007 - Physical Description Fixed Field-General Information (NR)
MARC 21 Community Information - Full
January 2000
Indicators and Subfield Codes
This field has no indicators or subfield codes; the data elements are positionally
defined.
Character Positions
00 - Category
e - Disabled
01 - Stairway ramps
a - No ramps
b - Entrance and internal ramps
c - Entrance ramp only-multiple floors
d - Entrance ramp only-single floor
e - Internal ramps only
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
02 - Doors
a - No wide or offset-hinge doors
b - Wide or offset-hinge doors
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
03 - Furniture, equipment, display racks
a - Unaccessible furniture, equipment, display racks
b - Accessible furniture, equipment, display racks
c - No furniture, equipment, display racks
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
04 - Restrooms
a - No special restroom accommodations or grab bars
b - Special restroom accommodations and grab bars
c - Special restroom accommodations only
d - Grab bars only
e - No restrooms
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
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05 - Elevators
a - No special elevators or control buttons
b - Special elevators and control buttons
c - Special elevators only
d - Special control buttons only
e - No elevators
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
06 - Telephones
a - No lowered telephones or handset amplifiers
b - Lowered telephones and handset amplifiers
c - Lowered telephones only
d - Handset amplifiers only
e - No telephones
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
07 - Flashing emergency lights
a - No flashing emergency lights
b - Flashing emergency lights
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
08 - Sign language
a - No sign language
b - Sign language
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
09 - Subtitles and/or supertitles
a - No subtitles or supertitles
b - Subtitles and supertitles
c - Subtitles only
d - Supertitles only
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown
10 - Parking
a - No handicapped accessible parking available
b - Handicapped accessible parking available with high clearance for special
vehicles
c - Handicapped accessible parking available with low clearance only
n - Not applicable
u - Unknown |
FIELD DEFINITION AND SCOPE
Eleven character positions (00-09) that contain positionally-defined, coded data
elements that describe accommodations provided for people with disabilities. Each
defined character position contains either a code or a fill character (|). Code n (Not
applicable), when it is defined for a data element, indicates that the character
position definition does not apply to the entity. Physical accommodations information
may be described textually in field 575 (Accommodations for the Disabled Note).
A fill character may be used in a particular character position when the creator of the
record has decided not to attempt to supply a defined code.
GUIDELINES FOR APPLYING CONTENT DESIGNATORS
■ CHARACTER POSITIONS
00 - Category Category of persons to which the information in field 007 pertains.
e - Disabled Data in the field pertain to the disabled. The phrase disabled, with respect to
an individual, means 1) a physical or mental impairment that substantially
limits one or more of the major life activities of the individual; 2) a record
of such an impairment; or 3) being regarded as having such an impairment.
01 - Stairway ramps Whether entrance and internal stairway ramps are provided.
a - No ramps No stairway ramps at the entrance or internally.
b - Entrance and internal ramps Stairway ramps are at the entrance and internally.
c - Entrance ramp only-multiple floors Stairway ramp is at the entrance but there are no internal ramps between the
floors in the facility.
d - Entrance ramp only-single floor Stairway ramp is at the entrance but there are no internal ramps because the
building is on one floor.
e - Internal ramps only Internal stairway ramps but no ramp at the entrance.
n - Not applicable Ramps information is not applicable to the community information entity
involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether there are ramps.
02 - Doors Whether or not the doors accommodate wheelchairs.
Doors may be widened or offset hinges installed.
a - No wide or offset-hinge doors Doors have not been widened or offset hinges installed.
b - Wide or offset-hinge doors Doors have been widened or offset hinges installed.
n - Not applicable Widened door or offset hinge installation information is not applicable to the
community information entity involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether the doors have been widened or offset hinges
installed.
03 - Furniture, equipment, display racks Whether or not the furniture, equipment, and display racks accommodate people with
disabilities.
a - Unaccessible furniture, equipment, display racks Furniture, equipment, and display racks have not been arranged to meet the
needs of people with disabilities.
b - Accessible furniture, equipment, display racks Furniture, equipment, and display racks have been arranged to meet the needs of
people with disabilities.
c - No furniture, equipment, display racks
n - Not applicable Arrangement of furniture, equipment, and display racks information pertaining
to people with disabilities is not applicable to the community information
entity involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether the furniture, equipment, and display racks have been
arranged to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
04 - Restrooms Whether the restrooms accommodate people with disabilities. Special restroom
accommodations include widened toilet stalls, raised toilet seats, and grab bars
in toilet stalls.
a - No special restroom accommodations or grab bars No special restroom accommodations or grab bars in toilet stalls.
b - Special restroom accommodations and grab bars
c - Special restroom accommodations only Special restroom accommodations but no grab bars.
d - Grab bars only Grab bars but no special restroom accommodations.
e - No restrooms
n - Not applicable Restroom information is not applicable to the community information entity
involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether there are special restroom facilities and grab bars in
toilet stalls.
05 - Elevators Whether the elevators accommodate people with disabilities. Special elevators are
those wide enough to accommodate wheelchairs or the elevator control buttons may
have raised letters or braille markings on them.
a - No special elevators or control buttons No special elevators to accommodate wheelchairs and elevator control buttons
have no raised letters or braille markings on them.
b - Special elevators and control buttons Special elevators to accommodate wheelchairs and elevator control buttons have
raised letters or braille markings on them.
c - Special elevators only Special elevators to accommodate wheelchairs but elevator control buttons have
no raised letters or braille markings on them.
d - Special control buttons only Elevator control buttons have raised letters or braille markings on them but
there are no special elevators to accommodate wheelchairs.
e - No elevators
n - Not applicable Elevator information is not applicable to the community information entity
involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether there are special elevators to accommodate wheelchairs
and whether the elevator control buttons have raised letters or braille
markings on them.
06 - Telephones Whether or not the telephones accommodate people with disabilities
Telephones may have been lowered or have handset amplifiers available.
a - No lowered telephones or handset amplifiers
b - Lowered telephones and handset amplifiers Telephones have been lowered and handset amplifiers are available.
c - Lowered telephones only Telephones have been lowered but no handset amplifiers are available.
d - Handset amplifiers only There are handset amplifiers available but the telephones have not been
lowered.
e - No telephones
n - Not applicable Lowered telephones and handset amplifiers information is not applicable to the
community information entity involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether telephones have been lowered and whether handset
amplifiers are available.
07 - Flashing emergency lights Whether or not flashing emergency lights have been installed to accommodate people
with disabilities.
a - No flashing emergency lights
b - Flashing emergency lights Flashing emergency lights have been installed.
n - Not applicable Flashing emergency lights information is not applicable to the community
information entity involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether flashing emergency lights have been installed.
08 - Sign language Whether sign language is used to accommodate people with disabilities.
a - No sign language Sign language is not used at the community information entity.
b - Sign language Sign language is used at the community information entity.
n - Not applicable Sign language information is not applicable to the community information entity
involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether sign language is used at the community information
entity.
09 - Subtitles and/or supertitles Whether or not subtitles and/or supertitles are available at the community
information entity to accommodate people with disabilities.
a - No subtitles or supertitles
b - Subtitles and supertitles Subtitles and supertitles are available.
c - Subtitles only Subtitles, but not supertitles, are available.
d - Supertitles only Supertitles, but not subtitles, are available.
n - Not applicable Subtitles and supertitles information is not applicable to the community
information entity involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether subtitles and/or supertitles are available.
10 - Parking Availability of parking for the handicapped including vehicles with special height
requirements.
a - No handicapped accessible parking available
b - Handicapped accessible parking available with high clearance for special
vehicles Parking spaces are available for handicapped access in areas, either covered or
in open air, that do not present obstacles to vehicles with special height
requirements. High clearance is defined as 114 inches, which accommodates all
raised roof vans.
c - Handicapped accessible parking available with low clearance only Handicapped accessible parking spaces are available but they cannot be accessed
by vehicles requiring high clearance due to either indoor (e.g., low ceiling)
or outdoor (e.g., anti-RV arches) obstacles.
n - Not applicable Parking availability information is not applicable to the community information
entity involved.
u - Unknown It is not known whether parking for the handicapped is available.
■ EXAMPLE
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[Information pertains to people with a disability (007/00); there is a stairway
entrance ramp but no internal ramps because the organization is on one floor
(/01); the doors have been widened so as to accommodate wheelchairs (/02); the
furniture, equipment, and display racks have been arranged to meet the needs of
people with disabilities (/03); there are special restroom accommodations but no
grab bars in toilet stalls (/04); there are special elevators to accommodate
wheelchairs and the elevator control buttons have raised letters (/05); the
telephones have been lowered but no handset amplifiers are available (/06); there
are no flashing emergency lights (/07); sign language is not used (/08); there are
no subtitles or supertitles available (/09); and handicapped parking is available
with high clearance for special vehicles (/10).] |
INPUT CONVENTIONS
Capitalization - Alphabetic codes are input in lowercase.