The Department's proposed regulatory text on accommodating wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices is discussed below in § 35.137 of the section-by-section analysis....
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2010 ADA Definition
Wheelchair: Wheelchair means a manually-operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor or of both indoor and outdoor locomotion. This definition does not apply to Federal wilderness areas; wheelchairs in such areas are defined in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12207(c)(2).
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Design Guidelines for the Hearing and Visually-Impaired
For individual dwelling units, the Act requires the following: doors sufficiently wide to allow passage by handicapped persons in wheelchairs; accessible route into and through the dwelling...
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Overview
Some use manual or power wheelchairs or electric scooters....
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T213 Seats
This is similar to the requirement that wheelchair spaces be located as near as practicable to a doorway used for boarding and alighting....
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Check-Out Aisles [7.3]
Transaction machines and writing shelves located at accessible aisles should be within reach and usable from wheelchairs....
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Practice Plans Through Regular Drills
On September 11, 2001 one wheelchair user who did escape from the World Trade Center using an evacuation chair explained to the press that she had forgotten that the evacuation chair was...
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Automated Revolving Doors
Automated Revolving Doors Automated revolving doors, if large enough, may be usable by many people who use wheelchairs although ADAAG requires that a revolving door not be the only means...
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3.3.15.1 Forward reach – unobstructed
Only 32% of our study’s manual wheelchair users, 22% of power chair users and 8% of the scooter users could complete forward reaches beyond the mobility device or foot at heights of 500‒...
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§100.203(c)
Example (2): An applicant for rental housing has a child who uses a wheelchair. The bathroom door in the dwelling unit is too narrow to permit the wheelchair to pass....
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Triumph Foundation
We are also involved within the SCI community by taking leadership roles in support groups, helping people plan home modifications for wheelchair accessibility, assisting people with financial...
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SuperDeck Beach Boardwalk
splits, splinters, nail-p, rusty nails, metal straps or rot Expandable - add on sections or reconfigure Impervious to Gas and Oil Spills ADA Compliant - provide wheelchair...
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PlayLSI Double-Wide Ramp
12' Double-Wide Ramp attaches to 12" deck increments up to 48" with Guardrail and 72" with Barrier to provide access to higher decks or from ground to deck 60"-wide ramp allows for wheelchairs...
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GameTime Rock N Raft Play Component
Features and Benefits Movement and motion create a dynamic social experience as users work together in unification Individual who use wheelchair do not have to transfer out of...
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How do I request a reasonable accommodation?
For example, if you use a wheelchair and it does not fit under your desk at work, you should tell your supervisor. This is a request for a reasonable accommodation....
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502.3 Access Aisle
In parking facilities where the accessible route must cross vehicular traffic lanes, marked crossings enhance pedestrian safety, particularly for people using wheelchairs and other mobility...
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Team or player seating areas. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 221.2.1.4 of the 2004 ADAAG requires one or more wheelchair spaces to be provided in each team or player seating area with fixed seats, depending upon the number of seats provided...
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18.1 Q. Is it necessary to provide usable doors when the door leads to an area of the dwelling that is not accessible, such as the door leading down to an unfinished basement...?
This will ensure that, if a wheelchair user occupying the dwelling unit chooses to modify the unit to provide accessibility to these areas, such as installing a ramp from the dwelling unit...
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B. Measuring Clear Passage at Doors
The 21" clear passage width shown below is too narrow to allow wheelchair passage. It should be at least 32"....
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4. Parking and passenger loading zones
the same terms and with the full range of choices (e.g. surface parking or garage) that are provided for other residents of the project, with accessible parking on a route accessible to wheelchairs...
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D. Entering the Emergency Shelter
accessible entrance must provide at least one accessible door with maneuvering space, accessible hardware, and enough clear width to allow people who use crutches, a cane, walker, scooter, or wheelchair...
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Team or player seating areas. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 221.2.1.4 of the 2004 ADAAG requires one or more wheelchair spaces to be provided in each team or player seating area with fixed seats, depending upon the number of seats provided...
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Are airlines allowed to charge for providing services to passengers with disabilities?
not charge are assistance with enplaning, deplaning, and making flight connections, and the carriage of assistive devices (including the provision of hazardous materials packaging for wheelchair...
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Who has to follow part 382?
., wheelchair service, baggage handling, etc.); and (4) indirect air carriers and their employees (e.g., tour operators) that provide facilities, services, or other accommodations to passengers...
