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class="text-normal text-white margin-0"> Access Board Rulemaking and Initiatives </h1> </div> </div> <div class=""> <div class="grid-container maxw-desktop"> <div class="grid-row grid-gap usa-prose"> <main id="main-content"class="desktop:grid-col-9 margin-y-5"> <div id="content"> <h2 id="rulemaking">Rulemaking</h2> <p>The Access Board takes on regulatory initiatives to develop accessibility guidelines and standards. Visit <a href="/about/rulemaking.html">Access Board Rulemaking Process</a> to learn how the board develops guidelines and standards, some historical background, and a listing of final rules. The Access Board鈥檚 <a href="https://www.reginfo.gov/public/do/eAgendaMain?operation=OPERATION_GET_AGENCY_RULE_LIST&currentPub=true&agencyCode=&showStage=active&agencyCd=3014">Unified Agenda</a> is available from the Office of Management and Budget.</p> <h3 id="self-service-transaction-machines">Self-Service Transaction Machines</h3> <p><img src="/images/uploads/sstm-small.png" alt="atm machine" class="img-right" /></p> <p><a href="/sstm/">Self-Service Transaction Machines</a> (SSTMs) and self-service kiosks are now a common feature in places of public accommodation, government offices, and other facilities. They allow customers to conduct an expanding range of transactions and functions independently. However, SSTMs and self-service kiosks have long posed accessibility barriers to people with disabilities, particularly those who are blind or have low vision.</p> <h3 id="electric-vehicle-charging-stations">Electric Vehicle Charging Stations</h3> <p><img src="/images/uploads/ev-station-small.png" alt="electric vehicle charging station" class="img-left" /></p> <p><a href="/evse/">Electric Vehicle Charging Stations</a> are becoming commonplace with the rising production and use of electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles and it is expected that the installation and use of Electric Vechicle (EV) charging stations will continue to expand. In partnership with the Department of Transportation, the Access Board issued a <a href="/ta/tad/ev/">technical assistance document</a> that addresses existing requirements and new recommendations for making EV charging stations accessible.</p> <h2 id="initiatives">Initiatives</h2> <h3 id="air-travel">Air Travel</h3> <p><img src="/images/uploads/airplane-small.png" alt="airplane departing" class="img-right" /></p> <p>The inability to use one鈥檚 wheelchair on airplanes makes air travel very difficult, if not impossible, for many people with disabilities. Among other challenges, it requires multiple transfers between boarding chairs and aircraft seats, posing injury risks. Visit the Access Board鈥檚 <a href="/aircraft/">Aircraft page</a> to learn more about improving the usability and reliably of onboard wheelchairs on aircraft.</p> <h3 id="artificial-intelligence">Artificial Intelligence</h3> <p><img src="/images/uploads/computer-with-wires.png" alt="computer with branching wires" class="img-right" /></p> <p>Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to advance accessibility, but it can also create barriers for people with disabilities. The Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence tasks the Access Board with several actions to help address equity and accessibility with respect to AI. Visit the Access Board鈥檚 <a href="/ai/">AI page</a> for more information.</p> <h3 id="autonomous-vehicles">Autonomous Vehicles</h3> <p><img src="/images/uploads/av-bus-small.png" alt="autonomous bus" class="img-right" /></p> <p>Self-driving cars, shuttles, and other vehicles stand to revolutionize transportation and have the potential to dramatically expand transit options for people with disabilities. Their cutting-edge technologies and engineering innovations have the potential to significantly expand transit options for many people, including those with disabilities. It is important that autonomous vehicles (AVs) are designed to be inclusive of everyone. Visit the Access Board鈥檚 <a href="/av/">AV page</a> for more information.</p> </div> </main> <aside class="desktop:grid-col-3 margin-y-5"> <div class="padding-2 border bg-white shadow"> <div class="text-center"> <img src="/images/stock/question.svg" class="maxh-15" alt="" /> <div class="text-center"> <h4 class="padding-1 bg-secondary-darker text-white">Technical Assistance</h4> <span class="font-body-3xs">Contact the Access Board for technical assistance on its accessibility guidelines and standards</span> <ul class="usa-list usa-list--unstyled padding-top-1 font-body-3xs"> <li class="padding-bottom-0">(202) 272-0080, x3</li> <li class="padding-bottom-0"><a href="mailto:ta@access-board.gov">ta@access-board.gov</a></li> </ul> </div> <br> <div class="border-top-1 border-accent-cool-darker padding-top-2 margin-bottom-4 usa-prose"> <div class="text-center"> <img src="/images/stock/presenter.svg" class="maxh-15" alt="" /> <div class="text-center"> <h4 class="padding-1 bg-secondary-darker text-white">Trainings</h4> <span class="font-body-3xs">For more information on the Board鈥檚 training program, contact the Training Coordinator</span> <br> <ul class="usa-list usa-list--unstyled padding-top-1 font-body-3xs"> <li class="padding-bottom-0">(202) 272-0029 (v)</li> <li class="padding-bottom-0"><a href="mailto:training@access-board.gov">training@access-board.gov</a></li> </ul> </div> </div class> <br> <div class="border-top-1 border-accent-cool-darker padding-top-2 margin-bottom-4 usa-prose"> <h4>Social Links</h4> <ul class="usa-list usa-list--unstyled padding-top-2"> <li class="padding-bottom-1"> <a class="text-blue" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5tRWTtV5eSw68N3tSpmyWw" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span ><i class="fab fa-youtube fa-2x margin-right-2" style="color: #FF0000; 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