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About the ABA Accessibility Standards. Standards issued under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) apply to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. Passed in 1968, the ABA is one of the first laws to address access to the built environment.
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The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, or altered with federal funds or leased by federal agencies. Passed in 1968, it is one of the first laws to address access to the built environment.
Designers of federal facilities must be familiar with the differences between the ABA and ADA. When appropriate, the ABA must be applied in its entirety, and requests for exceptions, waivers, and interpretations should be directed to the US Access Board.
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968 – requires that buildings and facilities designed, built, altered or leased with Federal funds be accessible to persons with disabilities. The United States Access Board develops and maintains accessibility guidelines under the ABA which serve as the basis for the standards used to enforce the ABA.
With guidelines issued by the U.S. Access Board, there are four agencies that establish the ABA Standards: the General Services Administration (GSA), the Department of Defense (DOD), the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the U.S. Postal Service (USPS).
Nearly 400 reported state and federal court opinions have used the Guidelines when assessing counsel performance or qualifications or the need for defense resources in capital cases. The links below will take you to pdf documents containing lists of those opinions.
24 lis 2015 · The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) enacted by Congress in 1968 requires accessibility in all Federal Government owned and leased buildings and facilities, and also buildings and facilities constructed, altered or leased with certain Federal grants and loans.