aid: u-s-access-board url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-access-board/refs/heads/main/apis.yml apis: - aid: u-s-access-board:u-s-access-board name: U.S. Access Board tags: - Federal Government - Accessibility - Disability - Standards humanURL: https://www.access-board.gov/ properties: - url: https://www.access-board.gov/ type: Documentation - url: https://www.access-board.gov/about/ type: About - url: https://www.access-board.gov/ict/ type: Documentation title: ICT Accessibility Standards - url: https://www.access-board.gov/ada/ type: Documentation title: ADA Accessibility Standards - url: https://www.access-board.gov/guidance.html type: Documentation title: Guidance Documents description: >- The U.S. Access Board is an independent federal agency that advances accessibility for people with disabilities through the development of accessibility guidelines and standards for the built environment, transit vehicles, public rights-of-way, information and communication technology (ICT), and medical diagnostic equipment. The Access Board develops and maintains the ADA Accessibility Standards, the Revised Section 508 Standards for ICT procurement, and the Revised Section 255 Guidelines for telecommunications equipment. name: U.S. Access Board tags: - Federal Government - Accessibility - Disability - Standards - Built Environment - Transportation type: Contract image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg access: 3rd-Party created: '2024-11-20' modified: '2026-05-03' position: Consuming description: >- The U.S. Access Board is an independent federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through the development of accessibility guidelines and standards. The Board develops criteria for accessibility in the built environment, transportation, communication, and information and communication technology (ICT). It enforces the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) for federally funded facilities and provides technical assistance, training, and guidance documents to help organizations implement accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. common: - type: Website url: https://www.access-board.gov/ - type: About url: https://www.access-board.gov/about/ - type: GettingStarted url: https://www.access-board.gov/guidance.html - type: TermsOfService url: https://www.access-board.gov/about/policy/ - type: Features data: - name: ADA Accessibility Standards description: >- Minimum accessibility guidelines for places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act. - name: Section 508 ICT Standards description: >- Technical and functional requirements for information and communication technology procured or developed by federal agencies under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. - name: Section 255 Guidelines description: >- Accessibility requirements for telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment manufacturers under the Telecommunications Act. - name: ABA Standards description: >- Accessibility standards for facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with federal funds under the Architectural Barriers Act. - name: Technical Assistance description: >- Free technical assistance through webinars, training sessions, and direct responses to accessibility questions from designers, builders, and individuals with disabilities. - name: Guidance Documents description: >- Comprehensive guidance documents, animations, and technical aids explaining how to apply accessibility standards in practice. - type: UseCases data: - name: Federal ICT Procurement description: >- Federal agencies use Section 508 Standards to ensure that ICT they procure or develop is accessible to employees and members of the public with disabilities. - name: Building Accessibility Compliance description: >- Architects, builders, and facility managers use ADA and ABA Standards to design and construct accessible facilities. - name: Telecommunications Accessibility description: >- Telecommunications manufacturers use Section 255 Guidelines to build accessible telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment. - name: Public Right-of-Way Design description: >- Transportation engineers and municipalities use PROWAG guidelines for designing accessible pedestrian facilities, including crosswalks, curb ramps, and shared-use paths. - name: Accessibility Training description: >- Organizations attend Access Board training and webinars to learn how to implement accessibility requirements across built environments and technology systems. - type: Integrations data: - name: Section508.gov description: >- GSA-administered government-wide IT accessibility program that implements Section 508 Standards and provides guidance and tools for federal agencies. - name: WCAG description: >- Web Content Accessibility Guidelines developed by W3C, harmonized with Section 508 ICT Standards for web and software accessibility. - name: European EN 301 549 description: >- European accessibility standard for ICT products and services, harmonized with Section 508 to facilitate international procurement. - name: ADA Standards for Accessible Design description: >- Standards issued by the DOJ and DOT that incorporate Access Board ADA guidelines and apply them to specific regulated entities. - type: Vocabulary url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-access-board/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/u-s-access-board-vocabulary.yaml - type: JSON-LD url: >- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/u-s-access-board/refs/heads/main/json-ld/u-s-access-board-context.jsonld maintainers: - FN: Kin Lane email: kin@apievangelist.com specificationVersion: '0.19'