No. 49 CFR Part 38 continues to require that lifts have a minimum design load of 600 pounds and the lift platform accommodates a wheelchair measuring 30 inches by 48 inches.
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Are transportation operators required to retrofit their vehicles to accommodate larger and heavier wheelchairs?
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§ 37.33 Airport transportation systems
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§ 37.165 Lift and securement use
[56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991, as amended at 58 FR 63103, Nov. 30, 1993; 76 FR 57936, Sept. 19, 2011]
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Access for 9-1-1 and Telephone Emergency Services
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires all Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs) to provide direct, equal access to their services for people with disabilities who use teletypewriters...
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DBTAC: Accessible Parking With Robert David Hall
The is a PSA commissioned by DBTAC Norhtwest, the ADA information Center to explain accessible parking rights.
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Applying the Forest Service Trails Accessibility Guidelines
The first step in applying the Forest Service Trails Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG) is to know when and where compliance is required....
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Electronic and Information Technology - Functional Performance Criteria - Speech
Requires the Accessibility Specialist plan or above. (Login or upgrade your account!)
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(1) Transfer Surface Location for Diagnostic Equipment Used in the Supine, Prone, or Side-lying Position
Additionally, a transfer approach at the foot location may not be practical for many people with disabilities who would have to move themselves or be moved across a significant length of...
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2. IMPROVING PHYSICAL ACCESS
People with disabilities should be able to travel to a health care site, approach and enter and move around the building as conveniently as everyone else....
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III.
The Department's claim for relief in this case seeks to augment the manner in which the State has chosen to deliver its service system for children with disabilities....
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Sections 35.108(d)(2) and 36.105(d)(2)—Predictable Assessments
Several organizations representing persons with disabilities and the elderly, constituting the majority of commenters on these provisions, supported the inclusion of the predictable assessments...
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Architectural Barriers Act
Postal Service are covered by the ABA. For more information or to file a complaint, contact: U.S....
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When is a historic structure considered accessible?
For Example: Consider an historic Forest Service lighthouse that is open to the public....
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Senator Elizabeth Warren ADA 25th Anniversary Message
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KMIR 6 News story: Jack Nicklaus helps fund golf course for wounded veterans
KMIR 6 News story: Jack Nicklaus helps fund golf course for wounded veterans.
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Simple hacks for life with Parkinson's | Mileha Soneji | TED Talks
Simple solutions are often best, even when dealing with something as complicated as Parkinson's. In this inspiring talk, Mileha Soneji shares accessible designs that make the...
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Sections 35.108(d)(1)(viii) and 36.105(d)(1)(viii)—Determination Made Without Regard to the Ameliorative Effects of Mitigating Measures
The ADA Amendments Act revised the definition of ‘‘disability’’ and the Department agrees that the Act’s prohibition on assessing the ameliorative effects of mitigating measures applies...
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§ 38.111(d)
(d) Passenger coaches or food service cars shall have the number of spaces complying with §38.125(d)(2) of this part and the number of spaces complying with §38.125(d)(3) of this part, as...
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Section 1630.14(b) Employment Entrance Examination
may condition the offer of employment on the results of the examination, provided that all entering employees in the same job category are subjected to such an examination, regardless of disability...
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A video documentary about the life of Annie Hayes
The production is to encourage and inspire spinal chord injury patients and others with disabilities to pursue their dreams and live full, independent and meaningful lives....
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Conclusion
During this second phase of the independent wheelchair transfer study, platform transfers with and without grab-bars and a backrest and two-step transfers were evaluated. The study...
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1.1. Purpose and Need for Rule and Scope of Regulatory Assessment
Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) contains broad language prohibiting public accommodations and commercial facilities—including movie theaters—from discriminating...
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Other Counters/ Teller Windows [7.2(2)]
Where multiple teller windows or service areas are provided, such as in bank lobbies, consider access to each one....
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§382.81 For which passengers must carriers make seating accommodations?
As a carrier, you must provide the following seating accommodations to the following passengers on request, if the passenger self-identifies to you as having a disability specified in this...
