Confirm ADA/PROWAG accessibility requirements for a gate located on a public accessible pedestrian route.

Steps

1. Confirm the gate sits on a required accessible route (a public right-of-way pedestrian access route, or an accessible route to a facility) before applying accessible-route hardware requirements to it.
2. Confirm clear width: PROWAG requires a minimum 48-inch clear width for the pedestrian access route through the gate opening, not counting curb width.
3. Confirm gate hardware is operable with one hand, without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist, and requires no more than 5 lbf of force to operate.
4. Mount operable hardware within the accessible reach range so it's usable from a seated position, and check the U.S. Access Board's current guidance for the specific reach-range figures before finalizing hardware selection.
5. If the gate has a closer, verify the current U.S. Access Board closing-speed guidance before finalizing hardware, rather than assuming a fixed number without checking the live source.