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United States Access Board

Mission statement:

The Access Board is an independent Federal agency devoted to accessibility for people with disabilities. Created in 1973 to ensure access to federally funded facilities, the Board is now a leading source of information on accessible design. The Board develops and maintains design criteria for the built environment, transit vehicles, telecommunications equipment, and for electronic and information technology. It also provides technical assistance and training on these requirements and on accessible design and continues to enforce accessibility standards that cover federally funded facilities. The Board is structured to function as a coordinating body among Federal agencies and to directly represent the public, particularly people with disabilities. Half of its members are representatives from most of the Federal departments. The other half is comprised of members of the public appointed by the President, a majority of whom must have a disability.

Contact Information:

United States Access Board
1331 F Street, NW, Suite 1000
Washington DC 20004-1111

Internet address: http://www.access-board.gov/

Phone number(s):

(202) 272-0080
(202) 272-0082 TTY
(800) 872-2253
(800) 993-2822 TTY

Fax number:

(202) 272-0081

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• DISABILITIES
• LEGAL ISSUES

NWHIC record number O-3941