[Nd-talk] FW: U.S. Access Board Updates ADA Guidelines for Buses and Vans

Wed Dec 14 15:48:59 UTC 2016

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I thought the following may be of interest to some of you! 

Happy holidays! 

Sherry Shirek

From: United States Access Board
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Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 8:21 AM
To: sherrybeth7 at gmail.com
Subject: U.S. Access Board Updates ADA Guidelines for Buses and Vans

U.S. Access Board Updates ADA Guidelines for Buses and Vans 

The U.S. Access Board has issued a final rule
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ansportation/vehicles/update-of-the-guidelines-for-transportation-vehicles/f
inal-updated-guidelines-for-buses-and-vans>  updating sections of its
accessibility guidelines for transportation vehicles covered by the
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The rule revises provisions in the
guidelines that apply to buses and vans to enhance accessibility and to
address industry trends and improvements in design and technology. The
guidelines, which the Board originally published in 1991, apply to new or
remanufactured vehicles (they also include provisions for rail vehicles that
the Board will update separately).

The guidelines for buses and vans address boarding access, fare devices,
interior circulation, seating and securement, signs, lighting, and
announcement systems. The rule reduces the maximum slope for vehicle ramps
because low floor buses are now ubiquitous in fixed route systems. New
provisions also address level boarding systems and incorporate updated
standards for wheelchair securement systems. The rule improves communication
access by requiring that buses in fixed route systems with at least 100
buses have automated stop and route announcements that are visual as well as
audible. Further, access to over-the-road buses, which are typically used in
commuter and long-distance bus lines and charter services, is more
comprehensively addressed. In addition to these substantive changes, the
rule features a new format and numbering system. An assessment
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inal-regulatory-assessment>  of the costs and benefits is included with the
rule.

"The Board is eager to issue this update which will improve usability aboard
buses and vans by building upon the significant engineering and
technological advancements that have occurred over the years," states Access
Board Executive Director David M. Capozzi. "We will now turn our attention
to updating the sections on rail vehicles."

The Board previously issued versions of the rule in draft and proposed
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forms for public comment and has finalized the rule based on the feedback
received. At a later date, the Board will propose updates to sections of the
guidelines covering vehicles in fixed guideway systems, including rapid,
light, commuter, and intercity rail, according to recommendations from an
advisory committee
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ansportation/vehicles/rail-vehicles-access-advisory-committee>  it
chartered, the Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee, which submitted its
report to the Board last year.

The Board's vehicle guidelines serve as the basis for mandatory standards
issued by the Department of Transportation (DOT) under the ADA. Compliance
with the updated requirements for buses and vans will become mandatory once
specified by DOT in a future update of its ADA standards.

For further information, visit the Board's website
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or contact Scott Windley at (202) 272-0025 (voice), (202), 272-0028 (TTY),
or windley at access-board.gov <mailto:windley at access-board.gov> .

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