Created in 1973, the U.S. Access Board is a federal agency that serves to ensure accessibility in federally funded properties/buildings. The agency is responsible for determining accessibility standards when it comes to built environments, vehicles used for transportation, equipment in the medical field, tools for communicating, as well as IT. 

United States Access Board 

The yearly issued document that contains the 50 main agencies that are subject to any and all federal law and regulation, and each of the 50 sections contain many subsections that are more specialized. Each area has published applicable rules they are required to implement and follow in accordance and addition with public laws.

United States Code of Federal Regulations

United States Federal Agencies that contribute to the protection of disability rights. 

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Organizations and agencies at the United States federal and state level that are tasked with protecting disability rights. 

United States Government Groups Focused on Disability Rights

Government and Local Disability Programs: USAGov. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://www.usa.gov/disability-programs

Government Disability Programs and Services

Federal Agencies that Aim to Protect Disability Rights

The Office of Special Education Programs replaces what was formerly the Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped and was only one of the programs a part of the OSERS 

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