Policy & Procedures

Army Regulations

• AR 600-7, dated 10 March 2020
  Unlawful Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs and Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance From or Conducted by the Department of the Army
  This regulation requires DoD facilities to conduct self-assessment. Think about your programs, not just drinking fountains and walkways.

Engineer Pamphlets

• EP 1130-2-550, dated 15 November 1996 revised 15 August 2002
  Projection Operations - Recreation Operations and Maintenance Guidance and Procedures
  • Chapter 5, Visitor Center Program

Engineer Regulations

• ER 1130-2-550, dated 15 November 1996 revised 15 August 2002
  Project Operations - Recreation Operations and Maintenance Policies
  This regulation establishes the policy for the management of recreation programs and activities, and for the operation and maintenance of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) recreation facilities and related structures, at civil works water resource projects.
  • Chapter 4, Interpretive Services and Outreach Program
  • Chapter 5, Visitor Center Program

Memos

• Archive

Other Policy

• Rehabilitation Act of 1973
  • The Corps should be in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. This act requires that "all programs and facilities be to the highest degree feasible, readily accessible and usable by all persons who have a disability, including mobility, visual, hearing, or mental impairments."

• Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979
  • Under ARPA, providing archeological exhibits is a Corps mission

• Americans with Disabilities Act / Architectural Barriers Act (ADA/ABA)
  • The Department of Defense (DOD) recently adopted new accessibility standards under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA), which requires access to federally funded facilities. The standards apply to military and other facilities under DOD's jurisdiction. According to a department memorandum issued on October 31, 2008, the new standards take effect immediately for projects and leasing actions, though projects before FY 2010 are required to comply to the maximum extent feasible. The memorandum details which facilities are covered by the policy, addresses exclusions and requests for modifications, and provides supplementary information on certain requirements in the standards. Additional information on the DOD standards and other ABA or ADA standards is available on the Boards website at http://www.access- board.gov/guidelines-and-standards.

• Americans with Disabilities Act

  • a. The Corps should be in compliance with the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended. This act requires that "all programs and facilities be to the highest degree feasible, readily accessible and usable by all persons who have a disability, including mobility, visual, hearing, or mental impairments."

    b. AR 600-7 (1983) requires DOD facilities to conduct self-assessment. Think about your programs, not just drinking fountains and walkways.

    c. Archeological exhibits are a mission under ARPA - Archeological Resources Protection Act of 1979.