The FDA dropped the ball on making braille mandatory, and a committee of the
United States Access Board issued guidelines encouraging but not requiring the addition of braille.
According to the
United States Access Board, at least 5 percent of each military installation's housing is required to be either accessible or readily and easily modifiable for accessibility.
part 1194." Actually these standards are under a "Refresh Rule" action by the
United States Access Board, which oversees all the standards under ADA.
Qitcom has already attracted some notable speakers, including: Guy Kawasaki, former chief evangelist of Apple, who is also co-founder of Alltop.com; Phil Jenkins, chairman of the planning committee of the
United States Access Board; Mohamad Mourad, regional manager, Google; and Gabriella Gauthey, senior VP public affairs, Alcatel-Lucent.
The Washington, D.C.-based
United States Access Board recently conducted a roundtable to explore ways of improving acoustics in classrooms.
The power grip also increases the area of contact between the hand and handrail, reducing the stress on the hand, as concluded by the
United States Access Board studies.
This issue came to a head with the recent publication of a report by the
United States Access Board, an ADA-specific federal government study group, that focused on bathroom design in geriatric facilities.