An exception in original ADAAG that allowed a ¾ inch threshold at exterior sliding doors was removed in the proposed rule because products are available, including swinging doors, that meet...
Search Results "NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking"
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Threshold Height
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Door and Gate Hardware
Several comments preferred the exception put forth by the advisory committee over the one proposed by the Board. Response....
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Elevator Exemption
In the proposed rule, this exception pertained to public facilities that are less than three stories and are not open to the public if the level above or below the accessible level houses...
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Accessible Lavatory
toilet compartments (213.3.4) removing references to operable parts dispensers, and receptacles, as such elements are generally covered by scoping in 205 (213.3.6 in the proposed...
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New Provisions for Employee Work Areas
The proposed rule required such areas to be on an accessible route so that people with disabilities could approach, enter, and exit the space....
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Detectable Warning Surfaces on Boarding Platforms Used by Buses and Rail Vehicles, and Boarding and Alighting Areas Used by Rail Vehicles (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Rail Vehicles (Section-by-Section Analysis) The 1991 ADAAG and 2004 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines contain a requirement for detectable warning surfaces on rail platforms.32 The proposed...
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Governmental Units Affected (R209 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The requirement in the proposed guidelines for accessible pedestrian signals and pedestrian pushbuttons will have impacts on state and local transportation departments that do not currently...
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Identification of accessible guest rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Proposed § 36.302(e)(2) states that hotel reservations services must identify and describe the accessible features in the hotels and guest rooms. ...
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E102.2 ANSI/HFES (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This proposed standard would be new to both the 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines....
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407.11 Keys, Tickets, and Fare Cards (Section-by-Section Analysis)
ICT subject to the 255 Guidelines would be expressly exempted from the requirements of this section (by proposed C204.1 Exception) because telecommunications equipment does not typically...
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iv. Lifts
Concerns about lifting injuries have given rise to proposed legislation at the federal and state levels designed to increase safety for patients and medical staff....
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Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review) and Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review)
Among other things, Executive Order 13563 directs agencies to propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs; tailor the regulation...
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Publicizing the ADA: Advocacy and the Government Response
Publicizing the ADA: Advocacy and the Government Response ADA advocates introduced their proposal in 1988 not with the expectation of passing the bill that year, but as an opportunity...
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§100.203(a)
unlawful for any person to refuse to permit, at the expense of a handicapped person, reasonable modifications of existing premises, occupied or to be occupied by a handicapped person, if the proposed...
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Section 36.208(a) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
This section is unchanged from the proposed rule. The Department received a significant number of comments on this section....
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Shared Use Path
Shared Use Path The SNPRM would add a proposed definition of shared use path in R105.5 to read as follows: Shared Use Path....
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Display Screens
Display Screens The Department did not ask specific questions but received a few comments about the proposed specifications for display screens....
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‘‘Auxiliary aids and services.’’
The proposed definition in § 35.104 provided a list of examples of auxiliary aids and services that were taken from the definition of auxiliary aids and services in section 3(1) of the ADA...
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My New Review on Audifort, Did This Supplement Actually Help My Ears?
About six months ago, I started noticing this annoying ringing in my ears....
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My Honest Cappuccino MCT Review, Cozy Coffee Vibes Price
First Impressions: It Smells Like a Coffee Shop Hug The first thing I noticed was the smell....
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General: ADA Standard Section 239.1
Section 239.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for miniature golf facilities.
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Floor Requirement: ADA Standard Section 217.4.2
Section 217.4.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for TTYs on the floor of public and private buildings.
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Head End Wall: ADA Standard Section 607.4.2.3
Section 607.4.2.3 covers the current ADA Standards for grab bars on the head end wall of bathtubs without permanent seats.
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Double-Leaf Doors and Gates: ADA Standard Section 404.2.2
Section 404.2.2 covers the current ADA Standards for double-leaf doors and gates that are part of an accessible route.