An accessible elevator should satisfy the following criteria:
(a) The elevator should have its location indicated by directional signage
and by a sign positioned perpendicular to the path of travel. It should
also be identified by the international symbol of access in pictograph
and tactile form by the door.
(b) The gap between the elevator sill and the deck floor should not
interfere with the movement of a wheelchair.
(c) The elevator should have doors that remain fully open for at least four
seconds in response to a call, which time may be altered through the
use of a door-opening or door-closing button. It should also have a
device to stop and reopen the doors before they encounter an
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(d) The elevator should have a floor space that permits manoeuvring of a
wheelchair.
(e) Each wall in the elevator should have a handrail.
(f) The control panel in the elevator should be located at a height that
permits use by a person in a wheelchair. The buttons on the panel
should be colour contrasted from their surrounding area and
operable with minimal force. They should also have colour contrasted
tactile markers to their left to indicate their purpose.
(g) Visual, audible and tactile deck indicators should be provided. A
visual indicator inside the elevator should show in contrasting colours
which deck the elevator is passing or stopped at. An audible indicator
should sound inside the elevator as the elevator passes or stops at a
deck. A tactile indicator should be placed outside the elevator on
both sides of the door jambs to identify the deck.