United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States National Archives and Records Administration Office of the Federal Register author aut Government Organization text government publication eng FR Regulatory Information 1998_register executive 2010-09-24 article Part II Rules and Regulations D09002ee1be3646f8 D09002ee1be3647f5 United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing final guidelines for accessibility, usability, and compatibility of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Act requires manufacturers of telecommunications 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. When it is not readily achievable to make the equipment accessible, the Act requires manufacturers to ensure that the equipment is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, if readily achievable. 63 FR 5608 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-02-03/98-2414 98-2414 fr03fe98-15 RIN 3014-AA19 8150-01-P Docket No. 97-1 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-02-03/98-2414 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-02-03/html/98-2414.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-02-03/pdf/98-2414.pdf 34 p. 5608 5641 63 FR 5608 Title 36 Part 1193 36 CFR Part 1193 RIN 3014-AA19 Telecommunications Act Accessibility Guidelines; Federal Register Vol. 63, Issue RULE 98-2414 II ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD 1998-03-05 Docket No. 97-1 8150-01-P 98-2414 Final rule.

The Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board) is issuing final guidelines for accessibility, usability, and compatibility of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The Act requires manufacturers of telecommunications 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. When it is not readily achievable to make the equipment accessible, the Act requires manufacturers to ensure that the equipment is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve access, if readily achievable.

Effective date: March 5, 1998. Dennis Cannon, Office of Technical and Information Services, Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, 1331 F Street, NW., suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004- 1111. Telephone number (202) 272-5434 extension 35 (voice); (202) 272- Vol. 63, no. 22 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 1998-02-03 continuing daily deposited born digital 283 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-02-03 P0b002ee180a4d62c 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr03fe98 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-1998-02-03 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-1998-02-03/pdf/FR-1998-02-03.pdf fdlp 5447 5720 DGPO 2010-09-24 2023-05-17 FR-1998-02-03 machine generated eng FR FR-1998-02-03 63 22