In addition, these services need to be offered in physically accessible locations so people with mobility disabilities can use them. ...
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G. Access to Social Services, Temporary Lodging or Housing, and Other Benefit Programs
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FindLaw - ADA: Disabilities & Your Rights as an Employee
FindLaw - ADA: Disabilities & Your Rights as an Employee Discrimination in employment against qualified individuals with disabilities is prohibited by the federal Americans with Disabilities...
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Eye to Eye
We are the only national mentoring movement that pairs kids who have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (LD / ADHD) with college and high school mentors who...
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A Guide to the Individualized Education Program
The purpose of this guidance is to assist educators, parents, and state and local educational agencies in implementing the requirements of Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education...
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Responsive Practice
A Responsive Practice enhances health care providers’ ability to deliver disability-competent care that is accessible to people with intellectual, mobility, and other disabilities....
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Creating Welcoming Mental Health Work Environments
Salzer, PhD Temple University Collaborative on Community Inclusion of Adults with Psychiatric Disabilities This document focuses on strategies for creating more welcoming work environments...
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College Resources for Students with Disabilities
Assistive Technology to Facilitate the Transition to Higher Education With the advances of adaptive technologies and trend toward progressive legislation, prospective college students with disabilities...
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Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) was authorized by Congress in the Department of Labor's FY 2001 appropriation....
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Podium
Podium: If a podium is used, some speakers who use mobility devices may not be able to use one that is standard height....
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1. Location
Curb ramps must be placed to enable a person with a mobility disability to travel from a sidewalk on one side of the street, over or through any curbs or traffic islands, to the sidewalk...
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Accessible Routes to Programs and Services
Accessible Routes to Programs and Services The path a person with a disability takes to enter and move through a facility is called an "accessible route."...
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It appears that the accessibility standards may result in lots of chargers in ADA spaces not being used or “stranded assets.” Was this issue addressed in development of the standards?
spaces which display the International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA), sometimes referred to as the wheelchair symbol, are generally understood to be reserved for the exclusive use of a disabled...
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§ 36.302(c)(6)
A public accommodation may ask if the animal is required because of a disability and what work or task the animal has been trained to perform....
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Language Issues
Choose disability terms that describe diversity in accurate and respectful ways....
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§ 35.136(f) Inquiries
A public entity may ask if the animal is required because of a disability and what work or task the animal has been trained to perform....
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Resources:
supplies for emergency kits / go kits and check lists make an out-of-state contact list (includes form) Tips for Emergency Use of Mobile Devices – June Kailes...
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1. Under Title II, what must public school districts do to provide effective communication to students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities?
Title II and its implementing regulations require public school districts to ensure that communication with students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities is as effective as communication...
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17. Q. What about "911" calls? How are those made accessible to people with speech or hearing disabilities?
A: Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities must have direct access to "911" or similar emergency telephone services, meaning that emergency response centers must be equipped to...
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Summary of Major Provisions
features for disaster survivors who have mobility disabilities, and at least 5 percent of the total number of units installed at each group site to provide mobility features....
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28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
PART 36 -- NONDISCRIMINATION ON THE BASIS OF DISABILITY BY PUBLIC ACCOMMODATIONS AND IN COMMERCIAL FACILITIES Authority: 5 U.S.C. 301; 28 U.S.C. 509, 510; 42 U.S.C. 12186(b)....
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Which transition type do users with disabilities prefer?
I use a lightweight manual chair and have good upper extremity strength and trunk control. My preferences are: E - gives the safest spot for me to stop and make a...
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Show us your #CrappyCurb
If a sidewalk doesn't have a Curb Cut which is essentially a small ramp on or off the sidewalk, someone with a mobility disability who uses a cane, wheelchair, motorized scooter, or a walker...
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22. Q. We are building a new prison. Do we need to make it accessible?
All new buildings must be made fully accessible to, and usable by, individuals with disabilities....
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Scales
Too often, individuals who use wheelchairs are not weighed at the doctor’s office or hospital, even though patients without disabilities are routinely weighed, because the provider does...
