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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4782 

To promote the provision of exercise or fitness equipment, and exercise or 

fitness classes and instruction, that are accessible to individuals with 

disabilities. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 25, 2024 

Ms. DUCKWORTH (for herself and Mr. CASEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions 

A BILL 

To promote the provision of exercise or fitness equipment, 

and exercise or fitness classes and instruction, that are 

accessible to individuals with disabilities. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Exercise and Fitness 

5 for All Act of 2024’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) ACCESS BOARD.—The term ‘‘Access Board’’ 

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1 riers Compliance Board established under section 

2 502 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 

3 792). 

4 (2) ACCESSIBLE EXERCISE MACHINES AND

5 EQUIPMENT.—The term ‘‘accessible exercise ma6 chines and equipment’’— 

7 (A) means exercise machines and equip8 ment that— 

9 (i) are accessible to, and can be inde10 pendently used and operated by, individ11 uals with disabilities; and 

12 (ii) are considered a fixed or built-in 

13 element of a facility; and 

14 (B) includes equipment— 

15 (i) that complies with the American 

16 Society for Testing and Materials (referred 

17 to in this section as ‘‘ASTM’’) Standard 

18 Specification for Universal Design of Fit19 ness Equipment for Inclusive Use by Per20 sons with Functional Limitations and Im21 pairments, ASTM F3021–17 (or any cor22 responding similar ASTM standard); and 

23 (ii) that complies with other ASTM 

24 standards with specifications for inclusive 


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1 use of specific exercise machines or equip2 ment. 

3 (3) EXERCISE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT.— 

4 The term ‘‘exercise machines and equipment’’ means 

5 devices such as motorized treadmills, stair climbers 

6 or step machines, stationary bicycles, rowing ma7 chines, weight machines, circuit training equipment, 

8 cardiovascular equipment, strength equipment, or 

9 other similar equipment. 

10 (4) EXERCISE OR FITNESS SERVICE PRO11 VIDER.—The term ‘‘exercise or fitness service pro12 vider’’— 

13 (A) means an entity that— 

14 (i) provides exercise machines and 

15 equipment, or exercise or fitness instruc16 tion, including in individual or group for17 mats, such as personal training, nutrition 

18 coaching, exercise or fitness classes or 

19 clubs, for the use of patrons; and 

20 (ii) is considered a public accommoda21 tion under section 301 of the Americans 

22 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 

23 12181) or is considered a public entity 

24 under section 201 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 

25 12131); and 


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1 (B) includes a stand-alone exercise or fit2 ness center and an exercise or fitness center 

3 within an entity such as a hotel, retirement 

4 community, gymnasium, elementary or sec5 ondary school, or institution of higher edu6 cation. 

7 (5) INDIVIDUAL WITH A DISABILITY.—The term 

8 ‘‘individual with a disability’’ means any person with 

9 a disability as defined in section 3 of the Americans 

10 with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102). 

11 SEC. 3. EXERCISE AND FITNESS ACCESSIBILITY GUIDE12 LINES AND REGULATIONS. 

13 (a) ESTABLISHMENT OF GUIDELINES.—Not later 

14 than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 

15 the Access Board shall develop and publish guidelines for 

16 accessible exercise machines and equipment and for exer17 cise or fitness service providers. 

18 (b) CONTENTS OF GUIDELINES.—The guidelines de19 scribed in subsection (a) shall specify for accessible exer20 cise machines and equipment provided by an exercise or 

21 fitness service provider— 

22 (1) the scope of coverage of the guidelines; 

23 (2) the appropriate number of items and types 

24 of accessible exercise machines and equipment; 


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1 (3) the placement of such machines and equip2 ment within a facility and among similar types of 

3 machines and equipment; and 

4 (4) communications features, such as closed 

5 captioning on monitors, audible output of visual con6 tent for people who are blind or have low vision, vis7 ual indications of information conveyed audibly, and 

8 controls for people with limited dexterity or mobility. 

9 (c) REVIEW AND AMENDMENT.—The Access Board 

10 shall periodically review and, as appropriate, amend the 

11 guidelines, and shall issue the resulting guidelines as re12 vised guidelines. 

13 (d) REGULATIONS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Pursuant to titles II and III 

15 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 

16 U.S.C. 12131 et seq.; 42 U.S.C. 12181 et seq.) re17 garding the accessibility of public entities and public 

18 accommodations, respectively, not later than 18 

19 months after the Access Board issues guidelines 

20 under this section, the Department of Justice shall 

21 issue regulations regarding the provision of acces22 sible exercise machines and equipment and accessi23 bility of exercise or fitness instruction. 

24 (2) EXERCISE MACHINES AND EQUIPMENT.— 

25 With respect to the provision of exercise machines 


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1 and equipment, the regulations shall be consistent 

2 with the Access Board guidelines. 

3 (3) EXERCISE OR FITNESS INSTRUCTION.—The 

4 regulations shall— 

5 (A) ensure that exercise or fitness instruc6 tion offered by the exercise or fitness service 

7 provider are accessible to individuals with dis8 abilities; 

9 (B) ensure that the exercise or fitness 

10 service provider makes available during oper11 ating hours at least one employee trained to 

12 provide assistance to individuals with disabil13 ities in their use of exercise machines and 

14 equipment, including accessible machines and 

15 equipment; and 

16 (C) ensure that exercise or fitness service 

17 providers notify individuals with disabilities, in 

18 an appropriate and accessible manner, about 

19 the availability of such assistance specified in 

20 subparagraph (B), including providing informa21 tion on how individuals with disabilities can re22 quest such assistance. 

23 (4) CONSIDERATIONS.—In issuing the regula24 tions, the Department of Justice shall take into con25 sideration each of the following: 


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1 (A) Whether the exercise or fitness service 

2 provider is providing exercise machines and 

3 equipment or instruction at a new or existing 

4 facility. 

5 (B) The physical size of the exercise or fit6 ness facility, as well as the number of patrons 

7 served at the facility. 

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