2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (ePub)

The Department of Justice published revised regulations for Titles II and III
of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 "ADA" in the Federal Register
on September 15, 2010. These regulations adopted revised, enforceable
accessibility standards called the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible
Design "2010 Standards" or "Standards". The 2010 Standards set
minimum requirements - both scoping and technical - for newly designed
and constructed or altered State and local government facilities, public
accommodations, and commercial facilities to be readily accessible to and
usable by individuals with disabilities.
Adoption of the 2010 Standards also establishes a revised reference
point for Title II entities that choose to make structural changes to existing
facilities to meet their program accessibility requirements; and it establishes
a similar reference for Title III entities undertaking readily achievable barrier
removal.
The Department is providing this document with the official 2010 Standards
in one publication. The document includes:
. The 2010 Standards for State and local governments, which consist
of the Title II regulations at 28 CFR 35.151 and the 2004 ADAAG at
36 CFR part 1191, appendices B and D;
. The 2010 Standards for public accommodations and commercial
facilities, which consist of the Title III regulations at 28 CFR part 36,
subpart D, and the 2004 ADAAG at 36 CFR part 1191, appendices
B and D.
The Department has assembled into a separate publication the revised
regulation guidance that applies to the Standards. The Department
included guidance in its revised ADA regulations published on September
15, 2010. This guidance provides detailed information about the
Department's adoption of the 2010 Standards including changes to the
Standards, the reasoning behind those changes, and responses to public
comments received on these topics. The document, Guidance on the 2010
ADA Standards for Accessible Design, can be downloaded from www.ADA.
gov.
For More Information
For information about the ADA, including the revised 2010 ADA regulations,
please visit the Department's website www.ADA.gov; or, for answers to
specific questions, call the toll-free ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301
(Voice) or 800-514-0383 (TTY).