In the proposed rule, the Board sought comment on whether additional provisions for an equivalent means of communication should be applied to other types of facilities (Question 45)....
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Public Address Systems
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Using State and Local Government Services and Activities: What to Expect
Here are just a few examples of the many types of public services that are covered by the ADA: public trade schools and community colleges, public libraries, public hospitals, public parks...
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205 and 309 Operable Parts
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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Why is Braille Important to You?
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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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(2) Adjustability: Minimum Low Transfer Height
Additionally, the National Council on Independent Living asserted that: Most manufacturers on the Committee had a 19 to 21-inch surface available currently, with at least one having...
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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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Table of Contents
226 Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces 227 Sales and Service 228 Depositories, Vending Machines, Change Machines, Mail Boxes, and Fuel Dispensers 229 Windows 230 Two-Way Communication...
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Plan 4A: 13-Foot Wide Accessible Guest Room
The following accessible features are provided in the living area: • T-shaped turning space (section 304.3.2); • Accessible route (section 402); • Clear floor space on both sides...
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Defining Disability Broadly
Longer life expectancies and decreasing death rates from heart disease increase the numbers of people living with chronic, nonfatal, but disabling conditions....
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY and NEW YORK CITY TRANSIT AUTHORITY - OPINION & ORDER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK BRONX INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES, a nonprofit organization; DISABLED IN ACTION OF METROPOLIAN NEW YORK, a nonprofit organization...
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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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IV. RESOLVING ADA COMPLAINTS THROUGH MEDIATION
Executed through a partnership between the federal government and the private sector, the Program has achieved measurable results, eliminating architectural, communication, and attitudinal...
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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....
