Section 508 requires agencies to take additional considerations into account when defining their needs for EIT – namely the Access Board’s standards....
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D.1. - How does Section 508 affect the requirements development phase of an acquisition?
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1018.7.2 Cross Slope
Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, cross slopes not steeper than 1:20 are permitted when necessary for drainage....
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1011.2.3 Slope
Where the surface is other than asphalt, concrete, or boards, slopes not steeper than 1:20 are permitted when necessary for drainage....
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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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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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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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11B-705.1.1.4 Resiliency
Exception: Detectable warning surfaces at curb ramps, islands or cut-through medians shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-705.1.1.4....
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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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Newly Constructed Tabled Intersections That Contain Pedestrian Street Crossings With Yield or Stop Control (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board seeks information on the current design policies and practices of state and local transportation departments with respect to tabling newly constructed intersections in hilly...