Facilities that are federally funded must comply with accessibility standards under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). The ABA applies to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. Several agencies maintain ABA standards which are being revised according to guidelines the Board jointly updated under the ABA and the ADA. The General Services Administration (GSA) updated its ABA standards, which apply to most facilities covered by the ABA(except postal, residential, and military facilities). Similar standards have been adopted by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) for postal facilities and by the Department of Defense (DOD) for military facilities. The Department of Housing (HUD) is in the processing of updating its ABA standards, which apply to federally funded residential facilities. A guide is available that provides additional information on the ABA standards as well as the ADA standards.
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