Congress declared that “the Nation’s proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to ensure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency...
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Congressional Findings of Discrimination
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Mobility
These are all independent effects. So the focus really has to be – the biggest bang really has to be on mobility (slide 78)....
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Addendum A: List of Terms
Independent Transfer: a transfer that can be completed without the assistance or intervention Level Transfer- A transfer where the transfer surface is at the same height as the wheelchair...
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C. Boarding and Deplaning Assistance
You cannot leave a passenger in a boarding wheelchair or other device in which the passenger is not independently mobile for more than 30 minutes....
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2.4.4.2. Notice Costs
Based on independent research and public comments, the Department expects that the additional cost of noting which screenings will be captioned or audio-described is de minimis when a movie...
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Electric Bicycles
Because these vehicles are relatively rare, they will probably not be evaluated independently, but some operational characteristics will likely be similar to their nonelectric equivalents...
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Types of Alternative Designs
Participants reported that each of the alternative designs was intended to provide sufficient flexibility such that both independent use and assisted use of the fixtures could be accommodated...
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Alternative Designs
The walk-in capability makes this fixture suitable for either independent or assisted use by individuals with a reasonable level of mobility....
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Lift Compatibility (M301.4 and M302.4)
patients in a supine, prone, or sidelying position, and diagnostic equipment used by patients in a seated position to be usable with a patient lift for patients with disabilities for whom independent...
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References
Preserving transfer independence among individuals with spinal cord injury. Spinal Cord. 2000;38(11):649-57. 4. Gagnon D, Nadeau S, Noreau L, Eng J, Gravel D....
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I. The Disabilities Convention and U.S. Disability Rights Law
The treaty seeks to empower persons with disabilities to be independent, to claim personal responsibility for their own lives, and to be able to make their own choices....
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Notes
The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Final Report. Presentation to US Access Board. Washington, DC. 2011 2....
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Introduction
Businesses and State and local government agencies must take reasonable steps to make it possible for people with disabilities to be their employees or customers....
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Q12: Full-depth Pavement Patching
is unsure whether the scope of specific full-depth pavement patching constitutes an alteration, the best practice is for the public entity to work together with the State transportation agency...
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406 Curb Ramps
recommendations from the Board’s Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee, which was comprised of representatives from the transportation industry, Federal, State and local government agencies...
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Interim Segway® Personal Transporter Policy
permit individuals with a mobility impairment to use these devices in Federal buildings under GSA’s jurisdiction, custody or control, including those buildings delegated to other Federal agencies...
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1018.1 General
Federal agencies must document the basis for their determination when using Exceptions 1 or 2, and must notify the Access Board when using Exception 2. See F201.4.1....
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§35.130(b)(3) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
entity's services, programs, and activities or that perpetuate the discrimination of another public entity, if both public entities are subject to common administrative control or are agencies...
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Designing Access Into the Outdoor Environment
The portion of ADA/ABAAG that applies to Federal agencies is also known as the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards (ABAAS) and is available at http://www.access-board.gov/...
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1. Background
Background Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory...
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1018.1 General
Federal agencies must document the basis for their determination when using Exceptions 1 or 2, and must notify the Access Board when using Exception 2. See F201.4.1....
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I. Who is Covered by Title II of the ADA
"Public entities" include any State or local government and any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities....
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Purpose of the project
dimensioning and measurement conventions appropriate to the different materials and methods used in exterior and interior walking/rolling surfaces so that practitioners and regulatory agencies...
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A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
These executive orders direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize...