Objectives of, and legal basis for, proposed accessibility guidelines The Access Board is required to issue accessibility guidelines by the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C....
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Objectives of, and legal basis for, proposed accessibility guidelines
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T208.1 General
Non-rail vehicles shall provide passenger access routes that permit boarding and alighting, onboard circulation, and seating by passengers with disabilities....
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1018.6 Openings
This section requires openings in the surface of beach access routes and resting intervals such as spaces between boards to not allow passage of a sphere more than 1/2 inch in diameter....
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Can a more recent edition of the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (or the ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts) be used instead of the editions referenced in the Standards?
The specific editions of the ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1 codes referenced by the ADA Standards are to be followed (although the Access Board intends to update references to keep them current...
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ADA Accessibility Standards
Both DOJ’s and DOT’s ADA Standards are based on minimum accessibility guidelines adopted by the Access Board in 2004, known as the ADA Accessibility Guidelines....
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§ 38.85 Between-car barriers
Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform...
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Cybex Total Access Leg Extension Exercise Machine
Raised Numbering Raised numbers and large font on ROM. These make start positions easy to adjust and identify for visually impaired and older users....
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Automated Announcement Systems
See Final RA, Section 3.2 (summarizing results of DOT compliance reviews of transit agency announcement programs and Federal lawsuits raising ADA challenges to vehicle operator-based announcement...
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Organization and Format
The Board has revised the format and structure of the guidelines in response to these comments. The final rule includes a subject index to facilitate use of the document....
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Paragraph (c) Access to moving text (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Board agrees that automatic messages could be a problem and that one may not be able to communicate with the sender until the message has gone by....
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Route and Destination Signs
The Board has corrected this exception so that characters are not required to be more than 3 inches high where sign space is limited....
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QUESTION: DO THE PROVISIONS OF PART 39 APPLY TO PVOs WHOSE VESSELS PICK UP OR DISCHARGE PASSENGERS AT U.S. PORTS, OR ONLY TO PVOs WHOSE VESSELS PICK UP PASSENGERS AT U.S. PORTS?
Consequently, given the present rule text, a passenger who boards a vessel at a U.S. port and disembarks at a foreign port is covered by the protections of the rule, but a passenger who...
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Rollability and Smoothness of Walking Surfaces
The Access Board is sponsoring preliminary research that will produce a plan for a test protocol and instrumentation to measure the rollability and smoothness of walking surfaces and to...
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B.3.iii. - What is the difference between "equivalent facilitation" and "alternative means of access"?
Equivalent facilitation focuses on whether an EIT product provides access that is equal to or greater than that required in the technical provisions in Subpart B of the Access Board’s standards...
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T201 General
Implementation and enforcement of the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines is within the sole authority of DOT, not the Access Board....
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PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Access Board proposes to add part 1190 to title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations to read as follows: PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES...
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F. The Department's Rulemaking History Regarding Captioning and Video Description
Department's Rulemaking History Regarding Captioning and Video Description When the Department issued its September 30, 2004 advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), it did not raise...
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Talking Three-Dimensional Models for Way-finding
Talking Three-Dimensional Models for Way-finding In contrast to raised-line maps, touchable models provide more spatially accurate information, but also have some limitations, and are...
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11B-206.2.4 Spaces and elements
Accessible routes must connect all spaces and elements required to be accessible including, but not limited to, raised areas and speaker platforms. Exceptions: 1. Reserved....
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7. Diagnostic Imaging Equipment: Accessibility Considerations
Diagnostic Imaging Equipment: Accessibility Considerations Section 4 introduces the complex considerations raised when considering accessibility standards, such as transfer surface heights...
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Fire Rings, Grills, Fireplaces, and Woodstoves [1011.2, 1011.3, and 1011.5]
Some custom-built fire rings and fireplaces may have a raised edge or wall around the fire-building area, perhaps built out of bricks or mortared stone....
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11B-206.2.4 Spaces and elements
Accessible routes must connect all spaces and elements required to be accessible including, but not limited to, raised areas and speaker platforms. Exceptions: 1. Reserved....
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11B-206.2.4 Spaces and elements
Accessible routes must connect all spaces and elements required to be accessible including, but not limited to, raised areas and speaker platforms. ◼ Exceptions: 1. Reserved....
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Key Differences Between Routes
—1:48 (2%) All other surfaces when necessary for drainage —1:20 (5%) 1:20 (5%) 1:12 (8.33%) 200 feet Concrete, asphalt, boards—1:48 (2%) All...
