The Access Board: FY 1999 Annual Report

US Transportation Collection2000PDFOrganization InfoUnited States. Access BoardUnited States. Access BoardUnited StatesPersons with disabilitiesTransportation disadvantaged personsBarrier free designAnnual reportsThe Board develops its accessibility guidelines and standards through a process common to most Federal regulations that invites public comment through publication in the Federal Register. Proposed guidelines and standards are revised as necessary according to the comments received and republished in final form. The Board completed work on two extensive proposed rules in 1999. One addressed new guidelines for recreation facilities, the other served to update facility guidelines under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA). In addition, the Board worked to finalize guidelines for play areas and issued a final notice concerning detectable warnings. Several advisory committees established by the Board developed information upon which future guidelines and standards will be based.120