Given the trend toward convergence of technologies and ICT networks, the Access Board is updating the 255 Guidelines at the same time that it is updating the 508 Standards....
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B. Proposed 255 Guidelines
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The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) on September 30, 2004, 69 FR 58768, for two reasons: (1) To begin the process of adopting the Access Board's 2004...
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Wheelchair Space for Seat Transfer
The Board has clarified that the clear floor or ground space is to be "parallel to the short axis of the bench."...
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603 Toilet and Bathing Rooms
The Board has added clarification to this requirement, previously located in an advisory note, that doors are permitted to swing into the required wheelchair turning space....
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Aircraft Accessibility Features
These features include accessible lavatories, movable aisle armrests, provision of on-board wheelchairs, and space to store wheelchairs and other mobility aids in the cabin....
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How to Measure Access Aisles
In the final rule, the Board has clarified how parking spaces and access aisles are to be measured....
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Guidance on Use of the International Symbol of Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act
Access Board provides the following guidance on use of the International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA) under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act...
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B.2.i. - What must an agency do to ensure its' acquisitions of EIT provide "comparable access"?
an agency’s obligation to provide comparable access under Section 508 is satisfied by acquiring EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions in Subparts B, C, and D of the Access Board’s...
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C.6i. - If a Federal agency conducts training and uses multimedia, such as videotapes or computer based training, must the materials developed be accessible under 508?
Section 1194.22 of the Access Board's standards addresses requirements for web- based intranet and internet information and applications....
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36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way, July 26, 2011 UNITED STATES ACCESS BOARD A FEDERAL AGENCY COMMITTED TO ACCESSIBLE DESIGN...
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3.2.6 Identification of Accessible Camping Units
Accessible camping units shall be identified at an entrance kiosk, on a bulletin board, or on a sign at the registration area of a campground....
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§ 38.93(d)(1) Requirements
Cars operating in stations with high platforms, or mini-high platforms, shall be coordinated with the boarding platform design such that the horizontal gap between a car at rest and the...
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§ 37.205 Additional passengers who use wheelchairs
The operator shall offer boarding assistance and the opportunity to sit in a vehicle seat to passengers who are not assigned a securement location....
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Story
A story containing one or more mezzanines has more than one floor level....
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F206.7.6 Guest Rooms and Residential Dwelling Units
Platform lifts shall be permitted to connect levels within transient lodging guest rooms required to provide mobility features complying with 806.2 or residential dwelling units required...
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106.5.64 Story
A story containing one or more mezzanines has more than one floor level....
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206.7.6 Guest Rooms and Residential Dwelling Units
Platform lifts shall be permitted to connect levels within transient lodging guest rooms required to provide mobility features complying with 806.2 or residential dwelling units required...
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Flange way gap
For rail projects, no flange way gap can be greater than 2.5" where passenger circulation paths cross tracks at grade (i.e. a street-level pedestrian crossing over streetcar tracks)....
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Transfer Platforms
or landing that an individual who uses a wheelchair or mobility device can use to lift or transfer onto the play structure and leave the wheelchair or mobility device behind at ground level...
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7(2) Usable bathrooms
However, in multistory dwelling units, only those bathrooms on the accessible level are subject to the requirements of section 100.205(c)(3)(iv)....
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9. Exterior Ramps
9. ...do the exterior ramps have the following features: a. top and bottom landings that are level, at least as wide as the ramp they serve, and at least 60" long to allow for adequate...
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Problem
Suggestion: Provide a portable ramp with edge protection in an area where the vehicle area and the sidewalk are relatively level....
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9.2.2(6)
EXCEPTION: The requirements of 4.13.8 and 4.3.8 do not apply where it is necessary to utilize a higher door threshold or a change in level to protect the integrity of the unit from wind/...
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210 Stairways
for Accessible Design 2010 Standards for Accessible Design What’s New/Different 4.1.3(4) Interior and exterior stairs connecting levels...