Sec. 4. Exercise and fitness accessibility guidelines
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Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Access Board shall develop and publish guidelines for exercise or fitness service providers regarding the provision of accessible exercise or fitness equipment, including relevant personnel training. The guidelines described in subsection
(a)shall— be consistent with the Standard Specification for Universal Design of Fitness Equipment for Inclusive Use by Persons with Functional Limitations and Impairments of the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM F3021–13) (and any future revisions thereto); ensure that— exercise or fitness equipment is accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities; and individuals with disabilities have independent entry to, use of, and exit from the exercise or fitness equipment, to the maximum extent possible; and take into consideration the following: Whether the exercise or fitness service provider is a new or existing facility. Whether the exercise or fitness service provider is staffed or not. Instruction and additional assistance on the use of the accessible exercise or fitness equipment (including specific accessibility features) for individuals with disabilities. The size and overall financial resources of the exercise or fitness service provider. The availability of closed captioning of video programing displayed on equipment and televisions provided by an exercise or fitness service provider. The Access Board shall periodically review and, as appropriate, amend the guidelines, and shall issue the resulting guidelines as revised guidelines.