To be fair, some of these people have glaucoma. Glaucoma can shrink your visual fields way down and not necessarily have to do with central vision....
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Reduced Visual Acuity
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Interpreting the Interactions
Now, if we ask: What is the actual distribution of contrast sensitivity in people who have visual acuity loss? Here you can see a normal contrast sensitivity is about 1.3....
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Evaluate Your Need to Identify as Someone Who Requires Assistance During an Evacuation
You do not have to identify as a person with a permanent disability to qualify for needing assistance....
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Development of the 2004 ADA/ABA Guidelines
These amendments to the 1991 ADAAG have not been adopted previously by the Department as ADA Standards....
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11B-407.2.1.5 Signals
Call buttons shall have visible signals that will activate when each call is registered and will extinguish when each call is answered....
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Paragraph (f) Operable with limited reach and strength (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The ADAAG provisions have not been added to these paragraphs but have been included in the appendix for reference, with the notation that some customer premises equipment might be covered...
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Paragraph (d) Availability of auditory information (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Technology exists to have this information displayed on the telephone and an installation is currently operating at the Butler plaza on the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Response....
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2. Effective Date
Covered entities that should have complied with the 1991 Standards during any new construction or alteration of facilities or elements, but have not done so by March 15, 2012, must comply...
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Reasonable Accommodation in the Application Process
Reasonable Accommodation in the Application Process Reasonable accommodation must be provided in the job application process to enable a qualified applicant to have an equal opportunity...
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Why did the EEOC issue this Guidance?
Since that time, we have had many inquiries from EEOC investigators and attorneys in the field, employers, and employees about how the law applies with respect to people who are already...
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Mono Jacks, Sound Pressure, Etc
The 2010 Standards at section 706 require assistive listening systems to have standard mono jacks and will require hearing-aid compatible receivers to have neck loops to interface with telecoils...
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405.7 Landings
Ramps shall have landings at the top and the bottom of each ramp run. Landings shall comply with 405.7. Advisory 405.7 Landings....
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M303.4 Components (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, an x-ray platform on which a patient places an arm or hand would have to be capable of examining the arm or hand of the patient while seated in a wheelchair....
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Community Emergency Response
Now that you have an understanding of how hazards may impact the city and have built a strong network of partners, focus on developing the strategies that your community can use in a response...
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Do all state and local buildings need to be accessible (comply with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design?)
construction and alterations need to meet the Standards, but for facilities built before the ADA went into effect on January 26, 1992, the focus is on making sure people with disabilities have...
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1. & 2. Sidewalk Slope
1. ...do the sidewalks have cross slopes (i.e.: slopes tilting side to side) less than 1:50 (critical dimension of ´" or less) [sic] so persons who use wheelchairs can conveniently negotiate...
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12101(a)(6)
(6) census data, national polls, and other studies have documented that people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferior status in our society, and are severely disadvantaged socially...
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11B-405.7.4 Change in direction
Ramps that change direction between runs at landings shall have a clear landing 60 inches (1525 mm) minimum by 72 inches (1829 mm) minimum in the direction of downward travel from the upper...
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A4.13.11 Door Opening Force
Although some people cannot manage the allowable forces in this guideline and many others have difficulty, door closers must have certain minimum closing forces to close doors satisfactorily...
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C2-2. Undersides of Exterior Stairs
Are the undersides of exterior stairs enclosed or protected with a cane detectable barrier so that people who are blind or have low vision will not hit their heads on the underside?...
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A4.13.11 DOOR OPENING FORCE
Although some people cannot manage the allowable force in this standard and many others have difficulty, door closers must have certain minimum closing forces to close doors satisfactorily...
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Q3. Are emotional support, therapy, comfort, or companion animals considered service animals under the ADA?
Because they have not been trained to perform a specific job or task, they do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. ...
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7.2(1)
(1) In department stores and miscellaneous retail stores where counters have cash registers and are provided for sales or distribution of goods or services to the public, at least one of...
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A4.21.1 General
Shower stalls that are 36 in by 36 in (915 mm by 915 mm) wide provide additional safety to people who have difficulty maintaining balance because all grab bars and walls are within easy...