Identifying access needs Companies should engage in a number of activities to identify barriers to accessibility and usability....
Search Results "Readily Achievable Barrier Removal"
2010 ADA Definition
Readily Achievable Barrier Removal: Readily achievable means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense. In determining whether an action is readily achievable factors to be considered include –
(1) The nature and cost of the action needed under this part;
(2) The overall financial resources of the site or sites involved in the action; the number of persons employed at the site; the effect on expenses and resources; legitimate safety requirements that are necessary for safe operation, including crime prevention measures; or the impact otherwise of the action upon the operation of the site;
(3) The geographic separateness, and the administrative or fiscal relationship of the site or sites in question to any parent corporation or entity;
(4) If applicable, the overall financial resources of any parent corporation or entity; the overall size of the parent corporation or entity with respect to the number of its employees; the number, type, and location of its facilities; and
(5) If applicable, the type of operation or operations of any parent corporation or entity, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of the parent corporation or entity.
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Identifying access needs
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Mediation and the ADA
Disputes where potential remedies are flexible are most appropriate for mediation and include providing effective communication, eliminating architectural barriers, or eliminating discriminatory...
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BACKGROUND
The purpose of these code requirements is to ensure that barrier-free design is incorporated in all buildings, facilities, site work, additions, alterations, and structural repairs....
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R407.2 Running Slope
Providing stairways along with ramps, where possible, benefits pedestrians with heart disease, limited stamina, and others for whom distance presents a greater barrier than steps....
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Edge Protection [§405.9]
Edge Protection [§405.9] Edge protection along ramp runs and landings keep wheelchair casters and crutch tips on the surface and can be provided by curbs, barriers, or extended surfaces...
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§ 37.169(b)(4)
., because of a condition or barrier at the destination of a paratransit or fixed route trip of which the individual with a disability was unaware until arriving), operating personnel of...
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§ 37.169(b)(4)
., because of a condition or barrier at the destination of a paratransit or fixed route trip of which the individual with a disability was unaware until arriving), operating personnel of...
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1009.6.4 Separation
Each area of refuge shall be separated from the remainder of the story by a smoke barrier complying with Section 709 or a horizontal exit complying with Section 1026....
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Background
Access Board, 2007) covered under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA)....
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§382.151(b)
If a telephone link to the CRO is used, TTY service or a similarly effective technology must be available so that persons with hearing impairments may readily communicate with the CRO....
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B.4.i. - What is assistive technology?
In some cases, the standards require that the acquired EIT be readily usable without the need for assistive devices....
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C. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
The ADA requires transportation vehicles acquired or remanufactured by covered entities to be readily accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities....
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A10.3.1(7) Route Signs
Token collection devices that are designed to accommodate tokens which are perforated can allow a person to distinguish more readily between tokens and common coins....
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19. Q: Does the ADA require all police stations to be accessible to people with disabilities?
Individuals with disabilities must have equal access to law enforcement services, but the ADA is flexible in how to achieve that goal....
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Near-Future Research Needs
It is recommended here as a long-term goal that may ultimately be achieved, perhaps with funding from other interested groups....
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BTX Intelligent Fashion Motorized Drapery Systems
BTX products are readily available through a highly extensive international network of dealers who are ready to specify and recommend the optimal configuration of controls and motorization...
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F203.2 Existing Elements
Elements in compliance with an earlier standard issued pursuant to the Architectural Barriers Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended, shall not be required to comply...
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2. Libraries
Kirola also did not testify to encountering any other access barriers in the City's libraries. 149. No class member testified to any access barriers at any of the City's libraries....
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Clear Tread Width and Passing Spaces for Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
When a condition for an exception exists, such as where an outdoor recreation access route must be routed between two large boulders that can't be removed, then the clear tread width may...
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Notification Devices
The Board has removed the term"permanently installed" because it is the Board’s understanding that the Department of Justice will clarify the application of the guidelines to permanently...
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20. Q: What about holding cells and jails that are not accessible?
For example, grab bars in accessible restrooms can be secured so that they are not removable....
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H1
a sign with raised characters and Braille on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door and centered 60 inches above the floor and leave the existing sign in place on the door if removing...
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"Alerting to intruders." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has proposed removing "intruders" and replacing it with "the presence of people."...
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1.1.3 Scope
The provisions of this code shall apply to the construction, alteration, movement, enlargement, replacement, repair, equipment, use and occupancy, location, maintenance, removal and demolition...
