# U.S. Access Board

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/u-s-access-board/  
**Website:** https://www.access-board.gov/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

The U.S. Access Board is an independent federal agency that promotes equality for people with disabilities through the development of accessibility guidelines and standards. The Board develops criteria for accessibility in the built environment, transportation, communication, and information and communication technology (ICT). It enforces the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) for federally funded facilities and provides technical assistance, training, and guidance documents to help organizations implement accessibility requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

## Kin Score — 21.1 / 100 (emerging)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 21.1).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 50.0 |
| Contract Quality | 15.5 |
| Governance | 15.2 |
| Contract Governance | 15.2 |
| Operational Transparency | 10.5 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 14.3 |
| Commercial Clarity | 26.3 |
| Access Clarity | 26.3 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 27.8 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 3.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## Security (1)

- **U S Access Board Domain Security** — TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **U S Access Board Plans Pricing**

## Use cases (5)

- **Federal ICT Procurement** — Federal agencies use Section 508 Standards to ensure that ICT they procure or develop is accessible to employees and members of the public with disabilities.
- **Building Accessibility Compliance** — Architects, builders, and facility managers use ADA and ABA Standards to design and construct accessible facilities.
- **Telecommunications Accessibility** — Telecommunications manufacturers use Section 255 Guidelines to build accessible telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment.
- **Public Right-of-Way Design** — Transportation engineers and municipalities use PROWAG guidelines for designing accessible pedestrian facilities, including crosswalks, curb ramps, and shared-use paths.
- **Accessibility Training** — Organizations attend Access Board training and webinars to learn how to implement accessibility requirements across built environments and technology systems.

## Tags

Federal-Government, Accessibility, Disability, Standards, Built Environment, Transportation

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/u-s-access-board/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.