Mastering the new ADA accessibility guidelines: on July 23, 2004, the Washington, D.C.-based U.S. Access Board, a federal agency committed to accessible design, published the revised Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (the New ADAAG).(CODES/REGULATIONS)

Buildings,  April, 2007  by Morgan, Gerald J.

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Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the Access Board is responsible for developing the accessibility guidelines that dictate design requirements for new construction and alterations to existing facilities. The guidelines currently in effect were first published by the board in 1991 and have since been amended, but the newly revised guidelines look to overhaul the original document.

Through the update of the current ADAAG, the Access Board sought to reconcile differences and make its guidelines more consistent with model building codes and various industry ...

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