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

II. Definitions of Standards and Guidelines Referenced in This Document

1991 Standards means the requirements in the ADA Standards for Accessible Design published as Appendix A to 28 CFR part 36 on July 26, 1991, and republished as Appendix D to 28 CFR part 36 on September 15, 2010. For purposes of compliance with title II of the ADA, covered entities were not permitted to use the elevator exemption contained at sections 4.1.3(5) and 4.1.6(1)(j) of the 1991 Standards.

2004 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines means the minimum accessibility guidelines published by the United States Access Board in 2004 for both the ADA and the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA).¹

2004 ADAAG means the requirements set forth in Appendices B and D to 36 CFR 1191 which are the ADA scoping chapters and the common technical requirements in the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines.

2004 ABAAG means the requirements set forth in Appendices C and D to 36 CFR 1191 which are the ABA scoping chapters and the common technical requirements in the ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines.

UFAS means the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards. HUD’s Section 504 regulation references sections 3 through 8 of UFAS for purposes of compliance with Section 504.²

2010 Standards means the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design as defined in the regulation implementing title II of the ADA and consists of the 2004 ADAAG as applied to entities covered by title II of the ADA (i.e.,public entities) and the requirements contained in 28 CFR 35.151.