Final Regulations for Titles II and III of the ADA will be published in the Federal Register on September 15, 2010 according to a Federal Register notice today.
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This post is part of a series of articles on the new ADAAG-R guidelines. I will be exploring some of the more notable changes from the current version of the ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings & Facilities (ADAAG). You can find a complete copy of the new ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG-R) on the Access Board’s [...]
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The Department of Justice is issuing their final rule to adopt enforceable accessibility standards under the ADA that are consistent with the new ADA/ABA Guidelines published by the Access Board in 2004, and four new ADA proposals addressing the accessibility of websites, the provision of captioning and video description in movies shown in theaters, accessible equipment and furniture, and the ability of 9-1-1 centers to take text and video calls from individuals with disabilities.
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In this article, I want to touch on several significant changes found in the ADA/ABA Guidelines. From a design standpoint, incorporating these changes into design standards now (or at least having them at the ready) may be prudent. In Texas, some of these differences may be reasonable bases for a requested variance.
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“…talk around the water cooler in DC has the Department of Justice targeting July 26th (the anniversary of the ADA) to issue a notice adopting the new guidelines.”
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After years of anticipation, it appears that the new ADA/ABA Guidelines are almost here.
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For the past several years (and longer), I’ve been telling attendees to our Lunch & Learn sessions that we could expect a new version of the federal accessibility guidelines within about a year. This has been the mantra from the Access Board (the agency that promulgates these guidelines), and one I have faithfully repeated. If you [...]
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