The Board has added clarification that the specified height for edge protection at check-out aisle counters applies to the aisle side of the counter (904.3.2)....
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Counter Surface Height
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Exterior Telephones
In the final rule, the Board has added clarification that the requirements for wheelchair accessible phones apply to exterior sites, in addition to floors and levels....
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Courtesy Phones
The Board has interpreted the reference to "public telephones" as including courtesy phones but has included a specific reference to them in 217.1 so that their coverage is clear....
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Floor Designations
The Board felt that there was little reason to hold hoist way signs to a more restrictive location than that specified for other types of tactile signs....
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M301.2.2 Sunset Provision (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board intends to complete the necessary research to determine an appropriate minimum low transfer height prior to the effective date of the sunset, and will update this provision...
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M302.2.2 Sunset Provision (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board intends to complete the necessary research to determine an appropriate minimum low transfer height prior to the effective date of the sunset, and will update this provision...
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About this manual
The Access Board has developed this manual to assist in the use of its ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for Buildings and Facilities....
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1016.6 Openings
This section requires openings in the surface of outdoor recreation access routes, passing spaces, and resting intervals such as spaces between the boards in a boardwalk and drainage grates...
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General Comments (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
They urged the Department and the Board to coordinate the ADAAG provisions and any substantive changes to them with the ANSI A117 committee in order to maintain a consistent and uniform...
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PURPOSE AND LEGAL AUTHORITY
Technological advances have resulted in the widespread use of multifunction devices that call into question the ongoing utility of the product-by-product approach used in the Access Board’s...
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F. Paperwork Reduction Act
To comply with this requirement, the Board publishes here a notice of proposed collection of information in the proposed 255 Guidelines....
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General Comments (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
They urged the Department and the Board to coordinate the ADAAG provisions and any substantive changes to them with the ANSI A117 committee in order to maintain a consistent and uniform...
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Wheelchair Securement Systems
The Access Board’s existing guidelines require buses, OTRBs, and vans to provide wheelchair securement systems that comply with specified technical requirements at each wheelchair space....
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3. Comparison of WCAG 2.0 to Existing 508 Standards
The Access Board has created a comprehensive table comparing WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA Success Criteria to the corresponding requirements in the existing 508 Standards....
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The Basis for this Pocket Guide
This publication has been compiled from the General Services Administration (GSA) Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard downloaded from the US Access Board website at http://...
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Storing Assistive Devices in the Aircraft Cabin
Storing Assistive Devices in the Aircraft Cabin You must allow passengers with a disability to bring their personal ventilators/respirators, including non-spillable batteries, on board...
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M305.2.8 Fittings (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board concurs with the majority of the commenters and the MDE Advisory Committee....
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407.3 Tactilely Discernible (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Board is also proposing an exception to the requirement for tactile discernibility for touchscreen-based devices in today’s marketplace that have proven to be accessible to—and popular...
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A4.5.1 General
A research project sponsored by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) conducted tests with persons with disabilities and concluded that a higher coefficient...
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413.1.1 Caption Controls (Section-by-Section Analysis)
While the Board believes that proposed 413.1.1 would greatly benefit persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, we did not monetize the benefits or costs of providing caption controls on covered...
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805 Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
For consistency with specifications for wheelchair turning space in section 304, the Board as removed the requirement prohibiting beds from overlapping this space....
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Accessibility Engineering Specialists
The Board appreciates the fact that NARTE established the Association of Accessibility Engineering Specialists and believes that this group will contribute to advances in the field of accessible...
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M307 Operable Parts (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board did receive comments in response to question 43, which sought public input on whether the final rule should include reach range requirements such as those in the 2004 ADA...
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Access Board The Access Board has posted the 2010 ADA Standards as well as all previous accessibility design standards along with guidance, explanations, and technical assistance....