As a result, for the first six months after the effective date of the proposed regulation, public entity recipients can continue to use either UFAS or the 1991 Standards and be in compliance...
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2010 ADA Definition
Public Entity: From Regulation 36.104: (1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 103(8) of the Rail Passenger Service Act).
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Section 35.151(c) Accessibility Standards for New Construction and Alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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What Kind Of Documentation Is Sufficient To Support A Request For Testing Accommodations?
Formal Public School Accommodations....
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): ADA/Section 504 Programs
FHWA's regulatory responsibility under Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (504), the FHWA ensures that recipients of Federal aid and State and local entities...
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232.1 General
(1) New construction of jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities shall comply with the 2010 Standards except that public entities shall provide accessible mobility...
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QUESTION: WHEN A RAIL OPERATOR CONSTRUCTS A NEW STATION PLATFORM OR ALTERS AN EXISTING STATION PLATFORM, DOES 49 CFR PART 37 REQUIRE THE RAIL OPERATOR ENSURE THAT THE PLATFORM IS AT LEAST 8 INCHES ABOVE TOP OF RAIL, EVEN IF THE RAILROAD OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 37.42?
ANSWER: Public entities, such as Amtrak and commuter operators, must construct a new facility for use in designated public transportation so that it is readily accessible to and...
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Communicating with People Who Have Disabilities
The ADA requires public entities to take the steps necessary to communicate effectively with people who have disabilities, and uses the term “auxiliary aids and services” to refer to readers...
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Section 37.167 Other Service Requirements
Section 37.167 Other Service Requirements The requirements in this section apply to both public and private entities. On fixed route systems, the entity must announce stops....
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Section 37.127 Complementary Paratransit for Visitors
Section 37.127 Complementary Paratransit for Visitors This section requires each entity having a complementary paratransit system to provide service to visitors from out of town on the...
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Section 35.161 Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) The Department proposed to retitle this section ‘‘Telecommunications'' to reflect situations in which the public entity must provide an effective means to...
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The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
While Section 504 applies only to entities receiving federal financial assistance, the ADA covers all state and local governments, including those that receive no federal financial assistance...
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6. Do Title II and Section 504 apply to private contractors of child welfare agencies and courts?
.64 Section 504 prohibits discrimination in child welfare programs receiving federal financial assistance, including programs receiving federal financial assistance operated by private entities...
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What Kinds Of Tests Are Covered?
Exams administered by any private, state, or local government entity related to applications, licensing, certification, or credentialing for secondary or postsecondary education, professional...
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§ 35.101 Purpose and broad coverage
L. 110–325, 122 Stat. 3553 (2008)), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities. (b) Broad coverage....
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Individual with a Disability
The definition of "individual with a disability'' excludes someone who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when a covered entity is acting on the basis of such use....
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B. Regulatory Flexibility Act
impact on a substantial number of small entities....
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Southeast ADA Center: Service Animals are Welcome (PSA 4)
This Public Service Announcement is brought to you by the ADA National Network, the leaders in providing information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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A. Statutory and rulemaking history
Title II applies to State and local government entities, and, in Subtitle A, protects qualified individuals with disabilities from discrimination on the basis of disability in services,...
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Multi-Story Buildings and Facilities: ADA Standard Section 206.2.3
Section 206.2.3 covers the scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible routes within multi-story buildings and facilities
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Alterations to elevators. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The IBC contains a similar provision, and most jurisdictions enforce a version of the IBC as their building code, minimizing the impact of this provision on public entities and public accommodations...
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Alterations to elevators. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The IBC contains a similar provision, and most jurisdictions enforce a version of the IBC as their building code, minimizing the impact of this provision on public entities and public accommodations...
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"Direct Threat" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the Department's proposed § 35.136(b)(3), a service animal may be removed from the premises of a public entity if the animal poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others that...
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12148(b)(2) Historic trains
Register of Historic Places, if making such vehicle readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities would significantly alter the historic character of such vehicle, the public...
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Policies on the Use of OPDMDs
Policies on the Use of OPDMDs In deciding whether a type of OPDMD can be accommodated, covered entities must consider all assessment factors and, where appropriate, should develop and...
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Outdoor Developed Areas: ADA Standard Section 9.
Review the updated information on the revisions to the ADA Standards regarding outdoor developed areas.
