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I. Who is Covered by Title II of the ADA
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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...
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Q. What employers are covered by the ADA, and when is the coverage effective?
The employment provisions of title I of the ADA apply to private employers, State and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions....
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ENSURING LANGUAGE ACCESS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION DURING RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: A CHECKLIST FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
Reach out to Centers for Independent Living (CILs), your state Developmental Disabilities Council, your state’s Protection and Advocacy Agency, as well as organizations serving deaf/hard...
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Section 36.208 Direct Threat (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (c) establishes the test to use in determining whether an individual poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others....
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Engineered Wood Fiber
This is a serious departure from the installation procedure used on the lab test samples for ASTM F1951‒99, where the surface material is installed in 3‒6 inch layers, watered, raked, compacted...
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Overview
will ensure that, going forward, people with disabilities can enjoy the same activities—a community swim meet; private swim lessons; a hotel pool—at the same locations and with the same independence...
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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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11B-1008.4.2 Clear floor or ground space
This will enhance the ability of children with disabilities to independently use the play component....
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SUMMARY OF THE 19-INCH RECOMMENDATION
that were considered in the selection of the 19 inch height recommendation: Equipment must be accessible to, and usable by, individuals with accessibility needs and will allow independent...
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Congressional Findings of Discrimination
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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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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Voluntary Action Plan for Accessible Websites
Periodically enlist disability groups to test your pages for ease of use; use this information to increase accessibility. 1Web pages are written using a language called HTML (or...
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Conclusions
User testing is recommended for arriving at more accurate transfer surface dimensions and design features to insure usability for a broad diversity of users and the full range of tasks that...