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Notice

The Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) rulemaking has concluded. The PROWAG final rule has been published in the Federal Register. Please visit the Access Board’s PROWAG page for the guidelines.

Rulemaking

Access Board Rulemaking History

Final guidelines and standards issued by the Board include:

  • August 4, 1982 - Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design (the basis for the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards)
  • July 26, 1991 – ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for Buildings and Facilities
  • September 6, 1991 – ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for Transportation Facilities
  • September 6, 1991 – ADA Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) for Transportation Vehicles
  • January 13, 1998 – ADAAG Supplement for State and Local Government Facilities
  • January 13, 1998 – ADAAG Supplement for Building Elements Designed for Children’s Use
  • February 3, 1998 – Section 255 Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines
  • September 28, 1998 - ADAAG for Transportation Vehicles Supplement for Over-the-Road Buses
  • October 18, 2000 – ADAAG Supplement for Play Areas
  • December 21, 2000 – Section 508 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards
  • September 3, 2002 – ADAAG Supplement for Recreation Facilities
  • July 23, 2004 – Updated ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines
  • September 26, 2013 – Supplement to the ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Federal Outdoor Developed Areas
  • May 7, 2014 – Supplement to the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Emergency Transportable Housing
  • December 14, 2016 – Updated guidelines for buses and vans in ADAAG for Transportation Vehicles
  • January 9, 2017 – Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment
  • January 18, 2017 – Updated Section 508 Standards and Section 255 Guidelines for Information and Communication Technology

Advisory and Regulatory Negotiation Committees

In the course of its rulemaking activities, the Board has organized these advisory or regulatory negotiation committees:

  • Recreation Access Advisory Committee (1993 - 1994)
  • ADAAG Review Advisory Committee (1994 - 1996)
  • Play Areas Regulatory Negotiation Committee (1996 - 1997)
  • Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee (1996 - 1997)
  • Outdoor Developed Areas Regulatory Negotiation Committee (1997 - 1999)
  • Electronic and Information Technology Access Advisory Committee (1998 - 1999)
  • Passenger Vessel Access Advisory Committee (1998 - 2000)
  • Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee (1999 - 2001)
  • Courthouse Accessibility Advisory Committee (2004 - 2006)
  • Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (2006 - 2008)
  • Emergency Transportable Housing Advisory Committee (2007 - 2008)
  • Passenger Vessels Emergency Alarms Advisory Committee (2007 - 2008)
  • Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee (2012 - 2013)
  • Rail Vehicles Access Advisory Committee (2013 - 2015)