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MAAB standards are similar to those set by the federal ADA--an anti-discrimination statute that set sweeping requirements for accessibility in all public locations throughout the country, including private universities...
...while MAAB must be met only when a building is renovated, all buildings must meet ADA code, regardless of whether they have been renovated since the bill's passage...
Harvard has not been forced to meet these standards since ADA is not a building code--it is a standard enforceable only through the courts, and Harvard has never been the subject of an ADA lawsuit...
...There aren't any ADA police out there," says David A. Zewinski '76, associate dean for physical resources and planning. "The only police mechanism is MAAB, and if you don't satisfy them you don't get your building permit...
Since MAAB code is not a duplicate of the ADA, Harvard could even be the subject of a lawsuit where it has complied with MAAB regulations according to Zewinski, though he doubts such a lawsuit would be likely...