your voice needed to break reach barriers

[Guest guest]

SOMETHING BIG IS HAPPENING and I want to be sure that you are all in

on the action.

The federal government (Dept. of Justice) is updating it's ADA

access rules for the first time since 1991. The comments of Little

People have been specifically solicited due to the spillover effect

of access work that LPA began in 1994 on the ANSI A117.1 Committee

on Accessible and Usable Public Buildings and Facilities.

Members of LPA received a letter about this a couple of weeks ago

from Tricia Mason and Judith Irving. Yesterday, Tricia posted

the " Call to Action " on this listserv for those who may not have

received the letter.

I urge everyone to post their comments on the rulemaking or write a

letter following the instructions in Tricia's post on August 8th at

5:01 p.m.

The Dept. of Justice wants to know what Little People think! Let's

not miss this amazing opportunity.

For those who let the August 18th deadline pass by without taking

action, BE WARNED that lowering the reach range from 54 to 48 inches

in public places could slow down (or even cease) in existing

facilities. I wouldn't want to hazard a guess at how long it could

be before you can reach elevator buttons, ATMs, credit card readers,

etc in your community.

Sincerely,

Van Etten

LPA Delegate, ANSI A117.1 Committee (1994-2002)