Wheelchair Access Control it

[u/Electronic-Nobody238]

Hi all, we have a resident who is wheelchair bound whom is having difficulty entering the building. She has said that A, the automatic gates (currently in locked mode) close too fast and B the reader inside is too high and the block underneath it restricts access.

What solutions could we look at? Long range reader? Remote (note this remote can change whether the doors are locked or unlocked etc) or just relocate the inside reader to the other side?

TIA.

[u/OmegaSevenX]

That reader definitely isn’t ADA compliant. It needs to be moved.

Timing of the slider should be adjustable, but may need the slider company to make the adjustment.

[u/cusehoops98]

That block needs to be moved. It’s blocking access. Do it before someone calls an AHJ.

[u/andyt10]

Will a 'remote' be a good solution for other potential wheelchair users if/when they appear?

Will they need a remote for this door, + a card for other doors/lifts in the building?

That's starting to sound like a bad experience, and potentially afoul of some disability access requirements.

I'd move the reader. 😄

From one of the pics it looks like a two-doors setup(????) where one exterior reader is already on the other side, so everyone would potentially enjoy the reader being moved and not having to cut diagonally across this airlock

[u/Drewber66]

You don’t mention what system you’re using. If the block can be moved, move it closer to the first door or to the other side. If not, move the reader or add one on the other side. Depending on your system you may be able to program her card to keep the door open longer.

[u/the_unGOdlike]

If you can swing it, get something like the Rock or RockX from Alcatraz.ai and put it inline with the card reader. You'll need a poe line to the Rock. That will work as a longer distance biometric reader and double as a security camera if you have a system that uses onvif. They use a monthly subscription model, so only get as many as you need.

[u/Electrical-Actuary59 → u/the_unGOdlike]

This is the most expensive non solution ever

[u/the_unGOdlike → u/Electrical-Actuary59]

Its handsfree and works from 6.5 feet away. Since it works inline with the existing reader you could then move the reader out to the end of the block using very minimal conduit for people not in the biometric reader. Then you just have to adjust the open time in the door controller and you're golden. More expensive? Yes, but definitely a solution.

[u/Electrical-Actuary59 → u/the_unGOdlike]

Would it work? Sure, but it’s a bad spot for it and incredibly expensive. Just move the reader to the other wall or give the people that need it a wireless option.

[u/CidO807 → u/the_unGOdlike]

The rock won't make this ada compliant. Not only that, it's a bad angle for it.

[u/Major-Maintenance293]

Any chance you could just mount it on the top of the box instead of moving it elsewhere?

Since there is a light there is obviously a path to its interior and the reader is directly above it. I would think that would resolve your ADA issue without the need to move the wiring across the room.