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 2017_register executive 2018-02-01 article Part IV Rules and Regulations D09002ee1c7f2e924 D09002ee1c7f2ea5b United States Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board originator org United States Government Agency or Subagency We, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board), are revising and updating, in a single rulemaking, our standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as our guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act of 1934. The revisions and updates to the section 508-based standards and section 255-based guidelines are intended to ensure that information and communication technology covered by the respective statutes is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. 82 FR 5790 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18/2017-00395 2017-00395 fr18ja17-17 RIN 3014-AA37 8150-01-P https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18/2017-00395 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/html/2017-00395.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/2017-00395.pdf Civil Rights Communications Communications Equipment Incorporation by Reference Individuals with Disabilities Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Telecommunications Computer Technology Electronic Products Government Employees Government Procurement 52 p. 5790 5841 82 FR 5790 Title 36 Part 1193 36 CFR Part 1193 Title 36 Part 1194 36 CFR Part 1194 RIN 3014-AA37 Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines; Federal Register Vol. 82, Issue RULE 2017-00395 IV ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD 2017-03-20 2018-01-18 8150-01-P 2017-00395 Final rule.

We, the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board or Board), are revising and updating, in a single rulemaking, our standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as well as our guidelines for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment covered by Section 255 of the Communications Act of 1934. The revisions and updates to the section 508-based standards and section 255-based guidelines are intended to ensure that information and communication technology covered by the respective statutes is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.

This final rule is effective March 20, 2017. However, compliance with the section 508-based standards is not required until January 18, 2018. Compliance with the section 255-based guidelines is not required until the guidelines are adopted by the Federal Communications Commission. The incorporation by reference of certain publications listed in the final rule is approved by the Director of the Federal Register as of March 20, 2017. Timothy Creagan, Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Telephone: (202) 272-0016 (voice) or (202) 272-0074 (TTY). Or Bruce Bailey, Access Board, 1331 F Street NW., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20004-1111. Telephone: (202) 272-0024 (voice) or (202) 272-0070 (TTY) Email Civil Rights Communications Communications Equipment Incorporation by Reference Individuals with Disabilities Reporting and Recordkeeping Requirements Telecommunications Computer Technology Electronic Products Government Employees Government Procurement Information and Communication Technology Standards and Guidelines , 508@access-board.gov board.gov http://codes.iccsafe.org/app/book/toc/ICC%20Standards/ICC%20A117.1-2009/index.html http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:32016L2102&from=EN http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/tableservices/jsf/pages/productview.xhtml?pid=ACS_14_5YR_B18104&prodType=table http://global.ihs.com http://idpf.org/epub/301 http://mandate376.standards.eu/frequently-asked-questions#difference http://scienceline.org/2012/01/okay-but-how-do-touch-screens-actually-work/ http://trade.ec.europa.eu/doclib/docs/2006/june/tradoc_127643.pdf http://w3.org/TR/2014/REC-wai-aria-20140320 http://w3.org/TR/ATAG20 http://w3.org/TR/UAAG20 http://w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1 http://www.access-board.gov/teitac-report http://www.aiim.org/Resources/Standards/AIIM_ISO_14289-1 http://www.anec.eu/attachments/ANEC-R&T-2014-SC-006.pdf http://www.archives.gov/Federal_register/code_of_Federal_regulations/ibr_locations.html http://www.atsc.org http://www.census.gov/eos/www/naics/ http://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/susb/technical-documentation/methodology.html http://www.easpd.eu/en/content/act-now-edf-position-european-standard-accessibility-requirements-suitable-public http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/01.01.01_60/en_301549v010101p.pdf http://www.etsi.org/deliver/etsi_en/301500_301599/301549/01.01.02_60/en_301549v010102p.pdf http://www.etsi.org/WebSite/document/aboutETSI/EC_Mandates/m376en.pdf http://www.global.ihs.com http://www.hfes.org http://www.hfes.org/Publications/ProductDetail.aspx?Id=76 http://www.iccsafe.org http://www.ieee.org http://www.ietf.org http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T http://www.itu.int/en/ITU-T/jca/ahf/Documents/Doc%20219.pdf http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-E.161-200102-I/en http://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-G.722.2-200307-I/en http://www.mobileburn.com/definition.jsp?term=capacitive+touchscreen http://www.rfc-base.org/txt/rfc-6716.txt http://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/conformance.html#uc-conforming-alt-versions-head http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20 http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/low-vision-a11y-tf/ http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/mobile-a11y-tf/ http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/omb/inforeg/regpol/circular-a-4_regulatory-impact-analysis-a-primer.pdf https://apps.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/FCC-16-53A1.pdf https://atsc.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/A53-Part-5-2014.pdf https://ibr.ansi.org/Standards/hfes.aspx https://www.access-board.gov/ https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/background/draft-rule-2010 https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/communications-and-it/about-the-ict-refresh/draft-rule-2011 https://www.fcc.gov/document/adoption-real-time-text-rtt-rules https://www.regulations.gov/ https://www.regulations.gov/docket?D=ATBCB-2015-0002 https://www.regulations.gov/document?D=DOT-OST-2011-0177-0108 https://www.sba.gov/contracting/getting-started-contractor/make-sure-you-meet-sba-size-standards/table-small-business-size-standards https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/intro.html https://www.w3.org/TR/wcag2ict/ Vol. 82, no. 11 Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration 2017-01-18 continuing daily deposited born digital 841 p. Table of Contents: AE 2.7: GS 4.107: AE 2.106: KF70.A2 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18 P0b002ee1982b9099 0097-6326 0042-1219 0364-1406 769-004-00000-9 000582072 f:fr18ja17 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/FR-2017-01-18 https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/pdf/FR-2017-01-18.pdf https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2017-01-18/xml/FR-2017-01-18.xml fdlp 5331 6165 DGPO 2018-02-01 2024-06-01 FR-2017-01-18 machine generated eng FR FR-2017-01-18 82 11