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The ABA stands as the first measure by Congress to ensure access to the built environment for people with disabilities. The law requires that buildings or facilities that were designed, built, or altered with federal dollars or leased by federal agencies after August 12, 1968 be accessible.
Standards issued under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) apply to facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds. Passed in 1968, the ABA is one of the first laws to address access to the built environment.
The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 ("ABA", Pub. L. 90–480, 82 Stat. 718, enacted August 12, 1968, codified at 42 U.S.C. § 4151 et seq.) is an Act of Congress, enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson.
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) requires access to facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds. The Access Board is the federal agency responsible for enforcing the ABA.
The Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) generally requires facilities that are designed, built, altered, or leased with Federal funds be accessible to individuals with disabilities.
(a) The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 4151-4157) requires certain Federal and Federally funded buildings and other facilities to be designed, constructed, or altered in accordance with standards that insure accessibility to, and use by, physically handicapped people.
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968. [Public Law 90-480] [Popularly known as the ‘‘Architectural Barriers Act of 1968’’] [As Amended Through P.L. 103–437, Enacted November 2, 1994]