Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Network message.? Please feel free to share.?

If you are new to this list serve, I recommend subscribing to the newsletter of the ADA Center in your region.? To find that center, go to the ADA National Network at?[link removed].? ?

The ADA Centers provide ADA information free of charge. They were created under the ADA? to provide information and technical assistance to businesses, state and local governments and citizens.? I use the Great Plains ADA Center for questions on a variety of topics and they have been very helpful.??

Martha

*Martha K. Gabehart* | "Executive Director
"Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC)
*Kansas Governor Laura Kelly
*900 SW Jackson, Suite 100 | Topeka, Kansas 66612
(785) 296-6525 (direct) | (785) 260-4027 (cell)

[email protected] | www.kcdcinfo.ks.gov [ [link removed] ]

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The Great Plains ADA Center has published their newsletter on their website [ [link removed] ].? Lots of good information.??

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The US Access Board researches accessibility requirements for physical accessibility, website access, medical equipment, pools, private rights of way and others things and then creates the standards used by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for the various accessibility standards called for the laws they enforce. DOJ must give their approval and publish them as the standards for the law.? The ADA accessibility standards were developed by the Access Board.?

US Access Board Meeting Reminder

January 17, 2024

U.S. Access Board Meeting and Webcast (January 24)

All are welcome to attend the next meeting of the U.S. Access Board, which will be open to the public and take place virtually on January 24 from 1:30 ? 3:00 p.m. (ET). The agenda for the meeting includes brief reports from standing and ad hoc Board committees and the Executive Director, federal agency updates, and a guest presentation by Andrew Nielson, Director of the Government-wide IT Accessibility Program in the General Services Administration?s Office of Government-wide Policy. Mr. Nielson will provide a briefing on the FY 23 Governmentwide Section 508 Assessment [ [link removed] ]. This report addresses the current state of federal Section 508 compliance and provides a baseline and recommendations for strengthening compliance initiatives and enhancing Section 508 activities across the federal government.

Members of the public may attend the meeting through the Zoom.gov platform or by phone (listen-only mode). For further information, contact Rose Marie Bunales at [email protected].

Meeting of the U.S. Access Board
January 24, 2024, 1:30 PM ? 3:00 PM (E.T.)
Zoom: [link removed]
Meeting ID: 161 129 0206
Dial in: (646) 828-7666
Contact: [email protected]

Agenda
? Introductory Remarks and Roll Call
? Board vote on approval of draft October 2023 meeting minutes
? Board vote on submitting Final Rule for Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards to Office of Management and Budget for review
? Executive Director?s Report
? Guest Presentation: ?FY 23 Governmentwide Section 508 Assessment? by Andrew Nielson, GSA
? Standing Committee Reports
? Election Assistance Commission
? Ad Hoc Committee Reports
? Federal Agency Updates
? New Business
? Adjourn
Learn More [ [link removed] ]

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