Introduction The Access Board is an independent federal agency established by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 U.S.C. 792).1 The Access Board is responsible for developing accessibility...
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Introduction
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The Department of Defense, Department of Housing and Urban Development, General Services Administration, and United States Postal Service are required to adopt accessibility standards for...
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§ 37.135(f)(1)(ii)
(ii) A small urbanized area recipient of funding under 49 U.S.C. 5307 administered by the State;...
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Landscape Forms Inc. Central Park Conservancy Recycling System
The leading design and branding firm Landor designed it as a custom solution for the non-profit Central Park Conservancy to advance environmental stewardship at the world’s most famous urban...
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H.3 - If an agency began work on EIT prior to June 21, 2001 that will be developed entirely in-house, but won't be completed until after June 21, 2001, does this EIT have to meet the 508 requirements?
The Access Board's standards for EIT became effective February 20, 2001 and apply to EIT that is developed, procured, maintained or used by the Federal government, whether conducted in house...
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United States of America v. Humboldt County, California - Settlement Agreement
Press Release IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. HUMBOLDT...
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United States of America v. Humboldt County, California - Consent Decree
Press Release IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff, v. HUMBOLDT...
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Acronyms
Department of Housing and Urban Development IBC—International Building Code ISA—International Symbol of Accessibility FTDS— Federal Trail Data Standards MUTCD—Manual of Uniform...
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Legal Authority and Purpose
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the design, construction, and alteration of residential facilities by entities subject to the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA).3 Our...
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Newly Constructed Tabled Intersections That Contain Pedestrian Street Crossings With Yield or Stop Control (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In new construction, street intersections in hilly urban areas are typically cut-and filled to produce relative flat or tabled intersections....
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USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center Facilities Toolbox: Accessibility Tools
This section of the facilities toolbox provides information to help integrate accessibility into facilities while complying with legal requirements and codes. The topics below...
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D.1. - How does Section 508 affect the requirements development phase of an acquisition?
Section 508 requires agencies to take additional considerations into account when defining their needs for EIT – namely the Access Board’s standards. As noted above, Section 508...
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Landscape Forms Inc. Scarborough Bench Collection
Designed for the urban landscape, Scarborough is street smart, yet sophisticated....
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Issue 8: What are the top issues for developing design guidance (i.e., Lowhanging fruit design issues)?
You know, it’s funny; we develop the research – and, as I said, we don’t do research; I’m just saying it is an opportunity to bring this low-vision issue into the criteria, you know, relatively...
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11B-233.3 Public housing facilities
Facilities with residential dwelling units provided by entities not subject to regulations issued by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation...
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Q5.) What dimensions and conditions can practitioners reasonably consider to be compliant when the conditions, as constructed, do not meet the technical requirements exactly and there are no official, published, industry-developed tolerances?
To our knowledge, none of the industry associations have developed official tolerances for sloped concrete or asphalt surfaces except those laid down by large paving machines. ...
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Rulemaking authority of the Board and effect of the guidelines
equipment, and then for the FCC to issue regulations consistent with the guidelines developed by the Board....
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Part II: ABA Application and Scoping
serve as the basis for standards issued by four standard-setting Federal agencies: the General Services Administration (GSA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Housing and Urban...
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11B-224.1 General
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....
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Change "service animal" to "assistance animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
While some agencies, like the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), use the term "assistance animal," that term is used to denote a broader category of animals than is covered...
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Change "service animal" to "assistance animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
While some agencies, like the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), use the term "assistance animal," that term is used to denote a broader category of animals than is covered...
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11B-224.1 General
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....
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11B-224.1 General
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)....
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INTRODUCTION
The document embodies an agreement to minimize the differences between the standards previously used by four agencies (the General Services Administration, the departments of Housing and Urban...
