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The accessibility requirements for existing facilities are the lowest and easiest-to-meet standard. A dental practice in an existing office that does not require renovation must remove architectural barriers to the extent that doing so is readily achievable, which the Act describes as something that is “easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense.” The standard of readily achievable barrier removal does not mean the office must be “fully accessible.” However, a dentist may wish to undertake an audit of what barriers to access exist, and determine which barriers can be removed without significant difficulty or expense. Keep in mind that other laws, such as state and local accessibility laws, may impose even more stringent requirements that would require additional compliance steps.