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ATBCB | RIN: 3014-AA37 | Publication ID: Spring 2013 |
Title: Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines; Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards | |
Abstract: This rulemaking would update in a single document the accessibility guidelines for telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment issued in 1998 under section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1966, and the accessibility standards for electronic and information technology issued in 2000 under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act requires manufacturers of telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment to ensure that the equipment is designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, if readily achievable. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires Federal agencies to ensure that electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by the agencies allows individuals with disabilities to have comparable access to and use of information and data as afforded others who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the Federal agency. The Federal Communications Commission has issued regulations (47 CFR parts 6 and 7) implementing Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act that are consistent with the accessibility guidelines for telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment. The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council has incorporated the accessibility standards for electronic and information technology in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1). The Federal Communications Commission and Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council are expected to update their regulations in separate rulemakings when the accessibility guidelines for telecommunication equipment and customer premises equipment and accessibility standards for electronic and information technology are updated. | |
Agency: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board(ATBCB) | Priority: Other Significant |
RIN Status: Previously published in the Unified Agenda | Agenda Stage of Rulemaking: Proposed Rule Stage |
Major: No | Unfunded Mandates: No |
CFR Citation: 36 CFR 1193 36 CFR 1194 | |
Legal Authority: 47 USC 255(e) 29 USC 794(d) |
Legal Deadline:
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Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Required: Undetermined | Government Levels Affected: Federal |
Federalism: No | |
Included in the Regulatory Plan: Yes | |
RIN Information URL: www.access-board.gov/508.htm | Public Comment URL: www.regulations.gov |
RIN Data Printed in the FR: No | |
Agency Contact: Lisa Fairhall Deputy General Counsel Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board Suite 1000, 1331 F Street NW., Washington, DC 20004 Phone:202 272-0046 Fax:202 272-0081 Email: fairhall@access-board.gov |