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The Department is not changing the requirements for programĪccessibility. In that situation, a restroom would beĬonsidered to be an “area containing a primary function” of the Provision of restrooms is a primary purpose of the facility, such asĪt a highway rest stop. Restroom areas considered to contain a primary function unless the The NPRM also provided that areas such as supply storage rooms,Įmployee lounges and locker rooms, janitorial closets, entrances,Īnd corridors are not areas containing a primary function. The criteria for determining when the cost of alterations to the path of travel is “disproportionate” to the Section 35.151(b)(4)(iii) of the final rule establishes Subject to the residential facilities standards) in section 202.4 ofĢ004 ADAAG. The Access Board included the path of travel requirement forĪlterations to facilities covered by the standards (other than those Of the overall alteration, as determined under criteria established Title III, they are limited to the extent that the cost and scope ofĪlterations to the path of travel are disproportionate to the cost Where the specific requirements for path of travel apply under Measures taken solely to comply with program accessibility

35.151(b)(4) contained the requirementsįor path of travel.

II) that are contained in the title III regulation to the title II (as modified to apply to the program accessibility standard in title Travel requirements and the exemption relating to barrier removal It–is readily accessible to and usable by individuals withĭisabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs. The maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the alteredĪrea–and the restrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving That contains a primary function, the entity shall ensure that, to That affects or could affect the usability of or access to an area Regulation are based on section 303(a)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C.ġ2183(a)(2), which provides that when an entity undertakes anĪlteration to a place of public accommodation or commercial facility The path of travel requirements contained in the title III Relating to alterations and path of travel for covered entities,Īlthough the 1991 Standards describe standards for path of travelĭuring alterations to a primary function. Regulatory language comparable to the 1991 title III regulation The 1991 title II regulation does not contain any specific The Department received no significant commentsĪbout this section. 35.151 to maintain consistency between theĭesign requirements that apply under title II and those that apply Standards since the effective date of the ADA. III regulation and in the 1991 Standards (applicable to both publicĪccommodations and facilities used by public entities), so it hasĪpplied to any covered facility that was constructed under the 1991

This exception was contained in the title Impracticable only in those rare circumstances when the uniqueĬharacteristics of terrain prevent the incorporation ofĪccessibility features.

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Full compliance will be considered structurally Requirements of this section is not required where an entity canĭemonstrate that it is structurally impracticable to meet the 35.151(a)(2), to provide that full compliance with the The Department has added a new section, designated as Unchanged in the final rule, but has been redesignated as Sec.ģ5.151(a)(1). Section 35.151(a), which provided that those facilities that are constructed or altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed, constructed, or altered to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, is

State and Local Government Facilities: Guidance on the Revisions to 28 CFR 35.151 Guidance on the Revisions to 28 CFR 35.151

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