponding with that of ramp and stairway.
4.4.2 Selection of ramp and wheelchair accessible elevator at ramp of
pedestrian overpass and underpass shall meet the following requirements:
1 Ramp should be arranged at pedestrian overpass and underpass with
wheelchair path demands; where it is difficult to arrange a ramp, wheelchair
accessible elevator shall be arranged;
2 Clear width of ramp shall be greater than or equal to 2.00 m;
3 Gradient of ramp shall not be greater than 1: 12;
4 Gradient of arc-shaped ramp shall be calculated according to gradient of
inner arc edge;
5 For each increasing 1.50 m high ramp, intermediate platform with depth
no less than 2.00 m shall be arranged;
6 Ramp surface shall be flat, smooth and non-slip.
4.4.3 Handrail arrangement shall meet the following requirements:
1 Handrail shall be arranged on both sides of pedestrian overpass and
underpass ramps and it should be arranged in upper and lower layers.
2 Edge protection should be arranged below the handrail;
3 Braille signboard should be installed in horizontal section from starting
point of handrail.
4.4.4 Where pedestrian overpass and underpass fails to meet wheelchair
demands, safe passing on ground should be considered.
4.4.5 Where clear height of triangular area below pedestrian overpass is
less than 2.00 m, protection facilities shall be installed and warning
indicator shall be arranged outside the protection facilities.
4.5 Bus Stop
4.5.1 Bus stop design shall meet the following requirements:
1 Accessible width at bus station shall be greater than or equal to 1.50 m;
2 Where bus stop is arranged in separators between lanes, it shall be
convenient for people riding a wheelchair.
5 Urban Square
5.1 Implementation Scope
5.1.1 Accessibility design for urban square shall cover the following items:
1 Public square;
2 Traffic distribution square.
5.2 Design Requirements
5.2.1 Where number of parking vehicles in public parking space of urban square
is less than 50, at least 1 accessible vehicle parking lot shall be arranged; where
it is less than 100, 2 accessible vehicle parking lots shall be arranged; where it
is more than 100, at least 2 % accessible vehicle parking lot of total parking
vehicles shall be arranged.
5.2.2 Urban square ground shall be flat, smooth, non-slip and free from
accumulated water.
5.2.3 Arrangement of tactile ground surface indicator in urban square shall meet
the following requirements:
1 Where it is arranged with steps or ramp, warning indicator shall be
arranged at places with 250 mm ~ 500 mm distant from each section of step,
and starting point and end point of ramp; length shall be corresponding with
that of step and ramp and width shall be 250 mm ~ 500 mm;
2 Where sidewalk is equipped with directional indicator, it shall be
connected to warning indicator at bus stop.
5.2.4 Where urban square ground exists height difference, selection of ramp
and wheelchair accessible elevator shall meet the following requirements:
1 Wheelchair ramp shall be arranged where steps are arranged;
2 Where it is difficult to arrange a wheelchair ramp, wheelchair accessible
elevator may be arranged.
5.2.5 Low height service facilities shall be arranged arrangement for service
facilities in urban square.
5.2.6 Men's room and ladies’ room shall meet relevant requirements of Section
8.13 in this code.
5.2.7 Accessibility sign shall be arranged at accessible facilities in urban square;
6 Urban Green Space
6.1 Implementation Scope
6.1.1 Accessibility design for urban green space shall cover the following items:
1 Urban parks, including comprehensive park, community park, linear park
and roadside green space;
2 Open green space in affiliated green space;
3 Other green space open to the public.
6.2 Park Green Space
6.2.1 Where number of parking vehicles in public parking space of urban green
space is less than 50, at least 1 accessible vehicle parking lot shall be arranged;
where it is less than 100, 2 accessible vehicle parking lots shall be arranged;
where it is more than 100, at least 2 % total parking vehicles of accessible
vehicle parking lot shall be arranged.
6.2.2 Accessibility design for ticket office shall meet the following requirements:
1 Low height ticket window shall be arranged for ticket office at main
entrance;
2 Where ground in front of the low height ticket window exists height
difference, wheelchair ramp and platform no less than 1.50 m × 1.50 m shall be
arranged;
3 Warning indicator shall be arranged in front of ticket window and its
distance from external wall of ticket office shall be 250 mm ~ 500 mm.
6.2.3 Accessibility design for entrance shall meet the following requirements:
1 Accessible entrance, entrance of automatic ticket-checking equipment
and ticket entrance specially for people riding a wheelchair shall be arranged
at main entrance;
2 Width of accessible route at ticket entrance shall be greater than or equal
to 1.20 m;
3 Where a bumper is arranged at entrance, spacing between bumpers shall
be greater than or equal to 900 mm.
6.2.4 Accessible travel path shall meet the following requirements:
1 At main entrance and main scenic spot, recreation facility, service facilities,
public facilities and management facilities within the accessible recreation
areas shall be accessible;
2 Accessibility design for certain recreation facility shall meet the following
requirements:
1) If without special landscape requirements, accessible recreation facility
shall be arranged for them;
2) If exposed stylobate and step is available in single and combined
buildings, including pavilion, corridor and pergola, the exposed stylobate should
not be too high and ramp shall be arranged at the entrance; indoor building
shall meet accessibility requirements;
3) Where entrance of building yard as well as square and path exists
height difference, wheelchair ramp shall be arranged. Where over three
entrances are available, at l......
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