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The Great Plains ADA Center (GPADA) and International Code Council (ICC)
have a longstanding and effective collaboration toward bettering the lives of
persons with disabilities. We at the GPADA recently became aware that the ICC
is proposing the use of their family of I-Codes by the Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) toward emergency preparedness and response.
The ICC released the following statement for distribution. The GPADA is not
endorsing or advocating for any outcome in this proposal.
"FEMA has proposed updates to its Public Assistance Consensus-Based Codes,
Specifications, and Standards (CBCSS) policy with comments due April 26th.
This policy establishes minimum standards for federally funded reconstruction of
public infrastructure after a major disaster. The International Code Council is
circulating an organizational sign-on letter, which urges FEMA to ensure that
accessibility is built into the Agency’s federally funded recovery efforts.
If your organization has any questions or would like to be listed as a signatory to
the letter, please contact Gabe Maser at gmaser@iccsafe.org."
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