Board Publishes Editorial Corrections to the ADA and ABA Guidelines August 17, 2005

On August 5th the Board issued corrections to the updated guidelines it published last year under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). The revisions, which are listed in a notice published in the Federal Register (below), are editorial in nature and do not change the substance of any provisions. For example, defined terms are italicized consistently throughout the document, and in several instances this convention was inadvertently omitted. The published amendments cover these and similar corrections.

 

Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities; Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Guidelines; Corrections

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Published in the Federal Register on August 5, 2005.

AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board. ACTION: Correcting amendments.

SUMMARY: The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) published a final rule in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 revising and updating its accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA). This document contains correcting amendments to the final rule.

DATES: The correcting amendments are effective September 6, 2005.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Marsha Mazz, Office of Technical and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004�11. Telephone numbers: (202) 272�20 (voice); (202) 272�82 (TTY). E-mail address: ta@access-board.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The final rule published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 (69 FR 44084) revising and updating the accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA) contained some errors and omissions, which are corrected by this document.

Appendix B to Part 1191桝mericans With Disabilities Act: Scoping

The following is a description of the corrections made to Appendix B to Part 1191桝mericans with Disabilities Act: Scoping:

  1. On page 12, in § 106.5 the term 憫amusement attractions'' is italicized in the second sentence since the term is defined in § 106.5.
  2. On page 20, in § 202.5 the word 憫or'' in the term 憫qualified historic building or facility'' is italicized since the term is defined in § 106.5.
  3. On page 22, § 203.9 is amended to exclude raised courtroom stations from the general exception for small, elevated employee work areas. There is a specific exception for raised courtroom stations in § 206.2.4.
  4. On page 29, § 206.4.4.1 is amended by adding the words 憫serving each fixed route or group of fixed routes'' after the term 憫public entrance.'' These words were in § 10.3.1(2) of the former guidelines. The amendment clarifies that, where different entrances serve different transportation fixed routes or groups of fixed routes, at least one public entrance serving each fixed route or group of fixed routes is required to be accessible.
  5. On page 34, in § 208.2.3 the term 憫facilities'' is italicized since the term is defined in § 106.5.
  6. On page 70, in § 242.3 the term 憫accessible'' is italicized in the second sentence since the term is defined in § 106.5.

Appendix C to Part 1191� Architectural Barriers Act: Scoping

The following is a description of the corrections made to Appendix C to Part 1191桝rchitectural Barriers Act: Scoping:

  1. On page 79, in § F106.3 the blank spaces after the words 憫United States Postal Service'' are deleted and a single space is inserted in their place.
  2. On page 80, in § F106.5 the term 憫amusement attractions'' is italicized in the second sentence since the term is defined in § F106.5.
  3. On page 87, in § F202.5 the word 憫or'' in the term 憫qualified historic building or facility'' is italicized since the term is defined in § F106.5.
  4. On page 97, § F206.4.4.1 is amended by adding the words 憫serving each fixed route or group of fixed routes'' after the term 憫public entrance.'' The amendment is consistent with an amendment made to § 206.4.4.1 in Appendix B to Part 1191桝mericans with Disabilities Act: Scoping.
  5. On page 102, in § F208.2.3 the term 憫facilities'' is italicized since the term is defined in § F106.5; and in § F208.2.4 one indent is removed and the section is placed in-line with § F208.2.3.
  6. On page 127, in § F233.1 the indent is removed and the section is placed inline with § F233.
  7. On page 128, in § F233.2 the indent is removed and the section is placed inline with § F233.1.

Appendix D to Part 1191桾echnical The following is a description of the corrections made to Appendix D to Part 1191桾echnical:

  1. On page 173, in § 407.2.3.1 the word 憫and'' is deleted after the words 憫complying with 703.2 and 703.4.1.''
  2. On page 178, in Table 407.4.7.1.3 the quotation mark is deleted after the letter 憫P'' in the first row of the third column.
  3. On page 191, in the advisory note under § 505.4 the word 憫principle'' is deleted and the word 憫principal'' is inserted in its place in the second sentence.
  4. On page 197, in the advisory note under § 603.3 the redundant words 憫and people'' are deleted.
  5. On page 225, Figure 703.3.1 is revised to correctly reflect the requirements in Table 703.3.1.
  6. On page 247, three sections are corrected. In the exception under § 806.2.3, the term 憫space'' is italicized the second time the term is used since the term is defined in §§ 106.5 and F106.5. Section 806.2.4 is amended to clarify that at least one bathroom in an accessible guest room is required to be accessible; to reference the applicable requirements for accessible toilet and bathing fixtures in Chapter 6; and to permit accessible toilet and bathing fixtures to be located in more than one toilet or bathing area, provided that travel between the fixtures does not require travel between other parts of the guest room. In § 806.2.4.1, the italics are deleted in the second part of the word 憫non-accessible.''
  7. On pages 248 through 251, the text is shifted due to the corrections on page 247. There are no other corrections on pages 248 and 249.
  8. On page 250, in § 809.4 the words 憫toilet and bathing facility'' are deleted and the word 憫bathroom'' is inserted in their place, and the words 憫through 610'' are deleted in the first sentence; and the words 憫at least'' are deleted and the words 憫no fewer than'' are inserted in their place in the second sentence. In the advisory note under § 809.4, the first and second sentences are deleted.
  9. On page 251, § 809.5.2.2 is renumbered § 809.5.2.1.

Appendix E to Part 1191桳ist of Figures and Index

On pages 299, 300, 302, and 304, the page numbers listed in the index are revised to correctly list the pages where items are found as a result of the text shifts on pages 248 through 251.

List of Subjects in 36 CFR Part 1191

Buildings and facilities, Civil rights, Incorporation by reference, Individuals with disabilities, Transportation.

Jan Tuck,
Chair, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.