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Chapter 2 – Accessibility Within this chapter in our building codes textbook, The Codes Guidebook for Interiors by Katherine E. Kennon and Sharon K. Harmon, we take a deeper dive in the different sections of codes. In this case, we understand building codes as they relate to occupants or visitors with any kind of disability and how to keep them just as safe as everyone else in the event of an emergency. Certain Cases and Guidelines The book describes the objective of accessibility requirements to create an General Layout of an ADA bathroom stall atmosphere that allows an individual to approach and enter a building, perform the intended task, and then leave the structure independently and in the safest way possible. Most buildings are required to be accessible to people with disabilities, however, not all buildings expect people with disabilities to be able to leave the structure effectively or safely. In these cases, codes and requirements for areas of refuge are followed to cr...

  Chapter 1 – About the Codes In our first week of reading our textbook, The Codes Guidebook for Interiors by Katherine E Kennon and Sharon K. Harmon, we are introduced to the original three model code organizations, understand what codes are and how they change, and the different types of codes or standards. These three factors are important in understanding how to read codes and what chapters of the IBC (International Building Codes) book are helpful to interior designers. Original Three Up until I started college, I did not realize the true intent of the Code of Hammurabi and how it relates to today’s society. Now, I see it everywhere and it becomes one of those semi-useless fun facts about the history of interior and architecture as whole. The Code of Hammurabi is essentially the first building code book ever written and, along  with our building codes today, was created to protect the health, safety, and overall welfare of people within a building or structure. ...