Bush, February 1, 2001 At the core of the New Freedom Initiative is a call for strong enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a comprehensive civil rights law that...
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I. INTRODUCTION
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Online Guide Project Team
He is the statewide Coordinator of the federally funded Assistive Technology (AT) Act program in Massachusetts called MassMATCH (Massachusetts Maximizing Assistive Technology in Consumers...
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202.4 Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas
public entity has constructed or altered required elements of a path of travel in accordance with the specifications in either the 1994 or 1997 Florida Accessibility Code or the Uniform Federal...
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1. Covered Entities
such interference gained from the required testing, this rule requires carriers to allow passengers to use their electronic respiratory assistive devices, including POCs approved by the Federal...
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Incorporation of Guidelines for Play Areas and Recreation Facilities
The Board issued a notice on September 3, 2002, making the final guidelines issued for play areas and recreation facilities applicable to federally funded facilities covered by the ABA.14...
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TITLE III COVERAGE AND FINDINGS
The United States is authorized to investigate alleged violations of Title III of the ADA and to bring a civil action in federal court in any case that involves a pattern or practice of...
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SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 POLICY INTERPRETATION NO. 4
Discussion: The section 504 regulation requires that federally assisted programs and activities be "readily accessible" to handicapped persons....
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Summary of Significant Changes
more buses in annual maximum service for all fixed route bus modes collectively based on required annual data reported to the National Transportation Database, which is maintained by the Federal...
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SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
A, or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS), 41 C.F.R. § 101-19.6, App. A....
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2.1 Health Care Experiences of Persons with Disabilities
Numerous other federal reports have highlighted concerns about health care disparities among persons with disabilities....
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Section 35.160 Communications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters also expressed concern that public entities, particularly law enforcement authorities and medical personnel, would apply the ‘‘emergency situation'' provision in inappropriate...
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1. Technical Standard for Web Site Accessibility
Regarding compliance with the WCAG 2.0 standard at Level AA, the carrier associations asserted that requiring carriers to comply with WCAG 2.0 would “set a very high bar that exceeds federal...
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TERMS OF SETTLEMENT
If the United States is unable to reach a satisfactory resolution of the issue within thirty (30) days of the date it notifies the County, the United States may file a civil action in federal...
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Dancing Dots - Valley Forge, PA
McCann himself is a blind musician and programmer who has successfully competed for federal and state contracts to advance this work....
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Process of Determining the Appropriate Reasonable Accommodation
It should be noted, however, that, as provided in §1630.9(c) of this part, the failure to obtain or receive technical assistance from the Federal agencies that administer the ADA will not...
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6. Processes for Complying with the ADA
This procedure encourages prompt and equitable resolution of the problem at the local level without having to force individuals to file a Federal complaint or a lawsuit....
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Auxiliary aids and services (Section-by-Section Analysis)
and services that was taken from the definition of auxiliary aids and services in section 3(1) of the ADA and was supplemented by examples from regulations implementing section 504 in federally...
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A. SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
. § 35.151, and the ADA Standards for Accessible Design ("Standards") or the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards ("UFAS"); to ensure that facilities for which construction...
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2.0 Methodology
2.0 Methodology We reviewed ICC/ANSI A117.1 (1998) Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, which serves as the model for the technical requirements in the federal guidelines in...
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A. Overview Of The Relevant Statutory And Regulatory Provisions
The Access Board published updated ADA Accessibility Guidelines in 2004 (2004 ADAAG) as the culmination of a ten-year long effort to harmonize Federal accessibility requirements with each...
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Section 36.406(e) Housing at a Place of Education
In addition to title III of the ADA, universities and schools that are recipients of Federal financial assistance also are subject to section 504, which contains its own accessibility requirements...
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Whether the definition of "wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In a study of trail and other non-motorized transportation users including EPAMDs, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) found that the eye height of individuals using EPAMDs ranged...
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Section 35.151(f) Housing at a place of education
In addition to title II of the ADA, public universities and schools that receive Federal financial assistance are also subject to section 504, which contains its own accessibility requirements...
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Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
Regulations 34 CFR 104 Subpart D §104.31 Application of this subpart: Subpart D applies to preschool, elementary, secondary, and adult education programs or activities that receive Federal...
