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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.
The U.S. Access Board seeks an Accessibility Specialist (GS 11-12) to serve in its Office of Technical and Information Services. This Accessibility Specialist will be responsible for providing . . .
Josh Schorr has been appointed Training Coordinator in the Office of Technical and Information Services at the U.S. Access Board. In this role, Schorr will oversee the agency's training program by fielding . . .
The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has provided updated criteria and instructions for federal agencies to report on the implementation of Section 508. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal departments and agencies to develop, procure, maintain, or use information and communications technology (ICT) that is accessible to people with disabilities and . . .
The U.S. Access Board will hold a public town hall meeting on Tuesday, July 25 from 1:30 – 3:30 p.m. (ET) at the national headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore, Maryland. Presidentially appointed Access Board members and representatives from other federal member agencies will be present to . . .
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office of Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity will provide a virtual training on the Fair Housing Act’s Accessibility Requirements on April 4, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (ET). This session will address . . .
At its March meeting, the U.S. Access Board elected Gregory S. Fehribach as its new Chair and Katy Kale as its new Vice-Chair. Fehribach is counsel to the Indianapolis law firm Tuohy Bailey & Moore LLP. Kale is the Deputy Administrator of the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) under the Biden-Harris Administration. The Board approved both choices unanimously.
U.S. Access Board staff Kathy Eng and Tim Creagan will present at CSUN Annual Assistive Technology Conference, which will be held in Anaheim, CA from March 14 – 17, 2023. The CSUN Conference is . . .
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Fair Housing/Equal Opportunity will provide a virtual training on the Fair Housing Act’s Accessibility Requirements on March 21, 2023 from 10:00 – 11:30 a.m. and 2:00 – 3:30 p.m. (ET). This session will address . . .
The U.S. Access Board mourns the passing of Judy Heumann, an internationally recognized disability rights leader. Over the span of five decades, Judy was instrumental in the development and implementation of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, and . . .
Today, President Joe Biden appointed three new members to the U.S. Access Board: Stephanie L. Enyart, Carmen Daniels Jones, and Tina Guenette Pedersen. The newly appointed members bring a diverse range of . . .