Now Online: ICC Bulletin Board Archives

Greetings Community Participants! 

Since we launched our new website, we’ve been working on archiving our previous bulletin board. Our goal was to provide you with access to the wealth of valuable information and opinions that accumulated over the years of its existence.  Over the last two weeks, we’ve received an overwhelming amount of requests for these archives and we’re happy to announce they are now ready.  View the Bulletin Board archives now!

2009 Annual Conference and Code Hearings 

Be heard at the code hearings, network with your peers, attend training, and update your certifications all at the Code Council's Annual Conference, Code Development Hearings and Expo, Oct. 24-Nov. 11 in Baltimore.  Register today!

Education programs will include the 2006 IBC Accessibility and Usability class on Nov. 2 and 3.   The Instructor, Kim Paarlberg, will also discuss changes to accessibilty requirements in the 2009 IBC and new items that will be included in the 2009 edition of the referenced technical standard, ICC A117.1.  Kim will also be giving a Crackerbarrel discussion on the significant changes to the 2009 ICC A117.1.

ADA Title II & Title III Revisions

The revisions to Title II and Title III regulations to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) remain on hold based on actions taken  by the Obama Administration. It is anticipated that the revisions to Title II and III will not be published as “final” until late in 2009. For a comparison matrix of the new ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines on IBC and the latest information from DOJ and the Access Board view ICC's Accessibility page.

Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Released the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Americans with Disabilities Ammendments Act (ADAAA) on September 23, 2009.  There will be a 60 day comment period which ends on November 23, 2009. View the regulations and the Q&A document.

IBC a "Safe Harbor" for Accessibility Compliance

On July 18, 2007, Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a report in the Federal Register that announced its approval of the 2006 International Building Code (IBC) as a ‘safe harbor’ for compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act. View the report and stay tunedregarding HUD’s review of the 2009 IBC!

DOJ’s Multi-Family Housing Access Forum To Be Held In Kansas City, Missouri, On Tuesday, November 17, 2009.  Jay Woodward, ICC Senior Staff Architect, will be contributing.