[Slide 6] indicates some major economic impacts, not only on the person, but the caregiver: 2007 Study by Prevent Blindness: Annual Cost of Adult Vision Problems in U.S.= $51.4...
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Pricilla Rogers, Ph.D. Making the “Invisible” World “Visible”
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Function Keys
Key surfaces are required to be raised from surrounding surfaces, but the proposed 1/25 inch minimum has been removed....
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3. Comparison of WCAG 2.0 to Existing 508 Standards
The Board estimates that agencies with content that meets this group of existing 508 Standards will incur no or minimal costs by virtue of incorporation of WCAG 2.0 into our proposed rule...
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Detectable Warnings
This warning was required since the sloped surfaces of curb ramps remove a tactile cue provided by curb faces....
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Public Entrances
not required to be accessible, unless a primary function area also is altered and then an accessible path of travel must be provided to the primary function area to the extent that the cost...
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Issue 15: How can the potential conflict between the goals of zero net energy and accessibility for low vision persons be resolved?
What it costs us in other energy consumption issues – travel between them, general efficiency of actually providing the service, and so on, is going to go by the wayside....
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H. Your Obligation to Provide Services and Equipment
[Sec. 382.21(a)(4)] On-board wheelchairs must be equipped with footrests, armrests which are movable or removable, adequate occupant restraint systems, a backrest height that permits assistance...
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Accessible teeing grounds, putting greens, and weather shelters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This commenter concurred with the Department that it is likely that most existing golf courses have a golf car passage to tees and greens, thereby substantially minimizing the cost of bringing...
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4. Overhead PV Systems
See Section 7 - Path of Travel Requirements and Adjusted Construction Cost for policy guidance on the adjusted construction cost for compliance with path of travel requirements. ...
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DSA IR 11B-2: BEVELED LIP AT CURB RAMPS (with revisions issued through Jan. 2011)
(In the 2007 and 2010 CBC this issue has been addressed by removing the requirement for a beveled lip at curb ramps.)...
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3.1.4. Digital vs. Analog Projection Systems
All indoor auditoriums exhibiting digital movies are subject to the rulemaking, and their costs are estimated in the Final RA. ...
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A. Arena Assembly Seating:
The space need not be marked, and a removable seat may be placed in the wheelchair space when it is not required to accommodate a person eligible for the wheelchair space. ...
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Accessible teeing grounds, putting greens, and weather shelters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This commenter concurred with the Department that it is likely that most existing golf courses have a golf car passage to tees and greens, thereby substantially minimizing the cost of bringing...
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Accessible Route to Dumpster and Enclosure
For existing facilities with an on-site dumpster, there are no requirements for readily achievable barrier removal because the dumpster is not part of the place of public accommodation which...
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803 Dressing, Fitting, and Locker Rooms
This exception concerning wheelchair turning space has been removed in the final rule (803.2)....
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An example of an "undue burden" and how it might be solved is:
There is no space on the accessible first floor large enough to hold the meetings, there is no other building where the meetings could be held, and the cost of installing an elevator is...
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The Americans with Disabilities Act
In addition, tax credits and deductions were established that can be used annually to offset many costs of providing access to people with disabilities....
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11B-302.1 General
A stable surface is one that remains unchanged by contaminants or applied force, so that when the contaminant or force is removed, the surface returns to its original condition....
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Volume Control on Public Phones
Since all new phones are to be equipped with volume controls, the requirement for identifying signage (a specified pictogram featuring a handset with radiating sound waves) has been removed...
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Diagonal Curb Ramps
The requirement in section 406.6 that the 2 foot curb segment aside diagonal curb ramps be "straight" has been removed....
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223 Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
In addition, the Board has removed as unnecessary language describing these facilities as places "where people receive physical or medical treatment or care."...
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D. Paperwork Reduction Act
Consistent with the PRA's requirements, the Department published a notice in the Federal Register on June 10, 2016, requesting public comment on the potential costs and burdens of this requirement...
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Section 1630.2(m) Qualified Individual
the employment decision, and should not be based on speculation that the employee may become unable in the future or may cause increased health insurance premiums or workers compensation costs...
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Visual Characters
The Board has removed this alternative in the final rule to enhance uniformity in the location of tactile text descriptors....