The 1991 Standards, at section 4.27.3, contain an exception, “ * * * where the use of special equipment dictates otherwise or where electrical and communications systems receptacles are...
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Publications
Publications Federal accessibility laws require effective communication with people with disabilities....
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Using Qualified Interpreters
Many people with hearing and speech disabilities use sign language as their primary means of communication and use interpreters to communicate with people who don’t sign....
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§ 37.187(a)
Operator X is responsible for communicating immediately with Operator Y to ensure that Y knows that a passenger needing accessible transportation or equivalent service, as applicable, is...
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809 Residential Dwelling Units
Housing Units 809.2.5.1 Clear Floor Space 809.2.5.2 Furniture 809.2.5.3 Lighting Controls 809.2.6 Weather Alert Systems 809.5 Residential Dwelling Units with Communication...
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Open Captioning (or Other Technologies) as an Option for Compliance (Section-by-Section Analysis)
option.33 The Department decided to include this option in the proposed regulation as an example of an alternative means of meeting the movie theaters’ obligation to provide effective communication...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters from the disability community and from telecommunications relay service providers argued that requirements for these particular features on telephones are obsolete not only because...
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DEFINITIONS
Likewise, someone who does not possess the ability to process spoken communication into the proper signs or to observe someone signing and change their signed or finger spelled communication...
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General Information about Hearing Impairments
INFORMATION ABOUT HEARING IMPAIRMENTS In 2011, a study led by researchers from Johns Hopkins reported that nearly 20% of Americans 12 and older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication...
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The Government Response
People in the disability community correctly believed that presidential support was crucial for the ADA’s success....
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Let’s change the way we think about disability | Joel Dembe | TEDxMississauga
A 4-time Canadian National Wheelchair Tennis Champion and Paralympian discusses his journey living with a disability....
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WIR TX75 PRO Mid-Range Infrared System
Description The WIR TX75 PRO Infrared transmitter ensures participants in your conference room, courtroom, classroom or other mid-sized venue receive direct, clear communication of your...
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Viking E-1600A-BLT-EWP Emergency Tower Phone with Blue LED Beacon and Strobe Light
Many new building codes require emergency communication in elevators and “Area of Refuge” sites....
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Shannon Mulhall
She develops and conducts staff trainings on a reoccurring basis, partners with local community organizations serving individuals with disabilities to provide community education seminars...
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Drafting the ADA
The disability community, the civil rights community, and Congress were just beginning their campaign for the Civil Rights Restoration Act, which was introduced on February 19, 1987....
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Delta H2Optics Exposed Flush Valve 81T201BTA
These smart features, found across our offering, are helping to improve the lives of more and more people every day....
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2101KG BT - Digital Platform Scale with Built-in Pelstar Wireless Technology
The “live” handrails allow the patient to hold on for stability while the scale accurately calculates weight and height....
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2101KL BT - Digital Platform Scale with Built-in Pelstar Wireless Technology
The “live” handrails allow the patient to hold on for stability while the scale accurately calculates weight and height....
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d) RecPark Program
Kirola contends that the Community Garden Program is not accessible....
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809.3.4 Weather Alert Systems
809.3.4 Weather Alert Systems Where weather alert systems are provided in emergency transportable housing units, this section requires weather alert systems in units with communication...
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General guidance
Alternative text (‘alt-text’) for images: should be succinct: should convey in words the same information that is communicated by the image....
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Complaints
Passengers who are deaf or hard of hearing must be permitted to communicate with a CRO via a TTY on request....
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Comments
Most of the comments on these issues were from the disability community, and they unanimously recommended that GFE be required....
