RULE II -

MINIMUM
REQUIREMENTS
FOR ACCESSIBILITY
1. CATEGORIES OF
DISABLED PERSONS
1.1.1 Impairments requiring confinement to
wheelchairs;
1.1.2 Impairments causing difficulty or insecurity in
walking or climbing stairs or requiring the use of
braces, crutches or other artificial supports; or
impairments caused by amputation, arthritis, spastic
conditions or pulmonary, cardiac or other ills
rendering individuals semi-ambulatory; or
1.1.3 Total or partial impairments of hearing or sight
causing insecurity or likelihood of exposure to danger
in public places;
1.1.4 Impairments due to conditions of aging and
incoordination;
1.1.5 Mental impairments whether acquired or
congenital in nature.
1.2 ANTHROPOMETRICS AND
DIMENSIONAL DATA AS GUIDES
FOR DESIGN.
1.2.1 The varying sizes and structures of persons of
both sexes, their reaches and their lines of sight at
both the standing and sitting positions.
1.2.2 The dimensional data of the technical aids of
disabled persons. Included in the second
consideration are the dimensions of wheelchairs; the
minimum space needed for locking and unlocking leg
braces plus the range of distance of crutches and
other walking aids from persons using such devices.
By applying at this very early stage dimensional
criteria which take into account wheelchair usage, the
physical environment will ultimately encourage and
enable wheelchair users to make full use of their
physical surroundings.
1.2.3 The provision of adequate space for wheelchair
maneuvering generally ensures adequate space for
disabled persons equipped with other technical aids
or accompanied by assistants. In determining the
minimum dimensions for furniture and fixtures
accessible to disabled persons, the following
anthropometric data shall serve as guides for design:

➢ 1.10 m-1.30 m- length of wheelchairs

➢ 0.60 m- 0.75 m- width of wheelchairs
➢ 1.50 m in dia.- circle for suitable
wheelchair turning spaces
➢ 0.70 m – 1.20 m above the floor- the
comfortable reach for persons confined to
wheelchair
➢ not less than 0.40 m- from room corner
➢ 0.70 m- comfortable clearance for knee and
leg space under tables of wheelchair
➢ Counter height shall be placed at a level
comfortable to disabled persons' reach.
1.3 BASIC PHYSICAL PLANNING
REQUIREMENTS.
1.3.1 ACCESSIBILITY. The built environment shall be designed so that it shall be
accessible to all people. This means that no criteria shall impede the use of facilities by either
the handicapped or non-disabled citizens.
1.3.2 REACHABILITY. Provisions shall be adapted and introduced to the physical
environment so that as many places or buildings as possible can be reached by all.
1.3.3 USABILITY. The built environment shall be designed so that all persons, whether they
be disabled or not, may use and enjoy it.
1.3.4 ORIENTATION. Finding a person's way inside and outside of a building or open
space shall be made easy for everyone.
1.3.5 SAFETY. Designing for safety insures that people shall be able to move about with
less hazards to life and health.
1.3.6 WORKABILITY AND EFFICIENCY. The built environment shall be designed to
allow the disabled citizens to participate and contribute to developmental goals.
RULE III: SPECIFIC
REQUIREMENTS FOR
BUILDINGS AND
RELATED STRUCTURES
FOR PUBLIC USE
 1. CLASSIFICATION OF
BUILDING BY USE OF
OCCUPANCY:

Category I - Residential -This shall comprise Group A and

partly Group B Buildings
Category II - Commercial and Industrial -This shall comprise
partly Groups B, C, E, F, G, H, and I Buildings
Category III - Educational and Industrial - This shall comprise
partly Group C, D, E, and H Buildings
Category IV - Agricultural - This shall comprise partly Group J
Buildings.
Category V - Ancillary - This shall comprise partly Group J
Buildings
2. ARCHITECTURAL
FEATURES AND FACILITIES

A - Stairs I - Switches, Controls,

B - Walkways Buzzers

C - Corridors J - Handrails

D - Doors and Entrances K - Thresholds

E - Washrooms and Toilets L - Floor Finishes

F - Lifts/Elevators M - Drinking Fountains

G - Ramps N - Public Telephones

H - Parking Areas O - Seating Accommodations

3. CATEGORY I (Government-
owned buildings)
3.1 Group A
3.1.1 Single detached. Ten percent (10%) of the total units to be
constructed.
Barrier-free facilities and features required in: A, B,C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, and L.
3.1.2 Duplexes: Ten percent (10%) of the total units to be constructed. Barrier-
free facilities and features required in: A, B,C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, and L.
3.1.3 School or company staff housing units: One (1) unit for 26 to 50 units
to be constructed and 1 additional unit for every 100 units thereafter. Barrier-
free facilities and features required in: A, B,C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, and L.
3.2 Group B
3.2.1 Multiple dwelling units or high-rise residential condominiums or
tenement houses.
One (1) unit from 26 up to 50 units to be constructed and an additional unit
for every 100 units thereafter, with all such units at ingress level in case
there is not barrier-free elevator provided.
Barrier-free facilities and features required in: A, B, C, D, E, F,G, H, I, J, K,and M.
4. CATEGORY II (Government and
privately owned buildings)
4.1 Group B
4.1.1 Accessories, tenement houses and/or row houses, apartment houses and/or
townhouses. One (1) unit for every 50 units up to 150 units and an additional unit for
every 100 units thereafter.
Barrier-free facilities and features required in: A, B, C, D, E, G,H, I, J, K, and L.
4.1.2 Hotels, motels, inns, pension houses and/or apartels. One (1) unit per every 50 units up
to 150 units and an additional unit for every 100 units at ingress level. In case there is
no barrier-free elevators: at least one (1) unit shall be provided at ingress level.
Barrier-free facilities and features required in: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, and N.
4.1.3 Private or "off campus" Dormitories: One (1) unit per every 50 units up to 150 units
and an additional dwelling unit for every 100 units thereafter at ingress level.
Barrier-free facilities and features required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, and N.
4.2 Group C
4.2.1 Amusement Halls and Parlor
Barrier-free facilities and features required in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L,
M, N and O.
4.2.2 Massage and Sauna Parlors
Barrier-free facilities and features required in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L,
and M.
4.3 Group E-1
4.3.1 Train Stations and Terminals
Barrier-free facilities and features required in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L,
M, N and O.
4.3.2. Bus depots and terminals
Barrier-free facilities and features required in A, B, C,D, E, F, G, H,I, J, K, L,
M, N and O.
4.3.3 Transportation Office
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O.
4.3.4 Airport terminal buildings, heliports
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O.
4.3.5 Ports and harbor facilities, landing
piers, sheds, ferry landing stations.
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N and O.
4.4 Group E-2
4.4.1 General wholesale and retail stores
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,
J, K, L, and N.
4.4.2 Shopping centers and
supermarkets and public markets
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,
J, K, L, and N.
4.4.3 Restaurants, dining and drinking
establishments
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I,
J, K, L, and N
4.4.4 Office Buildings
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and N.
4.4.5 Financial Institutions
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, and N.
4.4.6 Funeral parlors, morgues and crematories
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O.
4.4.7 Memorial and Mortuary Chapels
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, and O.
4.5 Group H-1, Group H-4, and Group I
4.5.1 Theaters, Auditoriums and
Convention Halls
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K,
L, M, N, and O.
4.5.2 Concert Halls and Opera Houses
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K,
L, M, N, and O.
4.5.3 Colisea and Sports Complexes and
Stadiums
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K,
L, M, N, and O.
4.6 Group F
4.6.1 Dairies and Creameries
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L,
and M.
4.6.2 Factories and workshops using
incombustible or non-explosive materials
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L,
and M.
4.6.3 Breweries bottling plants, canneries and
tanneries
Barrier-free facilities and features r
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L,
and M.
4.7 Groups G-3
4.7.1 Wood working establishments, lumber and
timber yards.
Barrier-free facilities and features required in:
A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
4.7.2 Pulp, paper and paper board factories
Barrier-free facilities and features required in:
A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
4.7.3 Textile and fiber spinning mills
Barrier-free facilities and features required in:
A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
4.7.4 Garment and undergarment factories
Barrier-free facilities and features required in:
A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5. CATEGORY III
5.1 Group C
5.1.1 Educational institutions (schools,
colleges, universities, vocational schools,
seminaries and novitiates), including school
auditoriums, gymnasia, reviewing stands, little
theaters and concert halls.
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L,
M, N, and O.
5.1.2 Libraries, museums, exhibition halls and
art galleries
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L,
M, N, and O.
5.1.3 Civil Centers
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L,
M, N, and O.
5.1.4 Clubhouses and lodges
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, J, K, L,
M, N, and O.
5.1.5 Community Centers
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, M, H, I, J,
K, L, M, N, AND O.
5.2 Group D-1
5.2.1 Mental hospitals, mental sanitaria, mental
asylums.
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.2.2 Jails, prisons, reformatories, correctional
institutions.
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.2.3 Rehabilitation Centers
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.2.4 Leprosaria
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.3 Group D-2
5.3.1 Homes for the Aged
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.3.2 Hospitals and Sanitaria
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.4 Group D-3
5.4.1 Nursing Homes for ambulatory patients
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.4.2 Orphanages
Barrier-free facilities and features required
in: A, B, C, D, E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.5 Group E-7
5.5.1 Police and fire stations
Barrier-free facilities and
features required in: A, B, C, D,
E, G, H, I, J, K, L, and M.
5.6 Group H
5.6.1 Churches, temples, chapels and
similar places of worship
Barrier-free facilities and
features required in: A, B, C, D,
E, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, and O.
6. CATEGORY IV

6.1 Group J-1

6.1. Agricultural buildings
Barrier-free facilities and features
required in: A, B, C, D, G, H, I, J, K,
and L.
7. STANDARD OF ACCESSIBILITY
FOR SPECIAL TYPE OF FACILITIES
7.1 The provision of this section shall apply to the specified type of
facilities and identified specific requirements for accessibility and
usability which shall be provided for each of the listed occupancy uses.

Seating Capacity Wheelchair Seating Space

4 – 50 2
51 - 300 4
301 – 500 6
7.1.1 Auditoriums, assembly halls, theaters, and related facilities:
a) Seating for the disabled shall be accessible from the main
lobby to primary entrances, together with related toilet f
acilities.
b) In all assembly places where seating accommodation is
provided, there shall be spaces for the disabled persons as
provided.
c) When the seating capacity exceeds 500 an additional
wheelchair seating space shall be provided for each total
seating capacity increase of 100 seats
d) Readily removable seats may be installed in these spaces
when such spaces are not required to accommodate
wheelchair users
8. COMPUTATION OF ACCESSIBLE UNITS

In the computation for the allocation of accessible

units and seating capacity decimal greater than 0.5
shall be considered as one unit. In all cases a
minimum of one (1) accessible unit shall be provided.
 9.1 Graphic signs shall be bold and conspicuously installed in every access
from point of entry to connecting destination.

9.2 Walkways shall be provided with adequate passageway in accordance

with the provision.
9.APPLICATION
OF BARRIER- 9.3 Width of corridors and circulation system integrating both and
vertical access to ingress/egress level of the building shall be
provided.

FREE 9.4 Doors and entrances provided herein used as entry points at entrance
lobbies as local points of congregation shall be designed to open
FACILITIES easily or accessible from floor to floor or to any point of
destination.

AND FEATURES 9.5 Washroom and toilets shall be accessible and provided with adequate
turning space.

9.6 Whenever elevator/s is required it should meet the requirements

provided.
9.7 Ramps shall be provided as means of access to level of change going to entry
points and entrances, lobbies influenced by condition of location or use.

9.8 Parking areas shall be provided with sufficient space for the disabled persons
to allow easy transfer from carpark to ingress/egress levels.

9.9 Height above the floor of switches and controls shall be in accordance with the
provisions.

9.10 Handrails shall be provided at both sides of ramps.

9.11 Floors provided for every route of the wheelchair shall be made of non-skid
material.

9.12 Water fountains shall be installed as required.