<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:verdana,sans-serif;font-size:small"><h1 align="left" style="background-color:rgb(242,242,242);line-height:1.2;font-family:helvetica;font-size:24px;color:rgb(0,51,102);margin:0px 0px 11px">U.S. Access Board Commemorates the 33rd Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)</h1><table width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;background-color:rgb(242,242,242);border-spacing:0px;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td><img src="https://content.govdelivery.com/attachments/fancy_images/USACCESS/2023/07/7961050/ada-signing_original.jpg" alt="President George H.W. Bush signing the ADA" width="174" height="124" align="right" hspace="7" class="gmail-CToWUd gmail-a6T" tabindex="0" style="cursor: pointer; outline: none; width: 174px; height: auto; float: right; line-height: 1; max-width: 100%; border: none;"><p align="left" style="line-height:1.4;font-family:helvetica;font-size:15px;color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px 0px 15px"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4">Today marks the 33</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4">rd</span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4"> anniversary of the </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4">Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), </span><span style="line-height:1.4">our nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law for people with disabilities that </span><span style="line-height:1.4">impacts</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> millions of Americans. </span><span style="line-height:1.4">The ADA bans discrimination based on disability in the private sector and the state and local government sectors and requires access</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> for all Americans</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> to programs and services, facilities, transportation, employment, and communication.</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> The U.S. Access Board celebrates the ADA, which extended </span><span style="line-height:1.4">its mi</span><span style="line-height:1.4">ssion </span><span style="line-height:1.4">to not only </span><span style="line-height:1.4">issue and </span><span style="line-height:1.4">enforce the </span></span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDAsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFjY2Vzcy1ib2FyZC5nb3YvYWJhLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA3MjYuODAxOTQwOTEifQ.I-WCaSXQZRmduJyBk00WcscBMhEOYcmwFAlNBkQiKVA/s/9117865/br/223214106084-l" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,51,102)"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4">Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4"> that ensure federal and federally leased buildings and facilities are accessible, but also </span><span style="line-height:1.4">issue </span><span style="line-height:1.4">the </span></span><a href="https://lnks.gd/l/eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJidWxsZXRpbl9saW5rX2lkIjoxMDEsInVyaSI6ImJwMjpjbGljayIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFjY2Vzcy1ib2FyZC5nb3YvYWRhLyIsImJ1bGxldGluX2lkIjoiMjAyMzA3MjYuODAxOTQwOTEifQ.dgKdiBfdtSwOupSrF1q8ESRHwwM1o7_fG2aW2KppM3M/s/9117865/br/223214106084-l" rel="noopener" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,51,102)"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4">ADA Accessibility Guidelines</span></span></a><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height:1.4"><span style="line-height:1.4"> for</span><span style="line-height:1.4"> buildings, facilities, and transient vehicles in</span> <span style="line-height:1.4">places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities</span><span style="line-height:1.4">.</span></span><span style="line-height:1.4"> </span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></div></div>