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Approved in 2025
September 12, 2025Director’s Order #42: Accessibility of National Park Service Facilities, Programs, Services, and Activities
This Order provides updated NPS policies and procedures for ensuring visitors with disabilities can access NPS facilities, transportation systems, information and communication technology, interpretive and educational programs, and services. It reflects the current understanding of access for people with disabilities, particularly access to recreation, and is consistent with accessibility laws and regulations. It supersedes and replaces the original Director's Order #42: Accessibility for Visitors with Disabilities, dated November 3, 2000.
Last updated: September 12, 2025