The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that provides protections to people with disabilities to ensure that they are treated equally in all aspects of life...
Search Results "Section 255 of the Communications Act"
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POLLING PLACE ACCESSIBILITY IS REQUIRED BY THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
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§35.140 Employment discrimination prohibited (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Standards for title I of the ADA and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are for the most part identical because title I of the ADA was based on requirements set forth in regulations implementing...
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E. Paperwork Reduction Act
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA), a Federal agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a...
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§35.103 Relationship to other laws (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.103 is derived from sections 501(a) and (b) of the ADA....
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19. Specific acts of Discrimination
The deletion of these sections in no way changes the substantive obligations of employers subject to this regulation from those set forth in the July 16 proposed regulation....
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The Right to be Rescued
“The Right to be Rescued” is a short documentary that tells the stories of people with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina. Released days before the 10th anniversary of the...
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"Readily achievable.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The list of factors included in the definition is derived from section 301(9) of the ADA....
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"Qualified Interpreter" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Qualified Interpreter'' (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department proposed adding language to the definition of ‘‘qualified interpreter'' to clarify that the term includes...
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A Guide to Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act - Definitions, Outline
◼ A Guide to Understanding the Americans with Disabilities Act - Definitions, Outline (11/00) [Click here to view or download the PDF version of "A Guide to Understanding the Americans...
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Swimming Pools
Swimming Pools Large pools must have a minimum of two accessible means of entry. A large pool is defined as any pool with over 300 linear feet of pool wall. Pool walls at diving...
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Qualified interpreter (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Section 36.303 requires the use of a qualified interpreter where necessary to achieve effective communication, unless an undue burden or fundamental alteration would result....
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Regulatory Flexibility Act: Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Regulatory Flexibility Act: Initial Regulatory Flexibility Analysis The impacts of the proposed guidelines on small governmental jurisdictions with a population of less than 50,000 are...
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E205.3 Agency Official Communication
Electronic content that is not public facing shall conform to the accessibility requirements specified in E205.4 when such content constitutes official business and is communicated by an...
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General Substantive Requirements of the New Construction Provisions (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
General Substantive Requirements of the New Construction Provisions (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) The rule requires, as does the statute, that covered newly constructed...
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§35.107 Designation of responsible employee and adoption of grievance procedures (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) Consistent with §35.105, Self-evaluation, the final rule requires that public entities with 50 or more employees designate a responsible employee and adopt...
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D. Paperwork Reduction Act
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA), agencies are prohibited from conducting or sponsoring a “collection of information” as defined by the PRA unless in advance the agency has obtained...
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Section 36.404 Alterations: Elevator Exemption (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Section 36.404 Alterations: Elevator Exemption (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) Section 36.404 implements the elevator exemption in section 303(b) of the Act as...
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Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act Privately-run child care centers - like...
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Video remote interpreting (VRI). (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303(b)(1) sets out examples of auxiliary aids and services....
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General Substantive Requirements of the New Construction Provisions (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
the Fair Housing Act, the regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and current accessibility standards....
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires Federal agencies to analyze the impact of regulatory actions on small entities, unless an agency certifies that the rule will not have a significant...
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) Section 36.308 establishes specific requirements for removing barriers to physical access...
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"Auxiliary Aids and Services" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
See The Americans with Disabilities Act, Title III Technical Assistance Manual, Covering Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (Title III TA Manual), III-4.300, available at http...
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Undue burden (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Oracle suggested that the concept of undue burden under section 508 was beyond the Board's expertise in that it was a procurement matter....
