As the Department has noted, the development of these standards represents the culmination of a lengthy effort by the Access Board to update its guidelines, to make the Federal guidelines...
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Section 35.151(c) Accessibility standards for new construction and alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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4 Appendix B to part 36: Analysis and Commentary on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Therefore, the Department will not restate here all of the comments and responses to them issued by the Access Board....
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Interactive Transaction Machines (ITMs)
In the proposed rule, the Board sought comment on whether this section should be extended to cover other types of interactive transaction machines (ITMs), such as point-of-sale machines...
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A. Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis (Executive Order 12866)
The Board contracted with an economic consulting firm, Econometrica, Inc....
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6. Modifications to the Functional Performance Criterion for Limited Vision
In order to ensure that ICT meets the needs of a wider range of users, the Board proposed in the 2010 ANPRM to revise the functional performance criterion for limited vision....
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Background
Background June 20, 2007, the Access Board issued proposed guidelines for outdoor developed areas that include requirements for newly constructed or altered trails....
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Standards and Anthropometry for Wheeled Mobility
ACCESS BOARD, WASHINGTON, DC Authors: Edward Steinfeld, Jordana Maisel, Dave Feathers July, 2005 Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) School of Architecture...
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11B-403.3 Slope
Access Board published in the Federal Register its Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-Of-Way, along with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking....
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1016.5 Obstacles
EXCEPTION: Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, obstacles shall be permitted to not exceed 1 inch (25 mm) in height measured vertically to the highest point....
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Companion Seats
In the final rule, the Board has clarified that companion seats are to be located to provide shoulder alignment with adjacent wheelchair spaces (802.3.1)....
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D. Resources
Disabilities,” a technical assistance document released by the Department of Justice in 2003 www.access-board.gov, the website of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board...
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11B-707 AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINES, FARE MACHINES AND POINT-OF-SALE DEVICES
Federal procurement law requires that ITMs purchased by the Federal government comply with standards issued by the Access Board under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended...
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Forward Approach
The Board sought comment on whether it should require a forward approach, which includes knee and toe clearances below the unit, at all wheelchair accessible drinking fountains (Question...
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Accessible Passenger Loading Zones at Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
The Board did not intend this provision to apply to medical facilities that do not generally provide overnight stay....
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Fixed Shower Head Height
Commenters urged the Board to retain this exception due to problems with vandalism which would increase maintenance at accessible transfer showers. Response....
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Ambulatory Accessible Compartment
Throughout the new guidelines, the Board has sought to specify dimensions as a range instead of in absolute terms where practicable to facilitate compliance without compromising accessibility...
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M301.2.1 Adjustability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board received multiple comments on this provision and the MDE Advisory Committee provided four recommendations. As discussed in Section IV.B.1.a....
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M201.2 General Exception (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Significant Changes – General Exception), the Access Board received public comments and MDE Advisory Committee recommendations regarding certain types of diagnostic equipment that are unable...
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M304.2 Standing Surface (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In preparing the final rule, the Board has determined that as previously drafted this provision unintentionally placed requirements on the facility floor, as opposed to restricting the requirements...
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Introduction
The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board - often referred to as the "Access Board" - has developed accessibility guidelines for newly constructed and altered play areas...
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Surface, Slope, and Openings [1011.2.2, 1011.2.3, and 1011.2.4]
When the surface of the clear ground space is constructed of concrete, asphalt, or boards, the slope of the clear ground space must be no steeper than 1:48 (2 percent) in any direction....
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1. Scope
other pedestrian surfaces. 1.3 This practice is based on an algorithm developed at the University of Pittsburgh Human Engineering Research Laboratories sponsored by United States Access Board...
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1016.5 Obstacles
EXCEPTION: Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, obstacles shall be permitted to not exceed 1 inch (25 mm) in height measured vertically to the highest point....
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Section 206.3
This requirement is intended to affect decisions about where to locate entrances, boarding locations (e.g., where a mini-high platform is used for boarding), and other key elements of a...