NATIONAL COUNCIL ON DISABILITY JULY 26, 1997 JULY 26, 2010 In commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the ADA EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY The Making of the Americans...
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Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities
By June Isaacson Kailes Disability Policy Consultant jik@pacbell.net || http://www.jik.com 2011 Edition Copyright © December 1991; Revised 2005, 2011 Permission is granted...
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Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities
CONTAINS PROVISIONS FOR THOSE WITH: Mobility Disabilities • Blind or Low Vision • Deaf or Hard of hearing • Speech Disabilities • Cognitive Disabilities __________________________...
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Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
By June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant © June Isaacson Kailes, Disability Policy Consultant, Playa del Rey, California and The Center for Disability Issues and the Health...
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Guidelines for Writing about People with Disabilities
Call us toll-free 1-800-949-4232 V/TTY Find your regional center at www.adata.org For the most current and accessible version, please visit...
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Why Design for Accessibility?
, People with temporary disabilities....
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Ensure that people with mental health disabilities or I/DD have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the entities’ programs, services, and activities
Ensure that people with mental health disabilities or I/DD have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the entities’ programs, services, and activities....
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Make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to avoid disability discrimination in all interactions with people with mental health disabilities or I/DD
Make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to avoid disability discrimination in all interactions with people with mental health disabilities...
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Introduction
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II. Systemic Considerations
It is important that criminal justice entities anticipate and prepare for the disability-related needs of people with mental health disabilities or I/DD....
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A. Training
Criminal justice personnel are likely to encounter people with mental health disabilities or I/DD who are part of the communities they serve and protect....
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B. Analysis
Criminal justice entities have reviewed their policies, practices, procedures, and standing orders to ensure that they do not discriminate against people with mental health disabilities...
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Will you need assistance in an emergency evacuation?
Yes No Emotional, cognitive, thinking, or learning difficulties (may become confused when dealing with unfamiliar and unusual activity during an emergency, lose sense of direction...
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C. Collaboration with Other Entities
States, counties, and cities, which often administer both criminal justice and disability service systems, have obligations under the ADA to ensure people with mental health disabilities...
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Paragraph (i) Operable with limited cognitive skills (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (i) Operable with limited cognitive skills (Section-by-Section Analysis) No substantive comments were received on this paragraph and no changes were made, other than the editorial...
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4. UNDERSTANDING, REMEMBERING, LEARNING, COMMUNICATING
Difficulty with: Thinking of right words Putting thoughts together Following directions Speaking clearly Patient will need a family...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals with Cognitive Disabilities
If you are in a public area with many distractions, consider moving to a quiet or private location. Be prepared to repeat what you say, orally or in...
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Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Take Responsibility for Your Safety
A Harris Interactive survey commissioned by the National Organization on Disability, December 2001, found that "50 percent of employees with disabilities say no plans have been made to safely...
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Cognitive Impairments
Cognitive Impairments People with cognitive impairments may have problems with memory and concentration, understanding oral communication, and learning....
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302.9 With Limited Language, Cognitive, and Learning Abilities
ICT shall provide features making its use by individuals with limited cognitive, language, and learning abilities simpler and easier....
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Cognitive Disabilities
A cognitive disability prevents a person from using or accessing building features due to an inability to process or understand the information necessary to use those features....
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Meeting User Needs
Despite the expected variations in types of impairments as well as differences in severity of disability among the different levels of care, designers presumed that most older people in...
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§ 36.105(d)(2)(iii)(C) Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function
(C) Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function;...
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§1193.41(i) Operable with limited cognitive skills
(i) Operable with limited cognitive skills. Provide at least one mode that minimizes the cognitive, memory, language, and learning skills required of the user....