DOJ has published a NPRM explaining how they propose updating the regulations for Title II of the ADA to lay out specific requirements for the accessibility of MDE. This NPRM proposes to make the USAB’s MDE Standards enforceable under the ADA by adopting and incorporating them into the DOJ’s ADA Title II regulation.
Read MoreIf a sorority or fraternity facility qualifies as a private club it does not have to comply with the ADA, FHA, Section 504, or DOE Title 34, except when/if the facility is open to the public.
Read MoreThe US Department of Justice (DOJ) has updated its “Common Questions About COVID and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)” to address two COVID-era issues affecting people with disabilities. For the complete answers to these questions please click on DOJ Covid Questions and Answers.
Read MoreSoft Contained Play Structures as defined by the ADA are usually found outdoors at temporary installations such as festivals, or indoors at quick serve restaurants, shopping malls, car dealerships, or medical facilities, etc. An accessible route to the soft contained play structure is required, but, once inside the structure, there are no ADA requirements.
Read MoreConstruction tolerances are used to allow for slight discrepancies during construction. Construction tolerances as applied to the ADA are intended to apply only to certain sections of the 2010 ADA Standards where dimensions are stated as single dimensions or as simple minimums or maximums, not to excuse poor workmanship.
Read MoreThis article discusses the technical requirements for residential dwelling units found in 2010 ADA Standard 809. Standard 809 is the primary Standard for technical requirements for residential dwelling units; however, several other Standards have requirements for residential dwelling units as well. These requirements can be complicated.
Read MoreThis article discusses the scoping requirements for residential dwelling units found in 2010 ADA Standard 233, other scoping Standards, 28 CFR 35.151(e) and (f), and 28 CFR 36.406(d) and (e). This topic can be complicated and confusing. Start first with funding. If federal funds are involved you are probably looking at HUD rules for the facility. If public funds are involved you are probably looking at a combination of FHA and ADA rules for the facility.
Read MoreADA Inspections Nationwide, LLC, offers Americans wih Disabilities Act (ADA) and Fair Housing Act (FHA) constructability compliance inspections for different phases of design and construction or renovation of multi-family housing.
Read MoreWith all these football games going on this time of year you may find yourself enjoying the game from one of those stadium seats. So is your stadium seating ADA compliant? There is a lot to it.
Read MoreThe NIGP (National Institute of Governmental Purchasing) Codes is a universal taxonomy for identifying commodities and services in procurement systems. Many state and local government agencies use the NIGP Code to idenfify vendors for government procurement projects.
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