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Subject:               ADA Title II: Proposed rulemaking
**************** NOTICE **********************
The US Department of Justice proposes a  rule to amend the regulation 
implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act to clarify the 
requirement for installation of curb ramps at existing pedestrian walkways.  
The proposal, which was published in the Federal Register on November 27, 
1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 58462), would extend the time period for compliance to 
January 26, 2000, for curb ramps serving State and local government 
facilities, transportation, places of public accommodation, other places of 
employment, and at the residences of individuals with disabilities.  It would 
extend the time period for providing curb ramps at existing pedestrian 
walkways in other areas until January 26, 2005, and it would require public 
entities to include a schedule for the implementation of these requirements 
in their transition plans.
Comments on this proposed rule may be sent to:
 John L. Wodatch, Chief
 Disability Rights Section
 Civil Rights Division
 U.S. Department of Justice
 Rulemaking Docket 007
 P.O. Box 65485
 Washington, D.C. 20035.
Comments may also be sent to the Civil Rights Division via the Internet. 
Comments should be addressed to:
 comments_ada@justice.usdoj.gov.
If your comment is transmitted in a word processing file, please specify the 
format.  Flat ASCII files are preferred.
Comments to be assured of consideration, comments must be in writing and must 
be received on or before January 26, 1996.  Comments that are received after 
the closing date will be considered to the extent practicable.
Comments submitted to the Department of Justice will be available for 
inspection in the offices of the Disability Rights Section, 1425 New York 
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through 
Friday, except legal holidays from December 13, 1995 until the Department 
publishes the rule in final form.  Persons who need assistance to review the 
comments will be provided with appropriate aids such as readers or 
magnification devices.
To be included in the record of this rulemaking, comments must include the 
name and address of the commenter.  Commenters who choose to transmit their 
comments via the Internet should include their name and address in the text 
of the comment.  Electronically transmitted comments that identify the 
commenter by screen name only will not be included in the record.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Copies of this rule are available in the following accessible formats:
 standard print
 large print
 Braille
 electronic file on computer disk
and  audio-tape.
 Copies may be obtained from the Disability Rights Section at the telephone 
numbers listed above.  The rule is also available on the Civil Rights 
Division's electronic bulletin board at (202) 514-6193.  This telephone 
number is not a toll-free number.  The rule is also available on the 
Internet.  It can be accessed with gopher client software (gopher.usdoj.gov), 
through other gopher servers using the University of Minnesota master gopher 
(under North America, USA, All, Department of Justice), with World Wide Web 
software (http://www.usdoj.gov), or through the White House WWW server 
(http://www.whitehouse.gov).
Todd Andersen, AIA
Regards,
           Warren
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