The mission of the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults is to enable each person who is deaf-blind to live and work in his or her community of choice Authorized...
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Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youth and Adults
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National Center for the Victims of Crime: Resource Directory for Service Providers
We are the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims and those who serve them....
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National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC)
The National Aging and Disability Transportation Center is a technical assistance center focused on increasing transportation options for older adults, people with disabilities and caregivers...
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National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics (NAAOP)
The National Association for the Advancement of Orthotics and Prosthetics is a non-profit trade association dedicated to educating the public and promoting public policy that is in the interest...
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Figure 608.2.2 Standard Roll-In Type Shower Compartment Size and Clearance – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
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Figure 608.5.2 Standard Roll-In Type Shower Compartment Control Location – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
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SCI Empowerment Project by University of Washington Department of Rehabilitation Medicine
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington Medical Center and Harborview Medical Center, is one of only 14 model spinal cord injury (SCI) centers funded by the National...
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Efforts to minimize impact
Therefore, while this section sets forth the factors which must be considered in approaching how accessibility will be provided, it does not prescribe any particular plan or content....
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The Centre for Excellence in Universal Design
The Centre is dedicated to the principle of universal access, enabling people in Ireland to participate in a society that takes account of human difference and to interact with their environment...
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Fact Sheet: Highlights of the Final Rule to Amend the Department of Justice's Regulation Implementing Title III of the ADA
to Amend the Department of Justice's Regulation Implementing Title III of the ADA The Department of Justice (the Department) has amended its regulation implementing title III of the Americans...
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Spectrum Industries Inc. Freedom XRS Elite Lectern™ Adjustable Height Lecterns
Ergonomics is the science that studies the relationship between people and their work environments....
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Library of Congress National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped
National Library Service (NLS) is a free braille and talking book library service for people with temporary or permanent low vision, blindness, or a physical disability that prevents them...
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Q. What are the limitations on the obligation to make a reasonable accommodation?
"Undue hardship" is defined as "an action requiring significant difficulty or expense" when considered in light of a number of factors....
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Accessibility of Airport Facilities
All terminal facilities and services owned, leased, or operated by a carrier at a commercial service airport, including parking and ground transportation, must comply with the Standards...
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Examples of Implementation Methods
State of Rhode Island City of Austin, Texas ADA Coordinator Director, Governor’s Commission on Disabilities Staff member, Human Resources...
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Audio Description Associates Audio Description Services
Using words that are succinct, vivid, and imaginative, properly trained describers convey the visual image that otherwise is not fully accessible to 10 million blind or low vision Americans...
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4.3.8 Operating forces
For example, many drawers or cabinets require tight pinching to open but adding a more ergonomically designed handle and rollers to the bottom of the drawer allows it to open with ease....
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Chapter 4: Creating a Workable ADA: The Senate and the White House
poll of voter intentions on the eve of the election, conducted by Louis Harris and Associates, suggested that the wide margin of persons with disabilities supporting Bush was a deciding factor...
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17 Inch Low Height
In the absence of additional data, being inclusive versus exclusive is the most responsible approach in the development of standards....
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Bails et al.
Bails recruited participants from attendees at disability support centers and institutions....
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Effect of ADA Amendments Act on Academic Requirements in Postsecondary Education
reference to academic requirements in postsecondary education was included ‘‘solely to provide assurances that the bill does not alter current law with regard to the obligations of academic institutions...
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Section 36.303(g)(3) Minimum Requirements for Captioning Devices
Instead, they recommended that the number of required devices be based on one or more factors, including actual or average weekend movie attendance, percentage of individuals who have severe...
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Facility
Includes both indoor and outdoor areas where human-constructed improvements, structures, equipment or property has been added to the natural environment....
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1630.2(p)(1)
Undue hardship means, with respect to the provision of an accommodation, significant difficulty or expense incurred by a covered entity, when considered in light of the factors set forth...
