DOT: notice.(Department of Transportation recommends updating requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act )(Brief article)

Older Americans Report, March, 2006

DOT: Notice. The Department of Transportation recommends updating requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504. It wants to ensure that transit providers' programs are accessible, codify the DOT's practice concerning the issuance of guidance on disability matters and update requirements concerning rail station platforms.

Interested parties may submit comments no late than April 28 at www.dms.dot.gov; www.regulations.gov; fax, (202) 493-2251; or mail to: Docket Management System; U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, S.W., Nassif Building, Room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590-001. Contact: Robert Ashby, (202) 755-7687, bob.ashby@dot.gov. Federal Register. Feb. 27, p. 9761.