Here is today's Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns (KCDC) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Information Network message.  I hope you have a wonderful day. 

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)

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This message is from the United States (US) Access Board.

December 19, 2024

DOT Adopts Access Board’s Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines into Enforceable Standards

On December 18, the Department of Transportation (DOT) issued a final rule adopting the Access Board’s Public Right-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines (PROWAG) [ [link removed] ] as part of its Americans with Disability Act (ADA) standards for new construction and alterations of transit stops in the public right-of-way. The ADA directs the Access Board to issue technical guidelines for accessible design that serve as the basis of DOT and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) enforceable ADA Accessibility Standards.

Once DOT’s final rule [ [link removed] ] becomes effective on January 17, 2025, new construction and alterations of transit stops in the public right-of-way will be required to comply with technical accessibility specifications.

Learn More [ [link removed] ]

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This message is from the United States (US) Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the US Department of Labor (DOL).  View as a webpage [ [link removed] ]  /  Share U.S. EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION ________________________________________ FREE WEBINAR    Get to Know Us Get to know the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the US Department of Labor. We will provide information and resources for workers and employers.  Thursday, January 16, 2025 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Eastern Time   Register HERE [ [link removed] ] Submit questions and accommodation requests to: [email protected]   U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 131 M St. NE, Washington, D.C.  20507 www.eeoc.gov [ [link removed] ] | [email protected] 800-669-4000 | 844-234-5122 (ASL Videophone)   [ [link removed] ]
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