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Re: guidelines for physical infrastructure in India and other guidelines applicable.

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Apr 25, 2018 9:33AM

I fully agree, the comments about section 508 and the ADA do not make
sense. The only way the ADA would be applicable is if the United States
government was building a building over there, but that may come down to
what the treaty says.


Ryan E. Benson

On Wed, Apr 25, 2018, 11:01 glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Dave, that would be a valid point if we were talking about the US. But
> since Karthik's original question contained a phone number with an Indian
> country code (+91), I'm guessing any laws passed regarding the *Americans*
> with Disabilities Act probably don't apply. Just like if I hired a builder
> in the US, I wouldn't expect them to know about any British or Indian
> building codes.
>
>
> On Wed, Apr 25, 2018 at 8:39 AM, Andrews, David B (DEED) <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > At the risk of sounding snarky, the ADA was passed in 1990 and has been
> > enforced since then. If a builder doesn't already know about it, I would
> > question using that builder. That is pretty out of touch!!!
> >
> > Dave
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