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American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD)
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E205.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
An exception is provided for non-public facing records maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under federal recordkeeping statutes....
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Alterations to Residential Facilities
Section 4.1.6 of the UFAS requires federal, state, and local government housing to comply with the general requirements for alterations to facilities....
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Issue 10: Braille (right side up?)
There are two major consumer groups of individuals who are blind, the American Council of the Blind, www.acb.org, and the National Federation of the Blind, www.nfb.org, with chapters in...
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3. Does My Client Need to Have a Particular Condition to Get a Reasonable Accommodation?
Federal regulations say that some disorders should easily be found to be disabilities, including major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, obsessive compulsive...
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Service
There is no certification card or placard required for service animals, nor one that is recognized by the federal government. Orient....
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Web Accessibility
One is the Section 508 Standards, which federal agencies must follow for new web pages and the other is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the World Wide Web Consortium...
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National Environmental Policy Act
This action is covered by the categorical exclusion listed in the Federal Highway Administration's implementing procedures, “[p]romulgation of rules, regulations, and directives.” 23 CFR...
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DOT Response
The Department is issuing guidance on counting missed/denied trips, and the Federal Transit Administration can work further with transit providers on appropriate statistical measures....
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IBC Comparison
The comparison is ordered according to the format and sequence of the new ADA Accessibility Guidelines, which the Board published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 (column 1)....
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Inclusive Event Procedures for Emergencies
The contents of this guide do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government....
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Recommendations for Buffet Meals
The National Federation of the Blind recommends buffet service as long as there are enough staff....
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Small Business and ADA Readily Achievable Requirements - A Factsheet from the ADA National Network
The contents of this factsheet do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government....
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11B-706.1 General
The federal Access Board has published technical assistance on assistive listening devices and systems. ◼...
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Vehicular Route Exceptions—Sections 206.2.1 and 206.2.2 of the 2010 Standards
Neither exception is in UFAS,19 which requires pedestrian access routes, and both conflict with HUD’s Section 504 regulation, which requires that all programs and activities receiving Federal...
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The National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
NAGDU is a division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). We are proud to be a part of the nation's oldest and largest organization of the blind in the United States....
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C. First Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2010)
The 2010 ANPRM was published in the Federal Register, 75 FR 13457 (March 22, 2010), and is available at www.access-board.gov/ict2010anprm. 2....
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B. Major Provisions
Second, the rule requires that within 18 months of the date of publication of the final rule in the Federal Register, public accommodations that own, lease, or operate movie theaters must...
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Background
The Access Board is responsible for developing accessibility guidelines in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under section 255(e) of the Act for telecommunications...
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Section 36.406 Standards for New Construction and Alterations (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
contains the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG) which is being published by the ATBCB as a final rule elsewhere in this issue of the FEDERAL...
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Safe Harbor
The 2010 ADA Standards are, for most building elements, the same as the 1991 ADA Standards and the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards....
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PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION HAVA requires jurisdictions conducting federal elections to have a voting system (such as the actual voting machines) that...
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1.5. Major Provisions of Final Rule
Second, within 18 months of the rule’s publication in the Federal Register, movie theaters must ensure that their auditoriums exhibiting digital movies provide captioning and audio description...
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36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble
February 8, 2012 UNITED STATES ACCESS BOARD A FEDERAL AGENCY COMMITTED TO ACCESSIBLE DESIGN 1331 F Street, N.W....
