24 CFR Part 8 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities - Notice: Instructions for use of alternative accessibility standard

Employee Work Areas—Section 203.9 of the 2010 Standards, and Similar Sections

The 2010 Standards require a more limited level of access within employee work areas in ADA-covered facilities than UFAS, which requires employee work areas to be fully accessible. As stated above, the Department has no authority to allow the use of an alternative standard that may reduce accessibility for individuals with disabilities without notice and comment rulemaking. Section 203.9, as well as Section 206.2.8, the Exception to Section 403.5, and the Exception to Section 405.8, all require less accessibility in employee work areas than UFAS. For this reason, HUD is not permitting use of the aforementioned sections of the 2010 Standards for employee work areas.