December 10, 1993


Mr. John Wodatch
Chief- Public Access Section
Civil Rights Division
Department of Justice
P.O. Box 66738
Washington, D.C. 20035

Ref:  A.D.A.- Title III- Section 4.26.2- Size of Handrails

Dear Mr. Wodatch,

As a custom metals fabricator, our company builds miles of
handrails each year.  The size limitations restricting the
outside diameter of handrails to 1.5 inches is a major
concern to us and others in our industry.

We recently contacted the Access Board regarding this, and
they were very quick to respond with a clarification(see
enclosed responses).  The problem with their clarification is
the disclaimer at the end that states that their advisory is
not a determination of our responsibility under the A.D.A..

Since you are the enforcing body of the A.D.A., we would like
to know what interpretation you have been using in the
enforcement of the handrail size restrictions.

As the enforcing body, your input would be of great
assistance in solving this matter.

If you have any questions, please call me at 1-800-635-3457.

We look forward to your response.

Thank you very much for your assistance,

Belk Null
Production Manager




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