One good way to do this is to inspect each shelter facility that your community plans to use in an emergency and identify barriers to people with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs...
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A. Evaluating the Physical Accessibility of Emergency Shelters
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Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
According to the most recent Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorder (DSM-5), ASD is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is characterized by persistent deficits in social communication...
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Selecting an Accessible Play Surface Is One of the Most Important Decisions
Census Bureau’s American Community Survey (2011) estimates there to be 2.8 million school-aged children with disabilities in the United States....
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FCC Consumer Guide: Telecommunications Access for People with Disabilities
Telecommunications Access for People with Disabilities FCC rules under Section 255 of the Communications Act require telecommunications equipment manufacturers and service providers...
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Outdoor Developed Areas: A Summary of Accessibility Standards for Federal Outdoor Developed Areas
Access Board) developed the accessibility guidelines for trails, camping and picnic facilities, viewing areas, and beach access routes through extensive public input from the disability community...
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1.1.3.2, Item 8
addition alone meets the definition of "COVERED MULTIFAMILY DWELLING," and common-use spaces serving covered multifamily dwellings, which are regulated by the Department of Housing and Community...
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410.3 Magnetic Coupling (Section-by-Section Analysis)
410.3 Magnetic Coupling (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to require that, where ICT with two-way voice communication delivers output by an audio transducer that is...
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410.6.3 Interoperability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
410.6.3 Interoperability (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that, where ICT with real-time two-way voice communication operates outside of a closed network or connects...
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Customer Premises Equipment (CPE)
telephones, routers, switches, residential gateways, set-top boxes, fixed mobile convergence products, home networking adaptors and Internet access gateways which enable consumers to access communications...
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Formats for Announcements and Messages
Use multiple methods and formats to communicate any changes in schedules, room assignments, presenters, etc....
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II. BACKGROUND
. §§ 12131-12134, following receipt of a complaint alleging that the SCDC failed to ensure effective communication for the complainant and other inmates with hearing disabilities, and denied...
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11B-203.5 Machinery spaces
Machinery spaces include, but are not limited to, elevator pits or elevator penthouses; mechanical, electrical or communications equipment rooms; piping or equipment catwalks; water or sewage...
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Introduction
Tips for Speaking or Writing about People with Disabilities A key to any effective communication is to focus on the communication itself — what information needs to be transmitted and how...
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IV. RESOLVING ADA COMPLAINTS THROUGH MEDIATION
Executed through a partnership between the federal government and the private sector, the Program has achieved measurable results, eliminating architectural, communication, and attitudinal...
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Title II Quiz
All the quizzes cover the same topics: general ADA, effective communication, facility/program accessibility, general Title II nondiscrimination requirements and Title II administrative requirements...
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410.6.4 Voice Mail, Auto-Attendant, and IVR Compatibility (Section-by-Section Analysis)
410.6.4 Voice Mail, Auto-Attendant, and IVR Compatibility (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that, where ICT provides real-time two-way voice communication, any associated...
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Introduction
Smithsonian Institution Accessibility Program, the National Center on Accessibility, and the National Park Service collaborated on a daylong focus group study to learn about effective means of communication...
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List of Subjects for 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36
Administrative practice and procedure, Buildings and facilities, Business and industry, Civil rights, Communications equipment, Individuals with disabilities, Reporting and recordkeeping...
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§ 37.137(b)(2) Consultation with individuals with disabilities
Each entity shall contact individuals with disabilities and groups representing them in the community....
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General: ADA Standard Section 205.1
Section 205.1 of the ADA Standards covers information on scoping requirements for operable parts in the most current ADA Standards.
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First Victory
As one civil rights attorney explained, persons in the disability community thought the Reagan administration started with disability regulations because “they thought the disability community...
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Plan 4A: 13-Foot Wide Accessible Guest Room
The following accessible features are provided in the living area: • T-shaped turning space (section 304.3.2); • Accessible route (section 402); • Clear floor space on both sides...
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Defining Disability Broadly
Longer life expectancies and decreasing death rates from heart disease increase the numbers of people living with chronic, nonfatal, but disabling conditions....
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY and NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY - OPINION & ORDER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BRONX INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES, a nonprofit organization; DISABLED IN ACTION OF METROPOLIAN NEW YORK, a nonprofit organization...