The ABA requires that facilities designed, built, altered, or leased with funds supplied by the United States Federal Government be accessible to the public.
[2] The ABA marks one of the first efforts to ensure that certain federally funded buildings and facilities are designed and constructed to be accessible to people with disabilities.
Uniform standards for the design, construction and alteration of buildings were created so that persons with disabilities will have ready access to and use of them.
These federal agencies are responsible for ensuring compliance with UFAS when funding the design, construction, alteration, or leasing of facilities.
Some departments have, as a matter of policy, also required compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act accessibility guidelines (which otherwise do not apply to the Federal sector) in addition to UFAS.