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Regulatory Process Matters
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§ 35.150(b)(2) Safe harbor
an existing facility in accordance with the specifications in either the 1991 Standards or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standard, such public entity is not, solely because of the Department's...
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Q35. Do apartments, mobile home parks, and other residential properties have to comply with the ADA?
Department of Housing and Urban Development at 1-800-669-9777....
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Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy...
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§ 37.53(a)(2)
Sykes, as Commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Public Property, and his successors in office and the City of Philadelphia (collectively “the City”) and Southeastern Pennsylvania...
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Provisions of the Final Rule
In amendments to 49 CFR part 27 (the Department's section 504 rule) and part 37 (the Department's ADA rule for most surface transportation), the Department is incorporating specific requirements...
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Relationship to Other Laws
Relationship to Other Laws Section 36.103 of the Department's regulation implementing title III of the ADA states that except as otherwise provided in part 36, that part shall not be...
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214 and 611 Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers
The Department assumes that the size of the facility (and, therefore, the number of accessible machines provided) will be determined by the covered entity’s assessment of the demand for...
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How to access video description
Your TV user manual may provide information about activating the secondary audio feature, or you may contact the customer service department where you bought the TV or the customer service...
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QUESTION: DO THE PROVISIONS OF PART 39 APPLY TO PVOs WHOSE VESSELS PICK UP OR DISCHARGE PASSENGERS AT U.S. PORTS, OR ONLY TO PVOs WHOSE VESSELS PICK UP PASSENGERS AT U.S. PORTS?
ANSWER: *There is a discrepancy between the language of the preamble to the Department’s regulation and its regulatory text that may cause confusion on this point....
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Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the Department's investigations of theaters and stadiums, the Department has discovered that many facilities lack an accurate inventory of the accessible seating in their venues, and...
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Companions in health care settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has encountered confusion and reluctance by medical care providers regarding the scope of their obligation with respect to such companions....
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810.2.2 Dimensions
ETA Editor’s Note:[ The Department of Transportation in Appendix F of 36 CFR Part 1191 has modified 810.2.2 as follows: Access Board’s Note to Reader: The Department of Transportation...
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Section 35.151 New Construction and Alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department will add a new section, designated as § 35.151(a)(2), to provide that full compliance with the requirements of this section is not required where an entity can demonstrate...
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2. Section-by-Section Analysis of Final Guidelines
Section 5, the final section, presents the design specifications recommended by the Department for meeting the Act's accessibility requirements, as codified in 24 CFR 100.205....
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Scoping and technical requirements applicable to "places of lodging." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department asked for public comment on its proposal in Sec. 36.406(c) to apply to places of lodging the scoping and technical requirements for transient lodging, rather...
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Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612)
Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612) The Department certifies that this rule will not have a significant economic effect on a substantial number of small entities....
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Guarantees of reservations for accessible guest rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department recognizes that not all reservations are guaranteed, and the rule does not impose an affirmative duty to guarantee reservations....
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C. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
To the Department’s knowledge there are no State or local codes that specifically address captioning and audio description. ...
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6.1(4)(a)
(a) When patient bedrooms are being added or altered as part of a planned renovation of an entire wing, a department, or other discrete area of an existing medical facility, a percentage...
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BACKGROUND
. §1630.13(a) On December 3, 2012, the Department notified FSU that the FSU Police Department’s online law enforcement application form required applicants to provide information...
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68.51. Review of Construction Documents
(b) Construction documents received by the department, a registered accessibility specialist, or a contract provider shall become the property of the department....
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16. Opening Building Doors
Department of Transportation, Origin-to-Destination Service, September 1, 2005, available at http://www.fta.dot.gov/12325_3891.html (explaining that, “the Department does not view transit...
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Raised Courtroom Stations Not for Members of the Public
The Department believes that the requirements regarding raised benches for judges are easily adaptable to provide vertical access in the event a judge requires an accessible bench....