Source: https://www.dos.ny.gov/info/regulatory_activity/part300us.html
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(Statutory authority: Executive Law, § 101; ch. 190, L. 2014)
§ 300.1 Purpose
§ 300.2 Effect
§ 300.3 Intent
§ 300.4 Accessibility Wording
§ 300.5 Accessibility Symbol
§ 300.6 Accessibility Graphic and Components
§ 300.1 Purpose.
The intent of this regulation is to comply with Executive Law, section 101(1), which directs the Secretary of State to promulgate rules and regulations related to removing the word “handicapped” wherever it appears on signs or other means of communication, and to changing the current accessibility symbol.
§ 300.2 Effect.
This Part shall apply only to any signs installed on and after November 22, 2014, whether installed in a location where no sign was previously posted or installed to replace a sign.
§ 300.3 Intent.
The intent of this regulation is to remove the word “handicapped” wherever it appears on signs or other means of communication as detailed in section 300.4 of this part and to implement the use of the accessibility icon described and illustrated in sections 300.5 and 300.6 of this Part on signage designating accessible facilities. No other criteria, which may be applicable to accessibility signage, including but not limited to coloring schemes, sizing parameters or placement requirements, is considered by this Part.
§ 300.4 Accessibility Wording.
The word “handicapped” shall be removed from any signs or other means of communication where such word appears; the word “accessible” may be used in its place.
§ 300.5 Accessibility Symbol.
Wherever the universal symbol of access depicting a static figure in a wheelchair appears or would appear on signs and on other means of communication, a symbol depicting a dynamic character leaning forward and with a sense of movement shall appear instead:
§ 300.6 Accessibility Graphic and Components.
The following graphic and explanations of its component parts, as provided by The Accessible Icon Project (http://www.accessibleicon.org/icon.html), are included here for illustrative purposes only and to further emphasize that removal of the word “handicapped” and the updated depiction of a dynamic person in a wheelchair broadcasts an important message that emphasis should be on the person rather than the disability.
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