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Virginia Railing and Gates Creates the Handrail Registry

April 1, 2004 - Internal News

Virginia Railing and Gates has started an initiative called The Handrail Registry designed to bring railing businesses together to foster growth and cooperation within the industry. This online searchable database will become a valuable tool for the railing community. Click here to read more.

Virginia Railing and Gates Adds On-line Calculators

February 29, 2004 - Internal News

Virginia Railing and Gates has added on-line calculators for the railing industry and for individuals building home railing projects. The first calculators published include a degree calculator and a picket space calculator. The picket space calculator finds perfect spacing throughout the railing and compensates for degree.

Complete calculators that calculate entire projects in one calculator will be added throughout the summer of 2004

The Showpiece and the Shortcut

February 12, 2004 - The New York Times

This article in the New York Times Home and Garden section outlines the history of the grand staircase the servant's staircase and how the function of the servant staircase has evolved into a uniquely different application in the 21st Century.

"It's about separating the public space from the private space," said Pauline Saliga, executive director of the Society of Architectural Historians in Chicago. "And that's what it was in the 19th century and before."

 

Back stairs began to return to plans for new houses in the early 1990's, builders say, and the idea has gained momentum only in the past five years.

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Council OKs $10,000 to curb skateboarding

February 12, 2004 - SignOnSanDiego.com - The San Diego Union - Tribune

This article outlines El Cajon's plan to curb skateboarding activities at El Cajon City Hall in California. Skateboarding activities at the site have destroyed handrails and brickwork, causing severe damage. El Cajon City Council has voted to allot $10,000 to install  skatestoppers, handrail brackets to prevent skateboarders from using the handrails. Gary Kendrick noted that "although $10,000 might seem expensive during tough economic times, the cost of a lawsuit would be much more." In addition, $100,000 has been allotted by El Cajon City Council to bring the plaza into compliance the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

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ADA Conformity a Benefit to All

February 04, 2004 - Gwinnett Daily Online

In an article supporting the need for greater handicap accessibility and sensitivity for those who struggle daily to perform simple tasks that most of us take for granted, the plea is made for all facilities to be designed and fitted to ensure safe and easy access for all. The article identifies a new building in Albany, which should have been designed to accommodate handicap access, was not as handicap accessible as it should have been:

"Although the new Central Square Office Complex at 240 Pine Ave. in Albany was completed about a year ago, a group brought to the attention of the Dougherty County Commission last week the fact the main entrance is not as accessible as it could be."

"The issue is not that the building fails to meet federal ADA requirements. It’s that people with handicaps wouldn’t have to struggle to enter the building if an automatic door opener were available to press."

"Take the abundance of people who now have hip and knee replacement surgery and people, young and old alike, who suffer broken legs, arms or shoulders or diseases that reduce their energies and lung capacity; suddenly, the handrails in the bathroom stalls, ramps leading into buildings and designated parking for the handicapped take on considerable significance. There is understanding of why these amenities are included."

 
"They may, some day, be just what enable any of us to continue with daily activities, which help give meaning to our lives."

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