Ultra-ADA Pads®
ADA Detectable Warning System (Raised, Truncated Domes) Aids The Visually Impaired
Available in four (4) sizes: 2’ x 4’ and 2’ x 5’, 3' x 4' and 3 x 5'.
Safety yellow color assists people with severe visual impairment. Black, brick red and gray also available.
Flexible construction forms to fit dips, slopes and inclines in sidewalks and walkways.
Can be installed as part of either new construction (Cast-in-Place) or as a retrofit (Surface Mount).
Ultra-ADA Pads are designed for the visually impaired to feel the raised, truncated domes with their feet. This, in combination with the tapping cane, can alert them to a different surface than the surrounding concrete sidewalk and an upcoming intersection.
Surface Mount model (Retrofit)
Easy to use surface applied fastening system consists of Hilti HUD-1 universal anchor with a #10 x 1-1/2" long stainless steel flat-head square drive screw.
Better slip resistance than composites.
Better impact resistance than composites.
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Complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Provide tactile warning surfaces which comply with the detectable warnings on walking surfaces section of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Title 49 CFR TRANSPORTATION, Part 37.9 STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE TRANSPORTATION FACILITIES, Appendix A, Section 4.29.2 DETECTABLE WARNINGS ON WALKING SURFACES
Cast-in place (Wet-Set) model
For cast-in-place applications, specially engineered screw-on recycled polypropylene anchors (see picture above) are attached to the back of the panel through pre-molded and countersunk holes.
Pads are quickly and easily installed — simply
press into freshly poured concrete until steel mesh is embedded and pad is flush with surface.
Flexible urethane material bends and conforms
to slopes, curves and other irregularities.