BULLETIN #5:  USING ADAAG

U. S.  Architectural and Transportation
Barriers Compliance Board
1331 F Street, NW
Suite 1000
Washington, D.C.  20004-1111
Tel #: (202) 272-5434

February 1993


This Bulletin was developed for architects and other design
professionals
who must apply ADAAG to new construction and alterations projects
covered
by titles II and III of the ADA.  It is also intended to clarify
which
regulations apply to existing facilities covered by those titles.


The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), enacted on
July 26,
1990, provides comprehensive civil rights protections to
individuals with
disabilities in the areas of employment (title I), State and
local
government services (title II), public accommodations and
commercial
facilities (title III), and telecommunications (title IV).  Both
the
Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation, in
adopting
standards for new construction and alterations of places of
public
accommodation and commercial facilities covered by title III and
public
transportation facilities covered by title II of the ADA, have
issued
implementing rules that incorporate the Americans with
Disabilities Act
Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), developed by the Access Board.

Americans with Disabilities Act
(a) FINDINGS.
The Congress finds that-
(1)  some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or
mental
disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as
a whole
is growing older; [...]

(3)  discrimination against individuals with disabilities
persists in
such critical areas as employment, housing, public
accommodations,
education, transportation, communication, recreation,
institutionalization, health service, voting, and access to
public
services; [...]

(5)  individuals with disabilities continually encounter various
forms
of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the
discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and
communication barriers, overprotective rules and policies, 
failure to
make modifications to existing facilities and practices,
exclusionary
qualification standards and criteria, segregation, and regulation
to
lesser services, programs, activities, benefits, jobs, or other
opportunities; [..]

(b) PURPOSE.
It is the clear purpose of this Act-
(1)  to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for
the
elimination of discrimination against individuals with
disabilities;

(2)  to provide clear, strong, consistent, enforceable standards

addressing discrimination against individuals with disabilities;


(3)  to ensure that the Federal government plays a central role
in
enforcing the standards established in this Act on behalf of
individuals
with disabilities;

and (4)  to invoke the sweep of congressional authority,
including the
power to enforce the fourteenth amendment and to regulate
commerce, in
order to address the major areas of discrimination faced
day-to-day by
people with disabilities.

What's the difference between the ADA, ADA regulations, and
ADAAG?
The Americans with Disabilities Act--the ADA--is a law, passed by

Congress and signed by the President in July of 1990, that
prohibits
discrimination on the basis of disability.  To effect this
prohibition,
the statute required certain designated federal agencies to
develop
implementing regulations, the first of which were promulgated in
July of
1991.  This rulemaking continues today.  The regulations detail a
wide
range of administrative and procedural requirements, including
compliance
with design and construction standards; those standards are
expressed in
the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines: 
ADAAG.

What does the ADA cover?

The Americans with Disabilities Act (Public Law 101-336), has
five titles
(a title is a discrete part of a larger document), each of which
defines
and prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability within a
specific
arena:

*  Title I/Employment
*  Title II/Public Services
*  Subtitle A covers State and local governments generally;
*  Subtitle B applies to most public transportation systems
*  Title III/Public Accommodations and Services (including
transportation) Operated by Private Entities
*  Title IV/Telecommunications
*  Title V/Miscellaneous Provisions

How is the ADA implemented?

The text of the law (see sidebar) outlines the findings and
purposes that
made it necessary.  In order to accomplish its objectives,
however, the
general and specific prohibitions of discrimination mandated by
Congress
in each title of the statute must be expressed in rules and
regulations--terms used interchangeably in this Bulletin--that 
specify and detail its
application.  This rulemaking is assigned to an appropriate
federal
agency in each of the substantive titles (I-IV; title V is
largely
administrative) of the ADA:

*  Title I/Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
*  Title II/Subtitle A/Department of Justice (DOJ)
      Subtitle B/Department of Transportation (DOT)
*  Title III/Department of Justice (DOT for vehicles)
*  Title IV/Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

How does ADAAG fit into the ADA regulations?

The DOJ and DOT rules describe all of the ADA obligations of
covered
entities arising from titles II and III of the Act.  ADAAG
affects only
new construction and alterations undertaken by entities covered
by the
Act, establishing minimum requirements for accessibility in
buildings and
facilities and transportation vehicles subject to the
regulations.  When
adopted by DOJ and DOT, the Access Board guidelines became the
standards
for accessible design under title III (title II entities may
elect either
ADAAG or UFAS--the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards--until
the
Board completes title II rulemaking now underway).

Regulations implementing the general provisions of titles II and
III of
the ADA--including those that cover buildings and
facilities--were
published in the Federal Register (FR) on July 26, 1991 in three
parts
(the Part designations are FR divisions only and do not relate 
to titles
of the statute):

Part II/Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board/36 CFR
Part 1191/Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines for
Buildings and Facilities; Final Guidelines (this is ADAAG);

Part III/Department of Justice/Office of the Attorney General/28
CFR Part
36/Nondiscrimination by Public Accommodations and in Commercial
Facilities; Final Rule (this is the title III regulation;
subpart C
contains requirements for existing facilities; subpart D covers
new
construction and alterations; ADAAG is incorporated as Appendix
A), and

Part IV/Department of Justice/Office of the Attorney General/28
CFR Part
35/Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and
Local
Government Services; Final Rule (this is the title II regulation;
subpart
D contains requirements for existing facilities and new
construction and
alterations).

Regulations implementing the transportation provisions of titles
II and
III of the ADA were published in the Federal Register on
September 6,
1991, also in three parts:

Part II/Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board/36 CFR
Part 1191/Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines for
Buildings and Facilities; Transportation Facilities; Amendments
to Final
Guidelines (this is Section 10 of ADAAG, initially reserved in
its July
publication);

Part III/Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board/36
CFR Part 1192/Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines
for Transportation Vehicles; Final Guidelines (called 'vehicle
guidelines' or 'ADAAG for vehicles'), and

Part IV/Department of Transportation/49 CFR Parts 27, 37 and
38/Transportation for Individuals with Disabilities; Final Rule
(this is
known as the DOT rule; it incorporates ADAAG, including Section
10 on
transportation facilities and the vehicle guidelines).


[Department of Justice title III regulation:
PREAMBLE]  Subpart C--Specific Requirements
 36.304 Removal of Barriers.
[...] Because the purpose of the ADA is to ensure that public
accommodations are accessible to their customers, clients, or
patrons (as
opposed to their employees, who are the focus of title I), the
obligation
to remove barriers under  36.304 does not extend to areas of a
facility
that are used exclusively as employee work areas.

[Department of Justice title III regulation:
PREAMBLE]  Subpart A--General   36.104 Definitions.
"Commercial facilities" are those facilities that are intended
for
nonresidential use by a private entity and whose operations
effect
commerce.  As explained under  36.401, "New Construction", the
new
construction and alterations requirements of subpart D of the
rule apply
to all commercial facilities, whether or not they are places of
public
accommodation.  Those commercial facilities that are not places
of public
accommodation are not subject to the requirements of subparts B
and C
(e.g., those requirements concerning auxiliary aids and general
non-discrimination provisions).

[Department of Justice title III regulation:
RULE]  Subpart A--General   36.101 Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to implement title III of the
Americans with
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 USC 12181), which prohibits
discrimination
on the basis of disability by public accommodations and requires
places
of public accommodation and commercial facilities to be designed,

constructed, and altered in compliance with the accessibility
standards.

How are the regulations organized?

The DOJ regulations governing title III entities have three
major
divisions:

the Preamble (pps. 35544-35592) discusses the rulemaking history
and
contains a detailed, section-by-section analysis of the
regulation,
including a discussion of public comment on the proposed rule;
its three-column text can be distinguished by its italicized 
headings;

the Rule (pps 35592-35604), also in three columns, but with
bolded
headings, contains the legal requirements that cover private
sector
entities.  These are divided into subparts, each containing a 
series of
sections (note that requirements for existing
facilities--including
barrier removal in places of public accommodation--are only
covered in
the rule, and not in ADAAG, which applies only to new
construction and
alterations).

ADAAG (pps 35605-35691), the Access Board's ADA Accessibility
Guidelines,
is incorporated as Appendix A to the regulations; it serves as
the
standard for accessible design in new construction and
alterations.  Its
two-column text with figures is based on ANSI A117.1-1980 and
-1986 with
differences generally noted in italics.

Similarly, the DOJ title II rule contains a preamble and
regulation;
however, no ADAAG is appended to the document published in the
Federal
Register.  Title II entities may elect to follow either ADAAG or
the 1984
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) for new
construction and
alterations (although DOJ is considering eliminating this
option).

The DOT transportation rule contains a preamble and regulation
as well,
and incorporates ADAAG (including Section 10. Transportation
Facilities)
as Appendix A to Part 37; Appendix D contains an interpretive
guide.
Vehicle standards are in Part 38.

The Access Board ADAAG as published in the Federal Register
contains only
a preamble and the guidelines.  The detailed discussion of the
provisions
for new construction and alterations found in its preamble will
be of
particular use to design professionals applying its scoping and
technical
requirements (copies containing the preamble are no longer being
published; consult the July 26, 1991 Federal Register, available
at many
libraries).

How is ADAAG organized?

ADAAG contains both scoping provisions and technical
specifications for
accessibility in new construction and alterations of buildings
and
facilities.  Organized into five parts, the guidelines comprise:

general information, instructions, and definitions (Sections 1 -
3);

scoping provisions for new construction and alterations of sites
and
buildings that define which--and how many--elements are required 
to be
accessible (Section 4.1.1 - 4.1.7);

technical specifications for accessible elements (Section 4.2 -
4.35);

special occupancy sections that apply additional scoping and
technical
provisions to certain facility types (Sections 5 - 10), and

an advisory appendix that offers additional (non-mandatory)
information
on accessibility (paragraph numbers correspond to those in the
guidelines, where an asterix notes a related Appendix entry).

Scoping provisions may require that an accessible element be
provided,
require accessibility of an element if any are provided, require
that a
minimum number or percentage of several elements provided be
accessible,
or require conformance to a technical provision generally. 
Special
occupancy sections, though generally also subject to 4.1 through
4.35,
may contain additional or different scoping and technical
requirements.

Technical provisions describe the characteristics of an
accessible
element:  the width of a door, the maneuvering clearance required
to use
it, hardware requirements, etc.  Some building
elements--telephones are
a good example--are subject to several types of technical
provisions as
a result of separate scoping provisions.  Some must be installed
at a
height accessible to persons who use wheelchairs; some must be
equipped
for persons who are hard of hearing; others must incorporate or
support
a text telephone.  The technical provisions specify the
accessibility
required in scoping.

In general, specific provisions take precedence over general
requirements, and words and text over figures (although some
figures may
contain requirements not specified in text).  Definitions (in
3.5) do not
constitute provisions and should not be read as requirements. 
Furniture,
furnishings and equipment not fixed to building construction are
not
scoped or specified in ADAAG (although the DOJ and DOT rules may
cover
such items).  Designers are encouraged to read ADAAG in concert with the
relevant regulation and preamble discussion (a chart on pp. 35602
of the
DOJ title III regulation simplifies cross-referencing).

Although ADAAG compliance will not generally be reviewed during
the
permitting process for new construction or alterations, its
application
is not unlike that of a state or local building code, whose
scoping
requirements may be contained in the local adopting amendments,
while the
technical requirements are those of a model code.  Indeed, ADAAG
itself
is based upon the format of ANSI A117.1-1980, whose standards
have been
adopted--with the addition of state/local scoping provisions--as
the
accessibility code in many jurisdictions.

[PUBLIC LAW 101-336 (ADA)] Regulations by the
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board.

(a) ISSUANCE OF GUIDELINES.

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
shall
issue minimum guidelines that shall supplement the existing
Minimum
Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design for purposes of
titles
II and III of this Act.

(b) CONTENTS OF GUIDELINES.

The supplemental guidelines issued under subsection (a) shall
establish
additional requirements, consistent with this Act, to ensure that

buildings, facilities, rail passenger cars, and vehicles are
accessible,
in terms of architecture and design, transportation, and
communication,
to individuals with disabilities.

[ADAAG: GENERAL]  3.5 Definitions.  Common Use.

Refers to those interior and exterior rooms, spaces, or elements
that are
made available for the use of a restricted group of people (for
example,
occupants of a homeless shelter, the occupants of an office
building, or
the guests of such occupants.

[ADAAG: SCOPING]  4.1.2 Accessible Sites and Exterior
Facilities: New
Construction.
An accessible site shall meet the following minimum
requirements:

[...](6)  If toilet facilities are provided on a site, then each
such
public or common use toilet facility shall comply with 4.22
[...].

[ADAAG: SCOPING]  4.1.3 Accessible Buildings:  New 
Construction.
Accessible buildings and facilities shall meet the following
minimum
requirements:

(11) Toilet Facilities:  If toilet rooms are provided, then each
public
and common use toilet room shall comply with 4.22 [...].

[ADAAG: SCOPING]  4.1.6 Accessible Buildings:  Alterations.

(1) General. Alterations to existing buildings and facilities
shall
comply with the following:

[...](e) Toilet Rooms:  (i) Where it is technically infeasible
to comply
with 4.22 [...], the installation of at least one unisex
toilet/bathroom
per existing toilet facilities, will be permitted in lieu of
modifying
existing toilet facilities to be accessible.  Each unisex toilet
room
shall contain one water closet complying with 4.16 and one
lavatory
complying with 4.19, and the door shall have a privacy latch
[...].


[ADAAG: TECHNICAL]
4.22 Toilet Rooms.  4.22.1 Minimum Number.
Toilet facilities required to be accessible by 4.1 shall comply
with
4.22.  Accessible toilet rooms shall be on an accessible route.


4.22.2 Doors.
All doors to accessible toilet rooms shall comply with 4.13. 
Doors shall
not swing into the clear floor space required for any fixture.

4.22.3 Clear Floor Space.
The accessible fixtures and controls required in 4.22.4, 4.22.5,
4.22.6,
and 4.22.7 shall be on an accessible route. An unobstructed
turning space
complying with 4.2.3 shall be provided within an accessible
toilet room.
The clear floor space at fixtures and controls, the accessible
route, and
the turning space may overlap.  [...]

[ADAAG: APPENDIX]  A4.22 Toilet Rooms.  A4.22.3 Clear Floor
Space.

[...] Figure 28 (section 4.16) provides minimum clear floor
space
dimensions for toilets in accessible "unisex" toilet rooms.  The
dotted
lines designate the minimum clear floor space, depending on the
direction
of approach, required for wheelchair users to transfer onto the
water
closet.  The dimensions of 48 in (1220 mm) and 60 in (1525 mm),
respectively, correspond to the space required for the two 
common
transfer approaches utilized by wheelchair users (see Fig A6). 
It is
important to keep in mind that the placement of the lavatory to
the
immediate side of the water closet will preclude the side
approach
transfer illustrated in Figure A6(b).

To accommodate the side transfer, the space adjacent to the
water closet
must remain clear of obstruction for 42 in (1065 mm) from the
centerline
of the toilet (Figure 28) and the lavatory must not be located
within
this clear floor space.  [...]

What about existing buildings and facilities that are not part
of a
planned alteration?

Requirements for existing construction are contained in the
title II and
title III rules.  State and local government services are subject
to a
program accessibility standard (see  35.160/p. 35719 of the title
II
regulation and related preamble material).  Private sector
facilities
that are places of public accommodation have an on-going
obligation to
remove barriers to public access where readily achievable (see 
36.304/p. 35597 of the title III regulation and related
preamble).
Existing key stations in certain transportation facilities must
be made
accessible in accordance with requirements outlined in ADAAG
10.3.2 (see
also Subpart C of the DOT rule).  Reasonable accommodation for
employees
with disabilities using existing facilities is covered by the
Equal
Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

In general, where barrier removal or program accessibility
measures
involve construction, ADAAG (or UFAS, if elected by title II
entities)
standards for alterations apply.  However, neither ADAAG nor UFAS
contain
scoping for accessibility requirements in existing buildings and
facilities.

What is meant by title II? ...title III?
Strictly speaking, the titles refer to the divisions within the
statute
itself.  However, they have come to be used as a shorthand way of

discriminating between the ADA obligations of (non-federal)
public--title
II--and private--title III entities.

The DOT rule entitled Transportation for Individuals with 
Disabilities
covers transportation services provided by both title II and
title III
entities.  Title II transportation providers must look to the DOT
rule
for both facility, vehicle, and operational requirements; those
who
receive federal monies will also be covered by DOT's implementing

regulations for section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Transportation provided by public accommodations--title III
entities--are
subject to the DOJ title III rule for facilities and the DOT rule
for
vehicles and operations.

How was ADAAG developed?

The responsibility to supplement existing federal accessibility
guidelines for application to titles II and III was assigned to
the
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (the
Access
Board).  A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), published in the
Federal
Register on January 22, 1991, contained the proposed document,
the ADA
Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG), modeled on the format and
technical
specifications of ANSI--the American National Standards
Institute--ANSI
A117.1-1980 and -1986, with scoping based on that required by the

existing Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS).  Public
input
was sought during a 60-day comment period, which included a
number of
public hearings across the country.  Several proposed provisions
were
modified as a result of data received in response to questions in
the
NPRM.

Proposed Section 10. Transportation Facilities of the guidelines
was
reserved at initial publication and later proposed as an
amendment to
ADAAG in a Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking issued on
March 20,
1991.

Who enforces ADAAG provisions?

Because the ADA is civil rights law, compliance with and
enforcement of
its implementing regulations are not overseen by a local building
code
official but are exercised through private suit or by specified
federal
agencies when discrimination--or the probability of
discrimination on the
basis of disability--is alleged.

A few states have adopted ADAAG as their accessibility code and
implement
its provisions through state and local building code officials in
the
same way as other applicable building regulations are applied,
reviewed,
and enforced.  Many jurisdictions are expected to submit their
building
codes and/or standards for review by the Department of Justice.
Standards that meet or exceed the minimum accessibility
requirements of
the ADA will be certified.  The model codes, including ANSI
A117.1, have
sought to coordinate accessibility provisions through informal
review and
technical assistance from DOJ.

ADA/ADAAG compliance does not relieve the designer from
complying with
the provisions of a state or local access code; where such a code

contains more stringent requirements, they must be incorporated.

Conversely, adoption of ADAAG or certification of the
equivalency of a
state/local code will not relieve covered entities of their
responsibilities to meet the accessibility standards imposed by
the ADA.

Where can I get additional information?

Questions about new construction and alterations under ADAAG or
UFAS
should be addressed to the Access Board technical assistance line
at
(800) USA-ABLE (voice/TDD).

Questions about program accessibility (a title II requirement)
and
readily achievable barrier removal (a title III obligation) in
existing
facilities should be addressed to the Department of Justice ADA
information line at (202) 514-0301 (voice) or (202) 514-0381
(TDD).  The
Department of Justice has also published Technical Assistance
Manuals for
its title II and title III rules; they--and copies of the DOJ
regulations--may be ordered through the same telephone number.

Information about and copies of the transportation regulation
governing
both title II and title III entities may be obtained from the
Department
of Transportation at (202) 366-4011 (voice) or (202) 755-7687
(TDD).
Operational questions should be addressed to DOT at (202)
366-4390.

Title I (Employment) issues involving reasonable accommodation 
and other
obligations should be raised with the Equal Employment
Opportunity
Commission at (800) 669-3362 (TDD/voice).

What about accessibility in facilities that are not covered by
the ADA?
The ADA generally exempts religious entities and private clubs
from
coverage.  Individual state or local regulations may nevertheless
require
accessible design in such facilities.

Most federal buildings and federally-funded or -assisted
construction are
covered by the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA), for
which UFAS
is the current accessibility standard.  The Access Board provides

technical assistance and compliance and enforcement oversight
under the
ABA.  Federally-funded or -assisted programs and services must
also meet
the accessibility requirements of section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act
of 1973, for which UFAS is the referenced standard for most new
construction and alterations.

Accessibility in multifamily residential facilities generally is
covered
by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (FHAA) and its related

regulations and standards; for more information, contact the
Department
of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at (202) 708-0015
(voice/TDD).

All housing constructed or altered by or on behalf of state and
local
governments must also meet title II requirements.  Since ADAAG
does not
yet include scoping or technical provisions for residential units
(the
NPRM for title II guidelines published in the Federal Register on

December 21, 1992 contains a proposed section on housing),
public
entities should use UFAS as their interim accessibility standard.


Residential design, construction, and alterations supported by
federal
funds are subject to the ABA; federally-assisted or -conducted
housing
programs and services are subject to the Rehabilitation Act. 
Both thus
require conformance to UFAS accessibility provisions.

Although publicly-operated airports are not subject to DOT's
transportation regulation, they are covered by the DOJ title II 
rule.
Additionally, airports that receive federal financial assistance
are
covered by the ABA (for facilities designed, constructed, or
altered with
federal funds) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (for
federally-assisted or -conducted programs and services).  As 
with housing, UFAS is
the generally referenced standard.

Privately-operated airports are covered by subpart A of DOT's
transportation regulation and by the Department of Justice title
III rule
as commercial facilities.  Most airports also contain places of
public
accommodation in shops, restaurants, and similar uses.  Airline
operations are subject to the Air Carrier Access Act of 1986 and
its
implementing regulations, which include some facility provisions;
for
more information, contact DOT at (202) 366-9306 (voice) or (202)
755-7687
(TDD).

What's next for ADAAG?

A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) published in the Federal
Register
on December 21, 1992 proposes Sections 11. Judicial, Legislative
and
Regulatory Facilities; 12. Detention and Correctional Facilities;
13.
Accessible Residential Housing, and 14. Public Rights-of-Way and
several
miscellaneous provisions as supplementary guidelines for state
and local
government facilities covered by title II of the ADA.  Its 90-day
comment
period, which included five public hearings across the country,
closed
on March 22, 1993.  Final Guidelines are expected to be issued by
fall
1993 for action by the Department of Justice as part of proposed
changes
to its title rule.  DOJ may then eliminate the option of using
UFAS under
title II.

The Access Board has begun the development of guidelines for
children's
environments and for recreation facilities; it is anticipated
that they
will be proposed as sections 15 and 16 of ADAAG in 1994,
following the
standard rulemaking process and including opportunities for
public input
and comment.

The Access Board is also considering adopting the amended ADAAG
as the
applicable guidelines for newly-constructed, altered, and leased 
federal
facilities under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968.  With
these
actions--the subject of rulemaking in 1993--the Board anticipates
that
ADAAG will soon be the single accessibility standard for places
of public
accommodation and commercial facilities and for local, state, and
federal
facilities.

The Board is a member of the ANSI A117.1 Committee and shares
its goal
of achieving a uniform 'national' accessibility specification. 
As ADAAG,
ANSI A117.1, and state and model codes are periodically reviewed
and
revised, it will be possible to achieve greater consistency in
provisions
among the several documents a design professional must apply to
new
construction and alterations.

Recent Access Board actions published in the Federal Register
include:

a final rule amending reach ranges for automated teller machines
and
ticket vending machines;

an NPRM on the possible temporary suspension of detectable
warning
requirements (except in transit stations) pending research;

an ANPRM advising of the Board's intention to develop guidelines
for
children's environments;

a notice of the intended formation of an advisory board to
assist in the
development of recreation guidelines, and

a notice of the Board's research priorities for fiscal year
1994.

Design professionals can track these and other regulatory
actions of the
Board through their professional membership organizations, trade
publications, and the toll-free Access Board technical
assistance line.

A publications order form may be requested from the Access Board
by
calling its toll-free information number: (800) USA-ABLE (voice/TDD).

Copies 
of the title III rule incorporating ADAAG, copies of ADAAG only
(including Section 10, Transportation Facilities)l, copies of the

transportation vehicles guidelines, and copies of the federal
standard,
UFAS, may be obtained from the Access Board.  Also available are
a series
of technical bulletins on ADAAG provisions; ADAAG and UFAS
checklists;
a 9-part transit manual for system administrators; recommended
guidelines
for children's environments; an accessibility newsletter; several

research publications, and copies of Access Board rulemaking
notices.
A 2-part videotape on the Access Board and ADAAG is available for
loan
and copying.  The Access Board may also be contacted to arrange
training
for groups of design professionals, transportation planners, and
others
applying its guidelines for new construction and alterations.

(800) USA-ABLE also serves the Board's technical assistance line
for
questions about the scoping and technical applications of ADAAG
(9:00 am
to 5:30 pm weekdays; no technical assistance between 2:00 and
4:00 pm on
Wednesdays)