U.S. Access Board Updates Questions and Answers ADA In Focus … · 2019-12-12 · Questions and...
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Intro and Updates
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• Overview of Access Board
• Rulemaking in Development
• Recently Complete Rules
• Technical Assistance
Overview of the Access Board
• 25 members
–13 public members appointed by
the President for four year terms
–12 Federal members from
various agencies
• Board meets every other month
• Budget: $7.548 million (FY 2015)
• Staff of 28 people4
Access Board Programs
• Guidelines and standards development:
– Architectural Barriers Act (1968)
– Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
– Telecommunications Act (1996)
– Rehabilitation Act Amendments (1998)
– Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
(2010)
• Technical assistance and training
• Research
• ABA enforcement5
Technical Assistance
• Publications and guides
• Online tutorials
• Technical assistance via phone, email, and fax
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Training
• In-person sessions on all
guidelines and standards tailored
to each audience
• Monthly webinars
addressing specific
topics
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ABA Enforcement
• Complaint process
• On-line form
• About 75 cases opened
each year
• Applies to facilities designed, built, altered
or leased with Federal funds
– Federal buildings
– Non-Federal buildings
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Rulemaking in Development
1. Passenger Vessels
2. Public Rights-of-Way
3. Transportation Vehicles
4. Information and Communications
Technology
5. Medical Diagnostic Equipment
6. Shared Use Paths10
Public Rights-of-Way
New guidelines will cover:
• Sidewalks
• Crossings
• Curb ramps and
detectable warnings
• Pedestrian signals
• On-street parking
• Roundabouts
• Next step – Final Rule
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Information and
Communications Technology
Joint update of:
• Section 508 standards for electronic and information technology (procured by Federal agencies)
• Section 255 guidelines for telecommunications products
• Next step – Proposed Rule
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Medical Diagnostic Equipment
• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
gave the Board authority to set standards
for medical diagnostic equipment
• Covers examination tables,
examination chairs, weight
scales, mammography
equipment, x-ray machines
• Next step – Final Rule
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Outdoor Developed Areas
ABA Standards covering:
• Picnic and
camping areas
• Trails
• Beach access
routes
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Emergency
Transportable Housing
• Housing trailers provided
by government in
disasters and
emergencies
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Guidance on Prescription Drug
Container Labels
authorized by the “Food and
Drug Administration Safety
and Innovation Act“
best practice - awareness
campaign by National
Council on Disability
Prescription Drug Labels
• Guidance on making
prescription drug container
labels accessible to people
who are blind, have low
vision, or who are elderly
• Working Group on
Accessible Prescription Drug
Container Labels
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Technical Assistance
Online Guides:
Chapter 1 – Application
Chapter 2 – Scoping
Chapter 3 - Building
Blocks
Chapter 4 - Accessible
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Guides on the ADA and ABA
Standards
Animations : maneuvering, entrances & doors,
toilet & bathing facilities, and protruding objects
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Educate About Accessibility
• Website (www.access-board.gov)
• News subscriptions
• Sign-up for Access Currents
newsletter
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