U.S. Access Board Updates

Questions and Answers

Mid-Atlantic ADA Update 2017

September 14th

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Intro and Updates

• Overview of Access Board

• Rulemaking in Development

• Recently Complete Rules

• Technical Assistance

Overview of

Access Board

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• 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 people

Overview of the Access Board

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• 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 enforcement

Access Board Programs

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• Publications and guides

• Online tutorials

• Technical assistance via phone, email, and fax

Technical Assistance

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• In-person sessions on all

guidelines and standards tailored

to each audience

• Monthly webinars

addressing specific

topics

Training

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Supports development of guidelines and guidance materials

Research

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• 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

ABA Enforcement

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1. Transportation Vehicles

2. Information and

Communications Technology

3. Medical Diagnostic

Equipment

Recently Completed Rules

Update of ADA guidelines (1991) for

Buses and Vans

Vehicle Guidelines Update

Vehicle Guidelines Update

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“ICT”- Information and

Communications Technology

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Joint update of:

• Section 508 standards for electronic and information technology (procured by Federal agencies)

• Section 255 guidelines for telecommunications products

Information and

Communications Technology

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• Covers examination tables,

examination chairs, weight

scales, mammography

equipment, x-ray machines

• Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

gave the Board authority to set standards

for medical diagnostic equipment

Medical Diagnostic Equipment

in a

standing

positionseated in a

wheelchair

in a

seated

position

in a supine,

prone, or side-

lying position

Patient Positions the Equipment Supports

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1. Passenger Vessels

2. Public Rights-of-Way

3. Shared Use Paths

Rulemaking in Development

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• New guidelines for passenger vessels,

including cruise ships, gaming boats,

ferries

• Next step – Final Rule

Passenger Vessels

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New guidelines will cover:

• Sidewalks

• Crossings

• Curb ramps and

detectable warnings

• Pedestrian signals

• On-street parking

• Roundabouts

• Next step – Final Rule

Public Rights-of-Way

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• Shared use paths differs from trails

and sidewalks; these serve

recreational purposes while providing

off-road routes for pedestrians,

cyclists, roller skaters, and others

• Combined with

public rights-of-way

Shared Use Paths

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authorized by the “Food and

Drug Administration Safety

and Innovation Act“

best practice - awareness

campaign by National

Council on Disability

Guidance on Prescription Drug

Container Labels

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• 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

Prescription Drug Labels

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Online ADA and ABA

Standards Guides:

Chapter 1 – Application

Chapter 2 – Scoping

Chapter 3 – Building

Blocks

Chapter 4 – Accessible

Route

Chapter 5 – General Site &

Building Elements

Technical Assistance

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• ADA and

ABA

• Animations

• PDF

Downloads

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Animations :

• maneuvering

• entrances & doors

• toilet & bathing

facilities

• protruding objects

• parking

• signs

Guides on the ADA and ABA

Standards

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• Website (www.access-board.gov)

• News subscriptions

• Sign-up for Access Currents

newsletter

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Educate About Accessibility

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Question and

Answer Session

(800) 872-2253 (voice)

(800) 993-2822 (TTY)

E-mail: ta@access-

board.gov

www.access-board.gov

U.S. Access Board