Covered entities are still required to design, construct or alter their facilities in compliance with the ADA Standards even where comparable requirements in a state or local code are interpreted...
Search Results "Substantial Alteration"
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If a state or local authority interprets an accessibility requirement differently than how a comparable requirement in the ADA Standards is interpreted under the ADA (or waives that requirement completely), does this have any bearing on ADA compliance?
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§ 37.107(c)
(c) Compliance with paragraph (b) of this section is not required to the extent that it would significantly alter the historic or antiquated character of a historic or antiquated rail passenger...
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101.1.3
It is to be applied during the design construction and alteration of such buildings and facilities as required by this code. ...
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808.3 Clear Floor Space
EXCEPTION: In alterations, wheelchair spaces are not required to be located within the defined area of raised jury boxes or witness stands and shall be permitted to be located outside these...
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11B-808.3 Clear floor space
Exception: In alterations, wheelchair spaces are not required to be located within the defined area of raised jury boxes or witness stands and shall be permitted to be located outside these...
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101.2 Scope
The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, re- pair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition...
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§8.3 Adaptability
Adaptability means the ability of certain elements of a dwelling unit, such as kitchen counters, sinks, and grab bars, to be added to, raised, lowered, or otherwise altered, to accommodate...
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What this Checklist is Not
Since this checklist does not include all of the 2010 Standards it is not intended to determine compliance for new construction or alterations....
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§ 36.101(a) Purpose
prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by covered public accommodations and requires places of public accommodation and commercial facilities to be designed, constructed, and altered...
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§ 36.501(b) Injunctive relief
In the case of violations of § 36.304, §§ 36.308, 36.310(b), 36.401, 36.402, 36.403, and 36.405 of this part, injunctive relief shall include an order to alter facilities to make such facilities...
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Door Protective and Reopening Device [4.10.6]
Door safety edges, used alone as the reopening device, are permitted only in alterations where installation of an automatic reopening device is not technically feasible....
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III-7.8300 Medical care facilities
There are special, less stringent requirements for alterations....
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11B-208.3.2 Residential facilities
Exception: Parking spaces provided in accordance with Section 11B-208.2.3.2 shall not be required to be dispersed throughout all types of parking if substantially equivalent or greater...
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Medical Examinations
recovered from injury, unless s/he: (1) cannot perform the essential functions of the job s/he holds or desires with or without an accommodation; or (2) would pose a significant risk of substantial...
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Notes
NN It is important to note that the ADA concept of “equivalent facilitation” and the FDA concept of “substantial equivalence” are not identical or interchangeable....
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d) Paving Guidelines
The Court thus finds that Kirola has not established that there is a substantial probability that she will be harmed in the future as a result of the City's Paving Guidelines....
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7. May an employer require an individual to go to a health care professional of the employer's (rather than the employee's) choice for purposes of documenting need for accommodation and disability?
to an appropriate health professional of the employer's choice if the individual provides insufficient information from his/her treating physician (or other health care professional) to substantiate...
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Use of the ISA Under the ADA
This provision allows alternatives to prescribed requirements if they result in “substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability.”...
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I. Adoption of Final Guidelines
The Option One design specifications substantially revised in the final Guidelines include the following:...
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Museum Investments in Access
accessibility programs and services are discontinued or accessible building features are blocked by temporary exhibitions or removed during renovations, the loss of invested time and money can be substantial...
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People Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision
Many have eyesight that is better than 20/200 or a visual field that is greater than 20 degrees, but they have some significant impairment that substantially limits their ability to see...
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VI. Regulatory Process Matters (SBREFA, Regulatory Flexibility Act, Executive Orders, Benefits and Costs)
that are deemed to be economically significant regulatory actions with an annual economic impact of $100 million or more or that are expected to have a significant economic effect on a substantial...
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INFORMATION REQUIREMENTS OF PEDESTRIANS WITH VISION DISABILITIES
Previous research has shown that at many roundabout crossings a substantial number of drivers fail to yield to apparently blind pedestrians (4) (5)....
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SETTLEMENT TERMS
Individuals with HIV are individuals with disabilities within the meaning of the ADA because HIV, a physical impairment, substantially limits one or more major life activities of such individuals...