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Animation on Signs Now Available from the Access Board
26 January 2017
Access Board Updates Requirements for Information and Communication Technology
09 January 2017
Access Board Issues Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
09 January 2017
Access Board to Hold Public Briefing on Final Rules
05 January 2017
Access Board Updates ADA Guidelines for Buses and Vans
14 December 2016
Access Board Approves Rules on ICT Refresh and Medical Diagnostic Equipment
14 September 2016
Access Board Holds July Meeting
15 July 2016
Access Board Hosts International Forum on Accessibility
29 June 2016
Access Board Issues Next Installment of the Online Guide to the ADA and ABA Standards
15 June 2016
President Obama Names New Board Members
16 May 2016
Access Board Elects Michael K. Yudin Chair
09 March 2016
Access Board and European Commission Cooperation on ICT Access Recognized at International Forum
18 February 2016
Access Board Mourns Passing of Former Chair Tricia Mason
16 February 2016
President Obama Appoints New Board Members
09 September 2015
Board Joins Twitter
20 August 2015
Board Advisory Committee Submits Report on Rail Car Accessibility
29 July 2015
Board Releases Next Installment of the Online Guide to the ADA and ABA Standards
27 July 2015
The ADA and the U.S. Access Board: 25 Years of Progress
22 July 2015
Board to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Salt Lake City on April 29
02 April 2015
Access Board Mourns the Loss of Michael Graves, FAIA
12 March 2015
Sachin Dev Pavithran Elected Chair of the Access Board
11 March 2015
Board Proposes Updated ICT Accessibility Requirements
18 February 2015
Board Sponsored Study Examines Impacts of Rough Surfaces on Wheelchair Traffic
09 December 2014
Board Releases Guidance on Playground Surfaces
27 October 2014
Gretchen Jacobs Named Board's General Counsel
03 September 2014
Guide on Access to Outdoor Sites Available from the Board
11 August 2014
Board Issues Guidelines for Emergency Transportable Housing
07 May 2014
Board Launches Online Guides to the ADA and ABA Standards
14 April 2014
President Obama Reappoints Karen L. Braitmayer to the Access Board
04 April 2014
Board Sponsored Study Completed on Natural Trail Surface Materials
25 March 2014
President Obama Names Members to the Access Board
21 March 2014
CVS to Provide Talking Prescription Drug Labels
18 March 2014
Michael K. Yudin Elected Chair of the Access Board
12 March 2014
Update on the Board's Refresh of the Section 508 Standards and Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines
10 March 2014
Board Advisory Committee Issues Report on Medical Diagnostic Equipment
06 March 2014
Board Issues Final Guidelines for Federal Outdoor Recreation Sites
26 September 2013
The Rehabilitation Act and Creation of the Access Board
26 September 2013
Boy Scouts Improve Accessibility at National River Area
20 August 2013
Board Extends Comment Period for Proposed Vessel Guidelines
13 August 2013
Celebrating 23 Years of the ADA
26 July 2013
Board Releases Guidance on Access to Prescription Drug Container Labels
10 July 2013
Board Releases Proposed Guidelines for Passenger Vessels
18 June 2013
Board Forms Advisory Committee on Rail Vehicle Accessibility
31 May 2013
Board to Hold Town Hall Meeting in Berkeley on May 9
17 April 2013
Board to Form Advisory Committee on Update of Rail Vehicle Guidelines
14 February 2013
Board Issues Supplemental Rule to Address Access to Shared Use Paths
13 February 2013
President Obama Appoints Michael Graves to the U.S. Access Board
28 January 2013
New Online ABA Complaint Form Available for Public Review
18 December 2012
Neil Melick Joins Access Board Staff
10 December 2012
President Obama Names Sachin Dev Pavithran to the U.S. Access Board
04 December 2012
Marc D. Guthrie Appointed to the U.S. Access Board
26 November 2012
Board Organizes Working Group on Access to Drug Labels
31 October 2012
Board Seeks Information on Bus Access Ramps in Update of Vehicle Guidelines
20 August 2012
Board to Lead Effort to Develop Guidance on Accessible Drug Labels
13 July 2012
Board Organizes Advisory Committee on Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
03 July 2012
Board Releases Proposed Guidelines for Emergency Transportable Housing
18 June 2012
Board to Hold Public Hearing in Atlanta on May 8
09 April 2012
Board to Charter Advisory Panel on Medical Diagnostic Equipment
13 March 2012
Board Releases Proposed Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
09 February 2012
Board Holds Hearing on Draft ICT Rule
12 January 2012
Board to Hold Public Hearing on Draft ICT Rule
04 January 2012
Board Releases New Draft of ICT Rule for Public Comment
08 December 2011
Access Board Reopens Comment Period for Proposed Rights-of-Way Rule to February 2
05 December 2011
Board to Hold Public Hearing on Proposed Rights-of-Way Guidelines
31 October 2011
Regina Blye Appointed to the U.S. Access Board
06 September 2011
President Obama Appoints Christopher Stephen Hart to the Board
23 August 2011
Melissa Anderson Joins Board Staff as Transportation Engineer
22 August 2011
Virtual Forum on Improving Access to Federal Information Technology
18 August 2011
Board to Hold Public Meetings in Dallas on September 12
17 August 2011
Board Holds Briefing on Proposed Rights-of-Way Guidelines
28 July 2011
Board Releases Right-of-Way Guidelines for Public Comment
26 July 2011
Board to Publish Proposed Rights-of-Way Guidelines on July 26
12 July 2011
Board to Issue Proposed Guidelines for Accessible Public Rights-of-Way
16 June 2011
Section 508 Listening Session to be Held at Stanford University
01 June 2011
Rex Pace Named the Board's Technical Assistance Coordinator
18 April 2011
Board to Hold Hearing on Refresh of ICT Standards and Guidelines
12 April 2011
Nancy Starnes Elected Chair of the Access Board
31 March 2011
Board Seeks Comment on Access to Shared Use Paths
28 March 2011
Major Study Completed on People Who Use Wheeled Mobility Aids
23 February 2011
Guidance Issued on Dimenshional Tolerances for Accessible Surfaces
23 February 2011
Forum on Improving Access to Federal Sector IT to be Held at CSUN Conference
22 February 2011
Section 508 Listening Session to be Held at IDEAS Conference
02 December 2010
President Obama Appoints New Members to the U.S. Access Board
14 September 2010
Board Seeks Public Input on Vehicle Guidelines and Information Technology at Chicago Events
07 September 2010
Board to Hold Public Meeting on Shared Use Paths
24 August 2010
Board Opens New Conference Space
03 August 2010
Board Holds Forum on Medical Diagnostic Equipment
30 July 2010
Board to Undertake Rulemaking on Classroom Acoustics
30 July 2010
President Obama Announces Release of Updated ADA Rules
27 July 2010
Board Proposes Updates to Its ADA Guidelines for Buses and Vans
26 July 2010
Celebrating 20 Years of the ADA
26 July 2010
Board Mourns Loss of Former Member Denis Pratt
12 July 2010
Board to Hold Forum on Access to Medical Diagnostic Equipment
23 June 2010
Public Provides Feedback on Draft ICT Rule at Board Hearing
14 May 2010
Access Board to Set Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment under Health Care Reform Law
23 March 2010
Board Releases Draft Refresh of Section 508 Standards and Section 225 Guidelines
17 March 2010
Board Teams with Regional ADA Centers to Conduct Webinar Series
02 November 2009
Board Offers Enhanced Options for News Subscriptions
27 October 2009
Board Releases Draft of Final Guidelines for Federal Outdoor Sites
19 October 2009
Board Issues Guidance on Accessible Pedestrian Signals
25 June 2009
Board Holds Town Meeting in Boston
04 June 2009
Board to Hold Town Meeting in Boston in May
17 April 2009
Recovery Requires Accessibility
30 March 2009
Douglas Anderson Elected Chair of the Access Board
23 March 2009
Department of Defense Adopts New ABA Standards
17 December 2008
Committee on Emergency Transportable Housing Presents Report
16 December 2008
David Capozzi Named Executive Director of the Access Board
24 November 2008
Board Releases Revised Draft of Updated Guidelines for Buses and Vans
19 November 2008
Committee on Emergency Transportable Housing to Present Report
10 November 2008
Advisory Committee Presents Report on Vessel Alarm Systems
17 October 2008
White House Names New Board Members
15 September 2008
Lawrence Roffee Retires as the Board's Executive Director
13 August 2008
Board Holds Information Meeting on Beach Access
29 July 2008
Board Holds Town Meeting in St. Louis
25 June 2008
Board to Hold Information Meeting on Beach Access
24 June 2008
Department of Justice Issues Notices to Adopt New ADA Standards
17 June 2008
Board Names Advisory Committee Chairs
26 July 2006