(3) discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation...
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12101(a)(3)
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2. d. PATIENT RECEPTION DESKS
Reception desks should have a lower section where scooter and wheelchair users and people of short stature can easily communicate with staff....
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§100.307(e)
(e) A facility or community shall consider any one of the forms of verification identified above as adequate for verification of age, provided that it contains specific information about...
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§ 37.73(c)(1)
specifying that all used vehicles are to be lift-equipped and otherwise accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, or, if an initial solicitation is not used, a documented communication...
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§ 37.81(c)(1)
vehicles made by the public entity specifying that all used vehicles were to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, or, if a solicitation is not used, a documented communication...
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General: ADA Standard Section 702.1
In addition, alarms in guest rooms required to provide communication features shall comply with sections 4‒3 and 4‒4 of NFPA 72 (1999 edition) or sections 7.4 and 7.5 of NFPA 72 (2002 edition...
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Alterations: ADA Standard Section 233.3.4
Section 233.3.4: covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for alterations to residential facilities.
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1009.3.3 Area of Refuge
Exceptions: Areas of refuge are not required at exit access stairways where two-way communication is provided at the elevator landing in accordance with Section 1009.8....
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Bobrick Swing-Up Grab Bar B-4998
Swing-up grab bar can support loads in excess of 250 pounds (113kg) if properly installed, complying with barrier-free accessibility guidelines (including ADAAG in the U.S.A.) for structural...
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§104.52(c) Emergency treatment for the hearing impaired
A recipient hospital that provides health services or benefits shall establish a procedure for effective communication with persons with impaired hearing for the purpose of providing emergency...
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Reconstruction
The word "reconstruction" isn't used in Federal accessibility guidelines or FSORAG and FSTAG, even though it is frequently used in the recreation and trails communities....
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Patient or designated support person’s answers these questions.
These questions help determine patients’ access needs including communication access....
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QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS
., where the interpreter is not familiar with the specialized vocabulary involved in the communication at issue. (2) 2. There are a number of different sign language systems....
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E. Promotional Activities
If a recipient's service area contains a community of national origin minority persons with limited English language skills, promotional literature must be distributed to that community...
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Staff Training
It is important that staff -- especially front line staff who routinely interact with the public -- understand the requirements on modifying policies and practices, communicating with and...
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Staff Training
Covered entities should teach staff about the ADA's requirements for communicating effectively with people who have communication disabilities....
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Diversion and Coordination with Mental Health Providers
settlement agreement in Portland led to the creation of a crisis center available to first responders seeking to divert individuals with disabilities from the criminal justice system into the community...
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"Qualified Interpreter" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Likewise, a qualified sign language interpreter would not include someone who is fluent in sign language but unable to translate spoken communication into ASL or to translate signed communication...
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"Qualified Interpreter" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Likewise, a qualified sign language interpreter would not include someone who is fluent in sign language but unable to translate spoken communication into ASL or to translate signed communication...
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In Closing
The disability community’s abiding commitment to act as one unified voice helped keep the ADA a strong act and prevented exclusion of specific subgroups of disabilities....
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Toilet Room Configuration
This basic configuration was found in numerous facilities including: a nursing care addition at Pennswood Village Retirement Community, Newton, PA (Lewis and Rodgers Architects, Fort Washington...
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Legal Authority
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (hereafter, “Section 508”), as amended, mandates that Federal agencies “develop, procure, maintain, or use” information and communication technology...
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E. Training
Call takers must be trained in the use of TTY equipment and supplied with information about communication protocol with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments...
