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• * <br />Trails and ihe AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT- index of articles, projects, and .. Page 2 of 4 <br />Training Partnership and trails traininp calendar <br />ACCESSIBLE TRAILS: OPINIONS and IDEAS <br />* Opinion: Are proposed ADA trail rules a nightmare or just <br />misunderstood? by Dave Startzell, Appalachian Trail Conference <br />* On the trail of accessibility awareness ; An editorial by Stuart Macdonald <br />and Christopher Douwes <br />AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT — see below for more on ADA proposals <br />for trails, p icnic and canipi n^ faciliiics. and beaches <br />How docs ADA affect trails and grecnways? The Americans with <br />Disabilities Act (ADA) requires us to address the accessibility of trails in <br />addition to buildings and programs. A Regulatory Negotiation Committee <br />has developed a final report of new rules for trails and outdoor recreation <br />facilities under the authority of the Access Board in Washington, DC. <br />The Access Board is preparing a proposed set of guidelines for public <br />comment that will address accessible trails, picnic and camping areas, and <br />beaches. These guidelines will be based on a report submitted to the Board <br />by the Outdoor Developed Areas Regulatory Negotiation Committee in <br />1999. During 2001, the Board is completing a cost-benefit analysis on the <br />proposal, which will be published along with the proposed guidelines after <br />Office of Management & Budget clearance. <br />♦Start here: Questions & Answers on ADA tr«il« acf*««ihiiity <br />♦Comprehensive Discussion of the Proposal by John McGovern: A Work in <br />Pr9gres$: Accessib le Trails, Campsites, and Other Outdoor Recreation Areas <br />♦Details of the Pocess: Negeiiators address trails for Americans wnth <br />Disabililies Act, <br />ACCESSIBLE TRAIL DESIGN <br />Federal Highway Administration has a publication Designing Sidewalks <br />and Trails for Access: Review of Existing Guidelines and Practices, which <br />provides examples of what States and localities are doing. To obtain a copy, <br />send a fax to the FHWA R&T Report Center at 301-577-1421, and request ’ <br />Publication FHWA-HEP-99-006. <br />START Thinking About Univ ersal Access <br />How accessible recreation facilities benefit everyope <br />New trails web site will provide Universal Access info rmation <br />http://www.americantrails.org/resources/accessible/S/28/2002