1.0 Introduction

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) and Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) are legislations that provides disabled people with various rights, including ease of use and easy access to goods, facilities, and services including transport services.

When a cardholder is using ADA/DDA (Extended Timing) setting this will result in the door opening for an extended period of time. ADA/DDA extended opening times can be setup on all doors or just specific doors.

2.0 ADA/DDA Setup

A standard cardholder, after presenting their card, will unlock the door for the amount of time specified for the reader's 'Strike Time'.

When a cardholder has ADA/DDA enabled and a door has ADA/DDA timing set to it, the door will unlock for the ADA/DDA time NOT the standard strike time.

1. From the main menu, click on Hardware >> Readers.
2. Select a reader that you wish to enable ADA/DDA timing.
3. From the reader's Action menu (located on the right, select Edit).
   
   
   
   
4. The reader properties will appear.
   
4. Scroll down the settings and locate the reader's Strike Timing ADA/DDA setting.
   
4. Set the ADA/DDA value to amount of time to unlock for ADA/DDA cardholders.
   
   
   
   
5. Then save the reader settings.
6. Open an existing cardholder record (via the cardholder's Action menu).
8. Place a check mark against 'Use Extended Timing'.
   
   
   
   
9. Save the cardholder settings 
10. Once saved, the change gets sent out to the controller network automatically.
11. When the cardholder gets access at any ADA/DDA enabled door the door will remain unlocked for the extended time.
    
    Note: If door contacts are being used you will most likely need to set an extended time for the ADA/DDA Held Open Time. The door will only go into alarm state if it is held open for a time period greater than the Held Open - ADA/DDA time.