One of DCAB’s primary services is to review and provide recommendations on all State and County plans and specifications for buildings, facilities, and sites, as required under Hawaii Law HRS §103-50, in order to ensure that they are designed and constructed to be accessible to persons with disabilities.

NEW FROM FACILITY ACCESS

DCAB Facility Access Plan Submission and Review System
(posted 4/1/2019)

Press Release – DCAB Facility Access Plan Submission and Review System – (posted 4/2/2019)

Facility Access Review Forms

These forms are to be used by state and county agencies and their respective design consultants when submitting plans and specifications to DCAB for review under Hawaii Law HRS §103-50.

DCAB Document Review Fee

• FAQs

State Law and Rules Relating to Facility Access

The DCAB review process is governed by state law and its implementing administrative rules as noted below:

• Hawaii Outdoor Developed Areas Accessibility Guidelines (HODAAG Final) (pdf) – posted 5/26/16
• Hawaii Outdoor Developed Areas Accessibility Guidelines (HODAAG Final) (accessible pdf) – posted 5/26/16
• Hawaii Law HRS §103-50
• Facility Access, Title 11, Chapter 216 (Accessible Version)
• Facility Access, Title 11, Chapter 216 (PDF Version)
• Hawaii Revised Statutes §103-50 History – (updated 11/8/2018)

Accessibility Guidelines Adopted and Amended by DCAB

DCAB reviews state and county plans and specifications to the design guidelines of two federal laws, the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Federal Fair Housing Act, as adopted and amended by DCAB. DCAB also has the authority to render an Interpretive Opinion on those design guidelines as applicable to its review process and to approve a Site Specific Alternate Design for a particular project.

• 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
• 1991 Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines and 1994 Supplemental Notice to Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines
• DCAB Interpretive Opinions
• DCAB Site Specific Alternate Designs

Design Fact Sheets

Facility Access Reports and Archive of Past Document Reviews

DCAB Request For Speaking Engagement Form