Q&A: Accessible Legislation

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Q: In what year was the first accessibility standard published?

A: 1961

In 1961 the American Standards Association, later known as the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), published the first accessibility standard which was titled Making Buildings Accessible to and Usable by the Physically Handicapped. By 1973, forty-nine states had adapted accessibility legislation..

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