{"id":1024,"date":"2022-10-20T15:30:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/?page_id=1024"},"modified":"2022-10-20T15:30:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T15:30:22","slug":"door-action","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/design-needs\/exterior-design-elements\/exterior-doors\/door-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Door Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Doors should not swing into a path of travel. If power doors do swing into the path of travel, install guardrails perpendicular to the walls that contain the doors and ensure these guardrails are detectable by a long cane user at ground or floor level.<\/p>\n<p>Both leaves of double doors should be unlocked and operable. This is particularly important for guide dog handlers. Where possible, avoid using a centre post with double doors.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t use double-acting doors, which swing beyond the normally closed position.<\/p>\n<p>Hydraulic or spring door closers should be set up to take at least three seconds when the door is closing from a 90-degree open position to a partially closed position of about 12 degrees. This will accommodate people who may walk at a slower pace.<\/p>\n<p>Doors and door frames should contrast in colour and brightness from their immediate surroundings. Door edges and jambs should not be excessively sharp.<\/p>\n<p>Where possible, consider using sliding doors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Doors should not swing into a path of travel. If power doors do swing into the path of travel, install guardrails perpendicular to the walls that contain the doors and ensure these guardrails are detectable by a long cane user at ground or floor level. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":962,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1024","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1024","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1024"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1024\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1025,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1024\/revisions\/1025"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/962"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clearingourpath.ca\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1024"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}