The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was created to prohibit discrimination against individuals with disabilities. While there are no official ADA regulations or design standards for AV Furniture or Presentation Furniture, Marshall Furniture understands the necessity for accessibility.
We can help design and build lecterns, instructor stations, desks and tables to meet essential ADA requirements concerning proper knee space clearance, wheelchair height accessibility, and equal access to presentation furniture controls. Marshall Furniture offers ADA AV Furniture for any budget, lead time or aesthetic preference. Several products in the Quick Ship line offer height adjust and wheelchair accessibility with speedy lead times. Custom or MFLEX products can be designed specific to the ADA requirement while maintaining a focus on any architectural, finish or spatial specification.
ADA Lecterns, Instructor Stations & Desks
Many different ADA lecterns and wheelchair-accessible desks and instructor stations are available to choose from. See some of our most popular fixed height and height adjustment furniture solutions for all workplaces, or let us help design one specific to your needs.
ADA Tables
Our tables can be designed for ADA wheelchair accessibility. Choose between different sizes and styles and let us help you design-build to suit your accessible needs.
ADA Kiosks
Determine whether your ADA kiosk requires side or forward reach and we will help customize for the optimal user experience.
Accessibility Accommodations
Determining the best accessibility accommodations for the user(s) is critical in the design and planning for your ADA Furniture. One of the most important factors is determining whether or not your furniture needs to be fixed height or with height adjustment.
ADA Guidelines
How Do ADA Guidelines Apply to Technical Furniture?
Not sure how to get started? We can help design and build to suit your needs. We have interpreted and applied guideline principles for our furniture, as found in various chapters of the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design:
Space Planning Consideration
Work with your facility management, space planners or interior designers to get a full scope of the user space and accessibility. Space planning consideration applies to accessible route paths, clear floor space and maneuverability, and where the furniture resides in the space. Having a full understanding of the physical space and how the furniture will be accessed once the user enters the room is key in helping with the design process.
Approach: Getting Around
ADA wheelchair accessibility takes careful planning not only for the furniture design, but also how the user will access the furniture. Several factors can play a key role in the user's approach such as accessible routes, turning space and protruding objects.
Interaction
Interaction is fundamental for the user experience with ADA wheelchair-accessible AV furniture. Consider how the user will engage with the furniture to integrate the technology successfully. Design your furniture with purpose by accounting for knee and toe clearance and reach ranges.
Adapt-able Sit to Stand Solutions
Sit to Stand AV Furniture Solutions
Height adjust ADA accessible audio visual furniture provides an equal user experience for both seated and standing individuals. It is typically designed with front approach in mind. Multiple instructors can choose between varying heights to best suit their instructing style. Height adjustment will impact the cost, but the return on investment secures the location with adaptable and highly functional ADA furniture supporting all users for today or tomorrow's workplace.
Stable Fixed Height Solutions
Fixed Height AV Furniture Solutions
Fixed-height ADA accessible AV furniture is typically designed for all users to approach from a seated position or with dual surfaces in mind for seated versus standing individuals. Both side approach and front approach may be considered depending on the application. Fixed-height desks or instructor's stations may save on cost and can be designed with av integration without compromising ADA accessibility, reach range, or comfort.