N.Y.C. Admin. Code § BC E106: Section BC E106: Telephones

E106.1 General.

Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, courtesy phones or other types of public telephones are provided, accessible public telephones shall be provided in accordance with Sections E106.2 through E106.5 for each type of public telephone provided. For purposes of this section, a bank of telephones shall be considered two or more adjacent telephones.

E106.2 Wheelchair-accessible telephones.

Where public telephones are provided, wheelchair-accessible telephones complying with ICC A117.1, including Section 704 (Telephones), shall be provided in accordance with Table E106.2.

Exception: Drive-up-only public telephones are not required to be accessible.

Table E106.2 Wheelchair-Accessible Telephones

Number of Telephones Provided on a Floor, Level or Exterior Site

Minimum Required Number of Wheelchair-Accessible Telephones

1 or more single unit

1 per floor, level and exterior site

1 bank

1 per floor, level and exterior site

2 or more banks

1 per bank

E106.3 Volume controls.

All public telephones provided shall have accessible volume control complying with Section 704.3 (Volume-Control Telephones) of ICC A117.1.

E106.4 TTYs.

TTYs complying with ICC A117.1, including Section 704.4 through 704.7, shall be provided in accordance with Sections E106.4.1 through E106.4.9.

E106.4.1 Bank requirement.

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided at a bank of telephones, at least one public TTY shall be provided at that bank.

Exception: TTYs are not required at banks of telephones located within 200 feet (60 960 mm) of, and on the same floor as, a bank containing a public TTY.

E106.4.2 Floor requirement.

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a privately owned building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor. Where at least one public pay telephone is provided on a floor of a publicly owned building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor.

E106.4.3 Building requirement.

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided in a privately owned building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building. Where at least one public pay telephone is provided in a publicly owned building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building.

E106.4.4 Site requirement.

Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a site, at least one public TTY shall be provided on the site.

E106.4.5 Rest stops, emergency road stops and service plazas.

Where a public pay telephone is provided at a public rest stop, emergency road stop or service plaza, at least one public TTY shall be provided.

E106.4.6 Hospitals.

Where a public pay telephone is provided in or adjacent to a hospital emergency room, hospital recovery room or hospital waiting room, at least one public TTY shall be provided at each such location.

E106.4.7 Transportation facilities.

Transportation facilities shall be provided with TTYs in accordance with Section E109.2.5 in addition to the TTYs required by Sections E106.4.1 through E106.4.4.

E106.4.8 Detention and correctional facilities.

In detention and correctional facilities, where a public pay telephone is provided in a secured area used only by detainees or incarcerated individuals and security personnel, then at least one TTY shall be provided in at least one secured area.

(Am. 2022 N.Y. Laws Ch. 486, 8/8/2022, eff. 11/7/2022)

E106.4.9 Signs.

Public TTYs shall be identified by the International Symbol of TTY complying with Section 703.6.3.2 (International Symbol of TTY) of ICC A117.1. Directional signs indicating the location of the nearest public TTY shall be provided at banks of public pay telephones not containing a public TTY. Additionally, where signs provide direction to public pay telephones, they shall also provide direction to public TTYs. Such signs shall comply with visual signage requirements in ICC A117.1, including Section 703.2 (Visual Characters) and shall include the International Symbol of TTY.

E106.5 Shelves for portable TTYs.

Where a bank of telephones in the interior of a building consists of three or more public pay telephones, at least one public pay telephone at the bank shall be provided with a shelf and an electrical outlet in accordance with Section 704.6 (TTY Shelf) of ICC A117.1.

Exceptions:

1. In secured areas of detention and correctional facilities, if shelves and outlets are prohibited for purposes of security or safety shelves and outlets for TTYs are not required to be provided.

2. The shelf and electrical outlet shall not be required at a bank of telephones with a TTY.