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ADA Facelift Delayed

By the time we see it, it may be outdated again – I am not talking about the newest shoe trend, I am talking about  the proposition fro a  revised Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and corresponding Accessibility Guidelines.  There was hope that this would be passed by President Bush prior to leaving office.  This never happened.  Now, with President Obama in charge, the Department of Justice withdrew the final draft rules in response to a memorandum from the Chief of Staff directing Executive Branch agencies to defer publication of any new regulations until the rules are reviewed and approved by the newly appointed officials.

No final action will be taken until these new officials have had the opportunity to review the rule-making record.  These officials will have the full range of rule-making options available to them.  Until then, the existing ADA Regulations shall be followed.

In Chicago, we are already one step ahead complying with many of the proposed requirements, but beware; sometimes compliance with the Chicago Building Code does not always meet compliance with the current ADA.

So maybe sometime later in 2009 we will see the passed ADA requirements but, our best guess is that these will already be out of fashion…

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