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5. In children’s schools and nurseries toilets and furniture with the appropriate height
shall be provided.

6. Students using assistive devices such as computers or optical character recognition
systems, among others, need electrical plugs near their seats. These electrical plugs
should be provided as close as possible to the person’s seat and the cables
between the device and the plug shall not obstruct the corridors.

7. The classrooms shall be well illuminated.

7.26. Garage and parking buildings

Garage and parking buildings shall fulfil the following requirements:

1. Wayfinding signs shall indicate the accessible parking places.

2. Wayfinding signs shall be provided at any directional change option inside the
parking, and should use the symbols and colours of each area and floor to help
people find their cars, toilets and exits.

3. Wayfinding and signage shall follow the communication accessibility criteria of
section D.

4. Floor painting contrasted 30 points of LRV with the vehicles path shall be provided to
identify the pedestrian paths.

5. In large parking areas with several pedestrian exits, accessible parking places
should be distributed near each exit. The distribution of accessible parking has to
ensure that all accessible parking spaces are not located in the same area and has
to guarantee short distances from the parking spaces to the pedestrian exits.

6. Wayfinding signs shall indicate the accessible parking places.

7. Accessible parking places shall follow the criteria of section 6.13.

7.27. Industries and laboratories

All industries and laboratory facilities where people with disabilities may work shall be
accessible and the working places adapted individually to each employee with a
functional limitation.

Work places must ensure that there are no disadvantages for people with disabilities in
the course of performing their daily duties.

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