The Board has clarified coverage of fuel dispensers in the final rule by adding a reference to them in the both the ADA scoping document (section 228) and the ABA scoping document (section...
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F228 Depositories, Vending Machines, Change Machines, and Mail Boxes
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4. Passenger Vessels
In June of 2013, the Board released for public comment guidelines for access to ferries, cruise ships, excursion boats, and other passenger vessels under the ADA....
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4. Passenger Vessels
In June of 2013, the Board released for public comment guidelines for access to ferries, cruise ships, excursion boats, and other passenger vessels under the ADA....
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4. Passenger Vessels
In June of 2013, the Board released for public comment proposed guidelines for access to ferries, cruise ships, excursion boats, and other passenger vessels under the ADA....
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R305.1.4 Size
At boarding platforms for buses and rail vehicles, detectable warning surfaces shall extend the full length of the public use areas of the platform....
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
Based on the results from the Final RA, the Access Board does not believe that the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines will have a significant impact on a substantial number of small entities...
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1. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a non-level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Answer: Under 49 CFR Part 37, all new or altered railroad station platforms, including non-level boarding platforms, used for intercity rail passenger service or commuter rail passenger...
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Some wheelchairs weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied, and the design load of the lifts on our vehicles is 800 pounds. Is a transportation operator required to carry these “overweight” wheelchairs?
Transportation operators must carry a wheelchair and occupant if the lift and vehicle can physically accommodate them....
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Settlement Agreement Between the United States of America, Louisiana Tech University, and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES...
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810 Transportation Facilities
These requirements are paralleled in the Board’s ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles.28 For simplicity, the Board has replaced requirements in section 810.5 with references...
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D.2. - Must requiring officials consider all the Access Board’s technical provisions and functional performance criteria each time they purchase EIT?
Requiring officials need only consider all applicable technical provisions from the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access (see section B.2.ii, above...
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T402.11 Gaps
When ramps or bridgeplates are deployed for boarding and alighting, gaps between the ramp or bridgeplate surface and floor of non-rail vehicles shall not permit passage of a sphere more...
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R208.1 Where Required
Boarding platforms at transit stops for buses and rail vehicles where the edges of the boarding platform are not protected by screens or guards; and 5....
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E.5. - Will agencies have a way of obtaining standardized product testing results to determine if EIT meets the Access Board’s technical provisions?
industry, disability advocacy groups, and assistive technology vendors on ways to convey the extent to which particular products (or services) meet the technical provisions of the Access Board’s...
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Acronyms
ABA—Architectural Barriers Act ABAAS—Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards Access Board—Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ADA—Americans with...
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R308.1 Transit Stops
Transit stops should be located so that there is a level and stable surface for boarding vehicles....
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§ 38.21(b)
(b) If portions of the vehicle are modified in a way that affects or could affect accessibility, each such portion shall comply, to the extent practicable, with the applicable provisions...
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Section 37.93 One Car Per Train Rule
In this case, since all new rail vehicles have to be accessible, compliance with this provision is straightforward....
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T702.4 Character Height
Table T702.4—Character Height Sign location Minimum character height Exterior route or destination signs on boarding side of non-rail...
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G.7.ii. - Are there any circumstances under which Federal EIT must be retrofitted with EIT that meets the access board's standards?
Section 508(a) generally requires that agencies ensure that the EIT they develop, procure, maintain, or use meets the Access Board's standards....
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E.6.iii. - Are vendors required to post information regarding whether their products meet the Access Board standards on a web site? Couldn't this result in a compromise of intellectual property?
Vendors are not required to post information regarding whether or not their products meet the Access Board's standards on a web site (unless they choose to respond to a solicitation, or...
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§ 38.71(b)(2)
(2) Vehicles designed for, and operated on, pedestrian malls, city streets, or other areas where level boarding is not practicable shall provide wayside or car-borne lifts, mini-high platforms...
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Clear Width of Circulation Paths and Maneuvering Clearances at Wheelchair Spaces
In the 2010 NPRM, the Access Board proposed specific minimum dimensions for the clear width of circulation paths within non-rail vehicles, as well as maneuvering clearances at wheelchair...
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Category 1 Eligibility
This eligibility category includes people who cannot board, ride, or disembark from an accessible vehicle “without the assistance of another individual.”...