A Guide to the New ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines (Summary)
Technology Transfer Publication
On July 23, 2004, the U.S. Access Board, an independent Federal agency, issued updated accessibility guidelines for new or altered facilities covered by Americans with Disabilities Act and the Architectural Barriers Act. These guidelines address a wide range of facilities in the private and public sectors. Presented here is an overview of the new guidelines that also highlights significant changes.
This publication is a summary of the updated guidelines which had the following goals:
updating specifications so that they continue to meet the needs of persons with disabilities
improving the format and usability of the guidelines to facilitate compliance
harmonizing the guidelines with model building codes and industry standards
making the requirements for ADA and ABA facilities consistent
This 6 page overview and summary of the guidelines briefly outlines each of the chapters.
2004
United States Accesss Board
Washington, DC
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Funding and Grants, Infrastructure (gray), Ordinances/Regulation
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ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Criteria, Subgrants
