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Proposed codes and regulations
The Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADA/ABAAG)
The federal Access Board announced that the U.S. Department of Justice is delaying publication of its updated ADA final regulation, including the new ADA Standards for Accessible Design, known to many as the 'New ADAAG.' This delay is in response to a memorandum from the Obama Administration directing Federal agencies to postpone publication of any new regulations until the incoming administration officials have had an opportunity to review them.
The 2004 accessible design regulations are properly known as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines, or ADA/ABAAG. They have been adopted as the enforceable accessible design standard by several federal agencies:
• General Services Administration
• United States Postal Service
• U.S. Department of Transportation
• U.S. Department of Defense
Because the new ADAG has not yet been adopted by the U.S. Department of Justice, architects and designers should continue to use the 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design for all other facilities including privately owned commercial facilities and state and local government 0Afacilities. We continue to urge our clients and colleagues to become familiar with the new AD/ABAAG as it is widely believed that it will be adopted after review by the new administration.
