By doing so, Section 508 provides an incentive for EIT manufacturers and designers to ensure that their products are usable by everyone – including people with disabilities....
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C.3.i. - Does Section 508 require contractors to manufacture EIT that meets the applicable Access Board’s technical provisions?
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2. How may an employer identify individuals who may require assistance?
People with disabilities are generally in the best position to assess their particular needs....
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Introduction
Under Title II of the ADA people with disabilities must have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from state and local governments’ programs, services, and activities....
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J) Calling 9‒1‒1 and Other Emergency Services
The ADA requires all telephone emergency services to provide direct, equal access to their services for people with disabilities who use a TTY....
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Staff Training
Staff Training Ongoing staff training is essential to ensure that people with disabilities who use OPDMDs for mobility are not turned away or treated inappropriately....
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Service animal
but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people...
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11B-220.1 Automatic teller machines and fare machines
Accessible ATMs, including those with speech and those that are within reach of people who use wheelchairs, must provide all the functions provided to customers at that location at all times...
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7. Alternatives
The Board also considered requiring ICT to comply with the full set of functional performance criteria, which state in general terms the features of ICT that ensure its accessibility to people...
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11B-223.1.1 Alterations
In this way, people with disabilities can have access to the full-range of services provided by a medical care facility....
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C102.6 International Standards Organization (ISO)
PDF/UA provides a technical, interoperable standard for the authoring, remediation and validation of PDF content to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities who use assistive technology...
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What if the Guidelines Appear To Conflict With Each Other?
The solution always comes back to ensuring safety, abiding by the regulations, and doing so in a manner that includes the needs of all people....
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Automatic Doors and Power Assisted Doors [4.13.12]
produce the most force, are usually activated through control mats or sensory devices and are often used in facilities with heavy traffic such as airport terminals and grocery stores where people...
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E102.6 International Standards Organization (ISO)
PDF/UA provides a technical, interoperable standard for the authoring, remediation and validation of PDF content to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities who use assistive technology...
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Treads and Risers [4.9.2], Nosings [4.9.3]
People without full use of a leg may drag a foot when ascending stairs. A smooth transition from tread to tread is essential....
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RETURNING HOME
Action Steps: Planning Identify temporary accessible housing (such as accessible hotel rooms within the community or in nearby communities) that could be used if people with disabilities...
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Kitchen Counters, Walls, and Floors
Low glare on all floors to prevent veiling reflections which are perceived as puddles of water (slipping hazards) by people with reduced vision....
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3.3.10 90-Degree Turn
The width required for all participants to complete a 90-degree turn in our sample was much smaller than the UDI findings (Figure 3‒10), due to differences in the abilities of people or/...
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WEB-BASED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
of its website(s) or third party websites used by the City of Waukegan (Internet Personnel) the technical assistance document, “Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People...
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Bathtubs (ADAAG 4.20)
Resident lifts, which are an alternative means of safely transferring an individual into a tub, were generally discouraged, particularly among people with dementia because the experience...
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III-2.1000 General
Title III of the ADA prohibits discrimination against any "individual with a disability. " People commonly refer to disabilities or disabling conditions in a broad sense....
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§ 35.101 Purpose and broad coverage
The primary purpose of the ADA Amendments Act is to make it easier for people with disabilities to obtain protection under the ADA....
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Service animal
but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people...
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Drinking Fountains
Result: People who have difficulty stooping or bending over are not able to get a drink from the accessible 36" high drinking fountain....
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Visual Alarms
Result: People who are deaf have no way of knowing that a building emergency has been declared while others who can hear are alerted by the audible alarm....