Bill > H4758

This bill aims to expand the availability of adaptable housing for consumers with disabilities, mobility impairments, and seniors. Key provisions include: - Expanding the composition of the Architectural Access Board (AAB) to include more representatives from disability advocacy groups. - Requiring the AAB to establish standards and procedures to make multiple dwellings, public buildings, and other facilities accessible, functional, and safe for use by persons with physical disabilities, including adaptability requirements for certain residential units. - Expanding the definition of "public building" to include privately-financed buildings open to public use, such as places of public accommodation. - Updating terminology throughout the law to use "person with a disability" instead of "physically handicapped person." - Defining new terms like "employee work area" and "gut rehabilitation" to clarify the scope and application of the law. The overall goal is to increase the accessibility and adaptability of housing and other buildings for individuals with disabilities, mobility impairments, and seniors, in alignment with federal laws like the Fair Housing Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act.