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S. Department  \nof Housing and Urban Development  \nOffice of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity Office of Housing  \nFAIR HOUSING ACT DESIGN MANUAL  \nA MANUAL TO ASSIST  \nDESIGNERS AND BUILDERS  \nIN MEETING THE  \nACCESSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS  \nOF THE FAIR HOUSING ACT  \ndesigned and developed by Barrier Free Environments, Inc. Raleigh, North Carolina  \nfor  \nThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development  \nOffice of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity and the Office of Housing  \nContract \\# 15903  \nAugust 1996  \nRevised April 1998  \nProject Director  \nProject Manager  \nTechnical Assistance  \nAuthorship  \nArchitectural Design and Conceptual Illustration  \nGraphic Design  \nIllustration  \nPhotography  \nAcknowledgements  \nCREDITS  \nRonald L. Mace, FAIA  \nLeslie C.Young  \nCheryl Kent , FHEO, HUD  \nLeslie C.Young  \nRonald L. Mace  \nGeoff Sifrin  \nRonald L. Mace  \nLeslie C.Young  \nRex J. Pace  \nGeoff Sifrin  \nChristopher A. B. McLachlan  \nRex J. Pace  \nMark Pace  \nKelly Houk  \nLeslie C.Young  \nCreation of this design manual involved the close cooperation of many people. Among them are the reviewers and technical staff at the Department of Housing and Urban Development, including Cheryl Kent, Judy Keeler, Merle Morrow, Alan Rothman, Nelson Carbonell, and Gail Williamson.  \nSpecial appreciation to the Barrier Free Environments, Inc. staff who contributed to this publication, including Leslie Young, Rex Pace, and Ron Mace. Special thanks also to Geoff Sifrin in South Africa and Lucy Harber.  \nEvery attempt was made with this project to provide a concise and easy-to-follow guide on the construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act. Our hope is that the construction and disability communities to whom this manual is directed will be able to use and benefit from our efforts.  \nCONTENTS  \nPart One page 1  \nPart Two  \npage 1.1  \npage 2.1  \npage 3.1  \npage 4.1  \npage 5.1  \npage 6.1  \npage 7.1  \npage 7.31  \nPart Three  \npage A.1  \npage B.1  \npage C.1  \nINTRODUCTION  \nDESIGN REQUIREMENTS OF THE GUIDELINES  \nChapter One: REQUIREMENT 1 – Accessible Building Entrance on an Accessible Route  \nChapter Two: REQUIREMENT 2 – Accessible and Usable Public and Common Use Areas  \nChapter Three: REQUIREMENT 3 – Usable Doors  \nChapter Four: REQUIREMENT 4 – Accessible Route into and Through the Covered Unit  \nChapter Five: REQUIREMENT 5 – Light Switches, Electrical Outlets, Thermostats, and Other Environmental Controls in Accessible Locations  \nChapter Six: REQUIREMENT 6 – Reinforced Walls for Grab Bars  \nChapter Seven: REQUIREMENT 7 – Usable Kitchens and Bathrooms  \nPART A: Usable Kitchens  \n■  \nPART B: Usable Bathrooms  \n■  \nAPPENDICES  \n■ Product Resources and Selected References  \n■ Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines  \n■ Supplemental Notice: Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers About the Guidelines  \nPart One  \nINTRODUCTION  \nINTRODUCTION  \nTHE FAIR HOUSING ACT  \nTitle VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental, and financing of dwellings based on race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. In 1988, Congress passed the Fair Housing Amendments Act. The Amendments expand coverage of Title VIII to prohibit discriminatory housing practices based on disability1 and familial status. Now it is unlawful to deny the rental or sale of a dwelling unit to a person because that person has a disability.  \nAs a protected class, people with disabilities are unique in at least one respect because they are the only minority that can be discriminated against solely by the design of the built environment. The Fair Housing Act remedies that in part by establishing design and construction requirements for multifamily housing built for first occupancy after March 13, 1991. 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