[Home-on-the-range] Department of Justice Makes 2010 ADA Accessability Standards for Design Available to Online Viewers Nationwide

Susan Tabor souljourner at sbcglobal.net
Wed Nov 17 23:52:40 UTC 2010


Hello, ladies and gents!

 

I received the information pasted below today and thought it would be of
interest. I hope all is well with all of you.

Susan

 

Subject: [IAAIS] FW: Justice Department Makes the 2010 ADA Standards for
Accessible Design Available to Online Viewers Nationwide

  

FYI - the new website compliance rules have been published.

From: White House Disability Group
[mailto:disability at messages.whitehouse.gov] 
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 2010 9:52 AM
Subject: Justice Department Makes the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible
Design Available to Online Viewers Nationwide

       WASHINGTON - The Justice Department today made available online the
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards or Standards).
These standards were adopted as part of the revised regulations for Title II
and Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The
standards can be found at www.ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm . 

       When the standards go into effect on March 15, 2012, they will set
minimum requirements - both scoping and technical - for new construction and
alterations of the facilities of more than 80,000 state and local
governments and over seven million businesses. Until the 2012 compliance
date, entities have the option to use the revised standards to plan current
and future projects so that their buildings and facilities are accessible to
more than 54 million Americans with disabilities.   

     "To protect the right of people with disabilities to participate in
everyday life with family, friends, and colleagues, we must ensure access to
buildings and facilities," said Thomas E. Perez, Assistant Attorney General
of the Civil Rights Division. "This online version of the 2010 ADA Standards
for Accessible Design will enable architects, contractors, local government
service providers, small business owners, disability rights advocates, and
others to find in one place the information they need to provide that
accessibility. Whether they search the standards on laptops, desktops or
smart phones, in offices, in the field or at home, they can find answers to
their questions quickly and efficiently." 

     On July 26, 2010, the 20th anniversary of the ADA, President Obama
announced newly revised ADA regulations. The final regulations were
published in the Federal Register on Sept. 15, 2010. The 2010 Standards,
which were adopted as part of the revised regulations, consist of regulatory
text and the 2004 ADA Accessibility Guidelines, originally published in the
Federal Register as 36 CFR part 1191, appendices B and D. To make it easier
for readers to find the necessary requirements for their projects, the
department assembled this online version that brings together the
information in one easy-to-access location and enables viewers to search the
text efficiently with their Internet browsers. 

     In addition to the official version of the 2010 Standards, the
department has also posted on the website important guidance about the
standards that is compiled from material in the Title II and Title III
regulations. This guidance provides detailed information about the
department's adoption of the 2010 Standards, including changes to the
standards, the reasoning behind those changes, and response to public
comments received on these topics. 

       Title II of the ADA applies to state and local government entities
and protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination on
the basis of disability in services, programs, and activities provided by
state and local government entities. 

       Title III prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in the
activities of places of public accommodation (businesses that are generally
open to the public and that fall into one of twelve categories listed in the
ADA, such as restaurants, movie theaters, schools, day care facilities,
recreational facilities and doctors' offices) and requires newly constructed
or altered places of public accommodation-as well as commercial facilities
(privately owned, nonresidential facilities like factories, warehouses or
office buildings)-to comply with the ADA Standards.

       People interested in finding out more about the ADA or the 2010 ADA
Standards for Accessible Design can call the toll-free ADA Information Line
at 800-514-0301 (Voice) or 800-514-0383 (TTY), or access the ADA website at
www.ada.gov <http://www.ada.gov/> .

The White House . 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW . Washington DC 20500 .
202-456-1111

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