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ICC A117.1 Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities-2017

This page is for the development of the 2017 edition of A117.1.  The public review period to submit public comments for next edition concluded on April 5, 2021.  Information can be accessed at https://www.iccsafe.org/icc-asc-a117-1/

The 2017 ICC A117.1 standard can be viewed for free here. The standard and commentary are available for in print and electronic format at the ICC bookstore.

The Code Council adheres to openness and transparency in our Standards development process. All ICC Standards committee meetings are open to the public. Any interested party can participate in committee meetings and can be considered by the committee for membership on any work-group that the committee creates. Interested parties will be notified by email of standards activities related to ICC (ASC A117), including committee meetings, sub-group meetings and the availability of standard development documentation. If you wish to be placed on the “interested parties” list for the development of this standard, contact the ICC Secretariat for ICC (ASC A117) named below.

The 2017* edition of ICC A117.1 entitled Standard for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities was approved by ANSI as an American National Standard on March 28, 2017.  The standard is available on ICC's store.

Committee Update

The ICC Consensus Committee on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, ICC (ASC A117) develops the ICC A117.1 Standard. The Consensus Committee is a continuing committee.

Kermit Robinson, the distinguished ICC Secretariat for the committee announced his retirement in early 2020. We wish Kermit well and thank him for his service to this very important committee.

If you wish to be placed on the ‘interested parties’ list for the development of the standard, contact the ICC Interim Secretariat, Karl Aittaniemi, Director of Standards. Interested parties will be notified by email of standards activities related to the ICC A117.1 standard.

*During the development of the 2017 edition, it was generally referred to as the 2015 edition. As the development period ran longer than expected, the ‘2015’ became the 2017 edition.

If you wish to complete an application for membership to the ASC A117 Committee, please see Procedures and Policy below.

ICC A117.1-2017 Edition Development

Review information on the development of the ASC A117 on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities (ASC A117).

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Review Documents

Fifth Draft Development

Fourth Draft Development

Third Draft Development

Committee Actions Report on Public Comments to First Public Review Draft

Committee Actions Report on Unresolved Issues of January 3, 2014

Second Draft Development

First Draft Development

First Draft Standard Development

Edition Development