INTRODUCTION This document presents uniform standards for the design, construction and alteration of buildings so that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to and use...
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2010 ADA Definition
Alteration: A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof. Alterations include, but are not limited to, remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic restoration, resurfacing of circulation paths or vehicular ways, changes or rearrangement of the structural parts or elements, and changes or rearrangement in the plan configuration of walls and full-height partitions. Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building or facility.
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INTRODUCTION
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VI. CERTIFYING STATE ACCESSIBILITY CODES
The ADA specifically recognizes the importance of eliminating structural and architectural barriers by requiring all new or altered facilities subject to the ADA to be readily accessible...
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III-9.2000 Relationship to State and local enforcement efforts
Title III of the ADA does not alter the personal liability of State or local officials enforcing State or local laws....
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A. Overview Of The Relevant Statutory And Regulatory Provisions
do not argue that this exception applies. 5 This Appendix was republished as Appendix D when the Department revised its ADA title III regulations in 2010. 6 “Newly constructed or altered...
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4 Appendix B to part 36: Analysis and Commentary on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
and Commentary on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design The following is a discussion of substantive changes in the scoping and technical requirements for new construction and alterations...
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NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
The ADA does not require the [name of public entity] to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative...
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B. Carrier-Supplied Oxygen
Under existing Air Carrier Access Act interpretation and practice, carriers are not required to make modifications that would constitute an undue burden or fundamentally alter the nature...
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Issue: Historically Significant Facilities
If alterations are being made to a historically significant property, however, these changes must be made in conformance with the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, (“the Standards”) 28...
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More Steps Toward Access
authorizes the Department of Justice to certify that State laws, local building codes, or similar ordinances meet or exceed the ADA Standards for Accessible Design for new construction and alterations...
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Location
corners with 10 foot and 30 foot radii and various types of curb ramps, see the curb ramp library, Chapter 6, in Special Report: Accessible Public Rights-of-Way – Planning and Designing for Alterations...
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Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
generally require that State and local governments provide qualified individuals with disabilities equal access to their programs, services, or activities unless doing so would fundamentally alter...
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1003.3.1 Boat Slip Clearance
However, where mooring systems for floating piers are replaced as part of pier alteration projects, an opportunity may exist for increasing accessibility....
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4.3.4 Industry Considerations in Designing Accessible Imaging Equipment
As described further in Section 7, most current diagnostic imaging technologies will encounter significant technical or diagnostic barriers to altering the actual transfer surface (table...
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31. Must an employer provide a reassignment if it would violate a seniority system?
For example, "special circumstances" may exist where an employer retains the right to alter the seniority system unilaterally, and has exercised that right fairly frequently, thereby lowering...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (d)(1) is retitled, "Telephones" and altered to address situations in which a public accommodation must provide an effective means to communicate by telephone for individuals with...
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Relationship to Other Laws
Nothing in this proposed rule will alter this relationship. ...
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Self-evaluation
If structural changes to facilities are needed to ensure program access, such as adding a ramp to an entrance, installing Braille and raised character signage, or altering a toilet room,...
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E.2. - Where an agency uses a best value "trade-off" source selection process, may it trade off applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards where an offer provides strong technical merit, strong past performance, or a lower price?
product or service (if it is a commercial item) is not available, (b) an exception applies (such as undue burden), or (c) meeting the applicable provisions would require the agency to alter...
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Hospital and healthcare settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The exception to this requirement is if making the modification would fundamentally alter the nature of the service, program, or activity. ...
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Regulatory Process Matters
provisions that are likely to result in significant economic impact are the requirements for auxiliary aids, barrier removal in existing facilities, and readily accessible new construction and alterations...
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Utilities at Recreation Sites
However, if a condition for exception in an alteration project at an existing site prohibits full compliance with a specific requirement for clear floor or ground space (surface, slope,...
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Tread Obstacles on Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
Sometimes, an alteration project at an existing recreation site includes an area where stairs can't be avoided....
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Background
Background June 20, 2007, the Access Board issued proposed guidelines for outdoor developed areas that include requirements for newly constructed or altered trails....
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B. EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
needed for effective communication with qualified persons with disabilities in all Town programs, services and activities, except where doing so imposes an undue hardship or fundamentally alters...