The anniversary brought revised, expanded ADA regulations from the Department of Justice.2 Two years earlier, the ADA Amendments Act of 20083 had reset the broad definition of “person with...
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G. Access to Social Services, Temporary Lodging or Housing, and Other Benefit Programs
about these programs unless television broadcasts have open captions, materials describing the programs are posted on websites, or public announcements are translated by a sign language interpreter...
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Section 1630.15(b) and (c) Disparate Impact Defenses
This is so because an interpreter could be provided as a reasonable accommodation that would allow the individual to be interviewed, and thus satisfy the selection criterion....
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Department of Housing and Urban Development under the Fair Housing Act
While the ADA does not generally cover private residential facilities, its coverage is interpreted as extending to housing owned and operated by State and local governments....
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42. May an employer tell other employees that an individual is receiving a reasonable accommodation when employees ask questions about a coworker with a disability?
In addition, the Commission has interpreted the ADA to allow employers to disclose medical information in the following circumstances: (1) in accordance with state workers' compensation...
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6. General prohibitions against discrimination
Several comments appeared to interpret §104.4(b)(5), which proscribes discriminatory site selection, to prohibit a recipient that is located on hilly terrain from erecting any new buildings...
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A. Aircraft Accessibility
Aircraft with 100 or more passenger seats must have priority storage space within the cabin to stow at least one passenger’s folding wheelchair [Sec. 382.21(a)(2)] and DOT has interpreted...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
may provide more effective communication than existing technology and that providing effective communication often will include use of new technology and video relay services, as well as interpreters...
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BS8300:2001 Research
Unfortunately, without a research report with details about the research protocols, it is difficult to interpret and compare the results of this interesting study to the others....
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Captioning at movie theaters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Both open and closed captioning are examples of auxiliary aids and services under the Department's regulation. 28 CFR 36.303(b)(1). ...
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Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments from advocates and users of ALS systems consistently noted that the Department's regulation should, at a minimum, be consistent with the 2004 ADAAG....
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General Comments (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Such an additional comment period is unnecessary and would unduly delay the issuance of final regulations....
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"Place of Public Accommodation'': Definition of "place of lodging." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The NPRM stated that timeshares and condominiums or corporate hotels that did not meet this definition would not be covered by § 36.406(c) of the proposed regulation, but may be covered...
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General Comments (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Such an additional comment period is unnecessary and would unduly delay the issuance of final regulations....
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Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments from advocates and users of ALS systems consistently noted that the Department's regulation should, at a minimum, be consistent with the 2004 ADAAG....
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1. Making Facilities Accessible and Usable
The accessibility requirements under Title II and III are established in Department of Justice regulations....
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A. Purpose of the Rule
The Department of Justice is issuing this final rule in order to amend its regulation implementing title III of the ADA (42 U.S.C. 12181 et seq.), which covers public accommodations and...
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SERVICE ANIMALS
In addition to the provisions about service dogs, the Department’s revised ADA regulations have a new, separate provision about miniature horses that have been individually trained to do...
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The other existing federal definition of wheelchair that the Department reviewed is in the Department of Transportation regulation implementing the transportation provisions under title...
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The other existing federal definition of "wheelchair" that the Department reviewed is in the Department of Transportation regulation implementing the transportation provisions under title...
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Wheelchairs and Other Power-Driven Mobility Devices
The term “other power-driven mobility devices” is used in the ADA regulations to refer to any mobility device powered by batteries, fuel, or other engines, whether or not they are designed...
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11B-233.1 General
These laws and the appropriate regulations should be consulted before proceeding with the design and construction of residential facilities....