21st Century Essential Guide to the U.S. Access Board: Federal Agency Committed to Accessible Design, with Disability Information, ADA Building Design Guidelines, Rules and Notices

This up-to-date electronic book on CD-ROM contains a collection of documents and publications from the U.S. Access Board. The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. It operates with about 30 staff and a governing board of representatives from Federal departments and public members appointed by the President. Key responsibilities of the Board include: developing and maintaining accessibility requirements for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology; providing technical assistance and training on these guidelines and standards; enforcing accessibility standards for federally funded facilities.

Several different laws are key to understanding the work of the Board, including the:

Architectural Barriers Act, a law requiring access to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds.

Rehabilitation Act, which created the Access Board.

Americans with Disabilities Act, a major civil rights law prohibiting discrimination on the basis of disability in the private and public sectors.

Telecommunications Act (Section 255), which requires access to new telecommunications and customer premises equipment where "readily achievable."

Rehabilitation Act Amendments which amend section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act to ensure access to electronic and information technology in the Federal sector.

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