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The Snack Shack

Results from VisitAble's Accessibility Test

Section

Parking

Description of Section

This includes the number of accessible spaces, the distance of the accessible spaces from the accessible entrance, and the accessibility of the path from the accessible spaces to the sidewalk that the entrance is on (includes curb ramps).

Details

  • There are 11 accessible parking spaces, 4 of them being van-accessible, that are about 240-385 get away from the entrance

  • The parking lot is made of pavement

  • The path to the sidewalk from the accessible spaces is at least 36 inches wide and does not have a lip

Section

Entrance

Description of Section

This includes how easy it is to find the accessible entrance, steps/ramps/pathways from the curb ramp/sidewalk to the door, width of entrance door, lip under the entrance door, presence of automatic door openers, reachability of the door handle, and the weight of the door.

Details

  • The slope of the pathway from the sidewalk (next to the accessible parking spaces) to the entrance is around 5% or 1:20

  • There are two entrance/exit doors to go through on your way in and on your way out, with no automatic door openers

  • The door handles are at accessible heights and the doors are not difficult to open in terms of weight/tension

  • The width of the door opening is about 33 inches wide and the lip is not difficult to navigate over

  • There is maneuvering clearances on both sides of all doors

Section

Table Service

Description of Section

This includes if customers GENERALLY have to go somewhere else besides their table to pay, order, get food, get drinks, or put away dishes. We also consider if an establishment has trays for transporting food/drinks.

Details

  • You have to go up to the counter to order and pay, and one of the counters and card readers are at accessible heights

  • Employees bring your food out to the counter, and customers are expected to transport food and drinks to their table

  • Customers are expected to take dishes and trash to the trash cans

Section

Interior Pathways

Description of Section

This includes accessibility of lifts/ramps/elevators, signage to find accessibility features, widths of pathways, cleanliness of pathways, how steep pathways are, presence of inaccessible areas, and the weight/lip/height of handles & knobs of doors not covered by other sections.

Details

  • Once you enter the building, you have to take a ramp to get to the main floor to access the elevator

  • The ramp has handrails, is wider than 36 inches, and is not steeper than 8.33% or 1:12

  • The pathway to get to the elevator (which is on your left as you continue straight after the ramp) is more than 36 inches wide and level after exiting the ramp

  • The elevator has an opening of 42 inches, has a handrail in the back 32 inches above the elevator floor, is more than 70 inches wide and 50 inches deep, and all buttons are reachable besides the help button (48 inches off elevator floor) and the fire service button (52 inches off the elevator floor)

  • There is no signage available to locate the elevator

  • Almost all pathways are 36 inches wide in relation to this area, however it’s possible that the designated pathway for the line to the counters might be less than 36 inches wide

Section

Seating

Description of Section

This includes the accessibility of tables (height of surface from floor and leg/foot room underneath, location of tables, and accessible seating and counter height at bar area.

Details

  • All chairs have seating surfaces at about 17 inches off the floor and are easily movable

  • All table surfaces are about 16.5 inches off the floor so there is not knee clearance underneath them

  • The tables are easily movable as well, and stay 6 feet apart from each other at minimum

Section

Bathroom

Description of Section

This includes bathrooms being labeled as accessible, the width of bathroom and accessible stall doors, location of doors, height of door openers off the floor, weight of doors, presence of appropriate grab bars, the ability for a customer using a wheelchair to completely turn around in the bathroom/accessible stall, the height of the flush controls off the floor, the reachability of the sink/toilet paper/soap/drying equipment/lights, and the height of mirrors off the floor.

Details

  • There is a Men’s Bathroom and a Women’s Bathroom, which are both labeled as accessible

  • There are no bathroom doors, however there are small thresholds which are not difficult to navigate over, and the openings are more than 33 inches wide

  • Customers using wheelchairs can do a 360 degree turn in either bathroom, but not in the accessible stalls specifically

  • The accessible stalls are about 60 inches by 60 inches, with 36 inches on one of the sides of the toilet

  • The accessible stalls have two grab bars around the toilets, all of them being 36 inches off the bathroom floor

  • The toilet paper dispensers are 7-9 inches from the centers of the fronts of the toilets in the bathrooms

  • The lights switches are at accessible heights off the floor

  • The sinks, two hand dryers, soap, and mirrors are at accessible heights in the bathrooms, and at least two of the mirrors are angled downwards as well

  • Most of the piping, but not 100% of the pipes underneath the sink are insulated

  • The bathrooms also have showers, changing rooms, and swimsuit water extractors, but we are not considering these items in this score - only for the Indoor WaterPark accessibility test results

Section

Amenities

Description of Section

This includes the presence of accessibility features to make this establishment go above and beyond the accessibility of other establishments of the same type.

Details

  • There are hooks on the back of accessible stall doors at accessible heights off the bathroom floors in the Women’s Bathroom

  • Bags with handles are available

  • Plastic/paper lightweight cups, straws, and lids are available

Want to Learn More About Our Accessibility Tests?

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