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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed definition of "wheelchair" is informed by several existing definitions of "wheelchair." ...
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Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Most advocacy, nonprofit, and individual commenters supported the concept of a separate definition for ‘‘other power-driven mobility device'' because a separate definition would maintain existing...
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Background
Anecdotal evidence of the need for greater specificity also exists as comments from architects, contractors, building owners and managers, the disabled community and regulatory agencies....
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Alterations and Water Closet Clearances in Single-User Toilet Rooms With In-Swinging Doors (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Another commenter requested that the Department exempt existing guest room bathrooms and single-user toilet rooms that comply with the 1991 Standards from complying with the increased clearances...
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Entrances
In some circumstances, temporary levers or other adapters that do not require tight grasping, pinching, or twisting, may be installed over existing door hardware to provide independent access...
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382.123 What are the requirements concerning priority cabin stowage for wheelchairs and other assistive devices?
Some U.S. carriers have used the so-called “seat-strapping” method of securing passengers’ wheelchairs in the cabin, usually in situations in which, contrary to the existing rule in some...
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11B-233.3.2 Residential dwelling units for sale
Exception: Existing residential dwellings or residential dwelling units acquired by public entities that will be offered for resale to individuals without additions or alterations shall...
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Serving Counters
An alternative solution, in an existing facility, is to provide an accessible route around the queuing area....
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What is a “reasonable accommodation”?
Examples of “reasonable accommodations” include: making existing facilities readily accessible to and usable by employees with disabilities; restructuring a job; modifying work schedules...
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Issue: Program Accessibility
City governments may choose to make structural changes to existing facilities to achieve access....
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Issue 2: Location relative to the crosswalk
In existing streetscapes, without a median, it may also be possible to widen the crosswalk (and adjust the stop line accordingly) to eliminate the offset. ...
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Truncated Domes
The revised base diameter and spacing dimensions will accommodate existing detectable warning products that were previously deemed to provide an equivalent level of accessibility....
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1115B.3.2, Item 3
Exception: In an existing building, a single-accommodation toilet facility may have the water closet fixture located in an area which provides a clear space of not less than 36 inches (...
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B. Whether the City May Assert an Undue Burden Defense With Respect to New Construction or Alterations Under Title II of the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Title II of the ADA provides an undue financial burden defense for facilities already in existence as of January 26, 1992, but not for facilities constructed or altered after that date....
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Does the Voting Rights Act protect language minorities?
particular jurisdictions to print ballots and other election materials in the minority language as well as in English, and to have oral translation help available at the polls where the need exists...
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h) Maintenance Policies
At trial, Kirola failed to identify a single barrier that she encountered as a result of something being "broken, non-operational, or in need of repair," much less an ADA barrier that existed...
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SUMMARY OF THE 19-INCH RECOMMENDATION
entry to, use of, and exit from the equipment by those individuals Carefully balance the costs to hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers of replacing or modifying existing...
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Congressional Findings of Discrimination
Congress found that “the continuing existence of unfair and unnecessary discrimination and prejudice denies people with disabilities the opportunity to compete on an equal basis and to pursue...
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3. MAP YOUR COMMUNITY
Discuss with your group the different types of resources that are available and what gaps may exist....
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26. Q: Has the United States entered into any settlement agreements involving child care centers?
complainant's leg braces as necessary; (3) ensure that the complainant is not unnecessarily segregated from her age-appropriate classroom; (4) engage in readily achievable barrier removal to its existing...
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Your ADA Obligations
You must, for instance: Follow accessibility standards when constructing or altering facilities; Remove architectural or structural communication barriers in existing facilities...
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Aircraft Accessibility
[Secs. 382.21(b) and (c)] However, any replacement or refurbishing of the aircraft cabin must not reduce existing accessibility to a level below that specified under the law....
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I. Purpose of the Regulatory Action
Reasonable modification/accommodation requirements are a fundamental tenet of disability nondiscrimination law—for example, they are an existing requirement for recipients of Federal assistance...