The Board received a number of comments regarding the application of the term "readily achievable."...
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II. Summary of Significant Issues Raised By the Public Comments in Response to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification.
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Dispersion
The Board considered removing this requirement and stipulating that there be no overlap between the dispersion of accessible rooms and communication accessible rooms, as indicated in the...
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Audible Hall Signals
The Board sought comment on whether a frequency band width should be specified for verbal annunciators (Question 21)....
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Designated Aisle Seats
During the separate rulemaking on the 2004 ADAAG the Access Board specifically requested public comment on the question of whether aisle seats should be required to be located on accessible...
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Dispersion
The Board has clarified the distinction made in scoping between facilities that specialize in the treatment of conditions affecting mobility (100%) and those that do not (10%), including...
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Devices or Methods for Notification of Other Emergencies
Special Note 9 Scrolling reader boards are becoming more common and are being applied in creative ways....
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6. Dissemination Activities
Presented at Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting. Washington D.C. January 13-17, 2013 Duvall JA, Cooper RA, Sinagra EJ, Stuckey DR, Brown, JD, Pearlman JL....
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707 Automatic Teller Machines and Fare Machines
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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811 Storage
These provisions have been moved to Chapter 8, which the Board considers a more appropriate location because it covers accessible spaces and elements....
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707 Automatic Teller Machines and Fare Machines
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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Resting Intervals [1018.8]
When the surface of the resting interval is constructed of asphalt, concrete, or boards, the slope of the resting interval must be no steeper than 1:48 (2 percent) in any direction....
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Delimitations
Access Board in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Outdoor Developed Areas (U.S. Access Board, 2007)....
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T603 Wheelchair Securement Systems
In the 2010 NPRM, with respect to requirements for orientation of wheelchair spaces and their accompanying securement systems, the Access Board essentially restated requirements in the existing...
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The Ultimate Section 508 Guide for Students
In 1973, the United States government passed a sweeping piece of legislation known as the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act....
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810.5.2 Detectable Warnings
Platform boarding edges not protected by platform screens or guards shall have detectable warnings complying with 705 along the full length of the public use area of the platform....
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MITA Advisory Committee Members
ACCESS BOARD ADVISORY COMMITTEE RE: NPRM: M301.2.1 AND M302.2.1 HEIGHT...
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§ 38.155(b)
(b) Where provided within passenger compartments, handrails or stanchions shall be sufficient to permit safe on-board circulation, seating and standing assistance, and alighting by persons...
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Purpose and Legal Authority
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) charges the Access Board with responsibility for the development of minimum guidelines aimed at ensuring the accessibility and usability of transportation...
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3. Relationship between Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Provisions
To address this confusion, in the 2010 ANPRM, the Board proposed language to clarify that ICT may be deemed accessible if satisfying all applicable technical requirements, irrespective of...
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7. Definition and Coverage of Technology with “Closed Functionality”
In its TEITAC Report, the Advisory Committee recommended that the Board make a nomenclature change to “closed functionality” from the existing term “self-contained, closed products“ to better...
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413.1.2 Audio Description Controls (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Locating audio description controls in a prominent location is not currently a common design practice, though the Board does not anticipate that it will add substantial cost....
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Designated Aisle Seats
The Board has significantly lowered the number of designated aisle seats required to be accessible....
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M305.2.6 Gripping Surfaces (Section-by-Section Analysis)
However, in the MDE NPRM preamble the Access Board repeatedly noted that it was considering applying many of the provisions from the 2004 ABA and ADA Accessibility Guidelines for grab bars...
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7. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines
From the Board’s website: “On January 18, 2017, the Access Board published a final rule that jointly updates requirements for information and communication technology covered by Section...