[NFBMT] FW: [Tech-VI] U.S. Access Board Issues Final Rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines

Thu Aug 10 03:10:36 UTC 2023

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On Tue, Aug 8, 2023 at 8:56 AM Robert Jaquiss via NFBMT <nfbmt at nfbnet.org>
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>      Please read the following. This rule deals with pedestrian access.
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> From: tech-vi at groups.io <tech-vi at groups.io> On Behalf Of David Goldfield
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> Subject: [Tech-VI] U.S. Access Board Issues Final Rule on Public
> Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines
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> https://www.access-board.gov/news/2023/08/08/u-s-access-board-issues-final-rule-on-public-right-of-way-accessibility-guidelines/
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> U.S. Access Board Issues Final Rule on Public Right-of-Way Accessibility
> Guidelines
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> Pedestrians with disabilities throughout the United States continue to
> face major challenges in travel because many sidewalks, crosswalks, and
> other pedestrian facilities are inaccessible. Today, the U.S. Access Board
> addressed this inequity by issuing a  <
> https://www.access-board.gov/prowag/> final rule on accessibility
> guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way.  These
> guidelines inform federal, state, and local government agencies on how to
> make their pedestrian facilities, such as sidewalks, crosswalks, shared use
> paths, and on-street parking, accessible to people with disabilities.
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> “The Access Board is proud to issue these guidelines as a critical step
> toward equal access to the public right-of-way for people with disabilities
> in America,” remarked Executive Director Sachin Pavithran. “Equal access to
> pedestrian facilities is crucial because pedestrian travel is the principal
> means of independent transportation for many people with disabilities.”
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> The guidelines cover the minimum scoping and technical requirements for
> various spaces and elements in the public right-of-way, such as pedestrian
> access routes, which ensure the accessibility of sidewalks, including
> alternate access routes when the main route is closed for maintenance or
> construction. Other highlights in the requirements include accessible
> pedestrian signals, curb ramps and blended transitions, detectable warning
> surfaces, crosswalks at roundabouts, on-street parking, transit stops, and
> street furniture. In addition, the guidelines address shared use paths,
> which are designed primarily for use by bicyclists, pedestrians and other
> authorized motorized and non-motorized users for transportation purposes
> and recreation purposes.
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> The public right-of-way accessibility guidelines apply to alterations and
> additions to existing pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way as
> well as newly constructed pedestrian facilities covered under Title II of
> the  <https://www.access-board.gov/law/ada.html> Americans with
> Disabilities Act (ADA), the  <https://www.access-board.gov/law/aba.html>
> Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
> Act. Title II of the ADA applies to state and local government facilities,
> and the ABA requires that buildings or facilities that were designed,
> built, or altered with federal dollars or leased by federal agencies after
> August 12, 1968 be accessible. Section 504 covers any program or activity
> receiving federal financial assistance, including those that require
> compliance with federal regulations established by Department of Housing
> and Urban Development, the United States Postal Service, and other
> agencies.
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> The guidelines will be mandatory after they are adopted for enforcement by
> the Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation under Title
> II of the ADA. They will be mandatory for federal rights-of-way once
> adopted by the General Services Administration, the Department of Defense,
> the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the U.S. Postal
> Service under the ABA, which requires that facilities built or leased by
> the Federal government be accessible to people with disabilities.
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> The Access Board provides free technical assistance on accessibility
> guidelines and standards through its helpline at  <tel:1-202-272-0080>
> 1-202-272-0080, extension 3, and by email at  <mailto:ta at access-board.gov>
> ta at access-board.gov from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (ET) weekdays. For
> technical assistance specifically on accessibility of public right-of-way,
> including sidewalks, street crossings, and other pedestrian used features,
> email  <mailto:row at access-board.gov> row at access-board.gov.
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