A public entity is not required to permit a service animal if the animal would create a legitimate safety risk or would fundamentally alter the nature of a public entity’s programs, services...
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2010 ADA Definition
Public Entity: From Regulation 36.104: (1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 103(8) of the Rail Passenger Service Act).
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Service Animals
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Miniature Horses
Public entities must allow miniature horses to accompany people with disabilities where “reasonable.”...
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§35.106 Notice
§35.106 Notice Section 35.106 requires a public entity to disseminate sufficient information to applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons to inform them of...
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Effective Communication
Title II Regulations 28 § 35.160 General: (a) (1) A public entity shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, members of the public...
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§35.170 Complaints (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Although §35.107 requires public entities that employ 50 or more persons to establish grievance procedures for resolution of complaints, exhaustion of those procedures is not a prerequisite...
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Auxiliary Aids and Services
Often ensuring effective communication requires public entities to provide “auxiliary aids and services” which may include the following: For people who are deaf or have hearing loss:...
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Primary Consideration
Public entities are required to give primary consideration to the type of auxiliary aid or service requested by the person with the disability unless they can demonstrate that another equally...
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Companions
entity, who, along with such individual, is an appropriate person with whom the public entity should communicate In the past (and currently), some public entities have expected...
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Undue Burden
Public entities are not required to provide an auxiliary aid or service that would fundamentally alter the program, service, or activity or would result in undue financial and administrative...
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Telecommunication Relay Services (TRS)
Public entities’ staff who answer the telephone must treat relay calls like other calls. TRS calls usually take more time than “regular” calls....
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§35.174 Referral (Section-by-Section Analysis)
§35.174 Referral (Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.174 provides for referral of the matter to the Department of Justice if the agency is unable to obtain voluntary...
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Emergency Services
However, public entities that provide direct access to emergency services such as police, fire and ambulance, which often includes 911, must provide direct access for people with disabilities...
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§35.177 Effect of unavailability of technical assistance. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.177 explains that, as provided in section 506(e) of the Act, a public entity is not excused from compliance with the requirements of this part...
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III-1.7000 Relationship to title II
Public entities, by definition, can never be subject to title III of the ADA, which covers only private entities. Conversely, private entities cannot be covered by title II....
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New Construction
New construction and alterations must be readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. Here are the compliance dates and the applicable ADA...
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Alterations
entity take place....
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Historic Preservation
The regulations encourage public entities to develop other innovative methods to ensure program access. Examples A town owns an historic house....
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Program Accessibility
Public entities must ensure that people with disabilities are not excluded from programs, services, or activities because facilities are inaccessible....
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Safe Harbor
Examples A public university library built in 1998 has light switches at 53 inches above the floor....
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Undue Burden
This determination can only be made by the head of the public entity or his or her designee and must be accompanied by a written statement of the reasons for reaching that conclusion....
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Web Accessibility
The increasing use of web sites allows for easy and convenient access to the programs, services, and activities of public entities....
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Emergency Preparedness
Locations of accessible emergency shelters and other shelters with specific feature - The public should be notified about the location of these shelters....
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Administrative Requirements
Title II requires public entities to take several steps to become compliant with the ADA. ...