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Autism Society of America
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Stavros Center for Independent Living, Inc. - Amherst, Greenfield, Springfield, MA
By law at least 51% of the staff and the Board of Directors at CILs must be persons with disabilities; we know about disability here through personal experience....
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Community Resources for Independent Living - Hayward, Fremont, Livermore, Anaheim, CA
There are 28 Independent Living Centers (ILCs) in California and over 200 in the United States....
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How is slip resistance measured?
the James machine is the recognized test method and the 0.5 value (when measured by this tester) is the recognized minimum criterion for slip-resistant walking surfaces in courts of law...
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II. Terms of Agreement
Date of this Agreement, and each six months thereafter, for the duration of this Agreement, each of the XL Center Parties will provide a written report (“Compliance Report”) to the United States...
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Sections 35.108(b) and 36.105(b)—Physical or Mental Impairment
Other commenters recommended that the Department add ADHD to the list of examples of ‘‘physical or mental impairments’’ in §§ 35.108(b)(2) and 36.105(b)(2).3 Some commenters stated that...
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New Customers
The ADA is a Federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities and opens doors for full participation in all aspects of everyday life....
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14. Child welfare agencies have an obligation to ensure the health and safety of children. How can agencies comply with the ADA and Section 504 while also ensuring health and safety?
Answer: Under child welfare law, child welfare agencies must make decisions to protect the safety of children....
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The invisibility of people with disabilities
In addition to people with disabilities being a protected class under civil rights laws, a larger group actually benefits from physical, equipment, communication, service and program access...
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Assessment Factors
whether the use of the OPDMD creates a substantial risk of serious harm to the immediate environment or natural or cultural resources, or poses a conflict with Federal land management laws...
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Building on Foundations
Handicapped (renamed the National Council on Disability in 1988) presented a breakthrough report titled Toward Independence, which included a proposal for a comprehensive, equal opportunity law...
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CalCasp Training: 2016 California Building Code Chapter 11B
Learning Objectives: •Origins of California Access Laws • Application and Administration • Scoping Requirements • Building Blocks • Accessible Routes • General Site and...
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VIII. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
or statutory, under federal, state or local law or otherwise), arising from facts or events that have taken place prior to or on the date of full and complete execution of this Agreement...
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Senate Hearings and the Quest for Bipartisanship
But he also stated he had “serious concerns.” Hatch challenged the extension of public accommodations provisions beyond those establishments covered under the Civil Rights Act of 1964....
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11B-234.1 General
Mobile or temporary rides are those set up for short periods of time such as traveling carnivals, State and county fairs, and festivals....
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Promoting the status of women with disabilities | Bethany Hoppe | TEDxNashville
She holds a master's in communication studies and is a lecturer in the Speech & Theatre Department of Middle Tennessee State University....
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Paragraph (a) (Advisory Guidance)
Some types of controls, including mouse devices, track balls, dials without markings or stops, and push-button controls with only one state, where the position or setting is indicated only...
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Communicating with Customers
To make it easy for people who use a TDD to communicate with businesses and individuals who do not have a TDD, the ADA established a free state-by-state relay network nationwide that handles...
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M302.2.3 Size (Section-by-Section Analysis)
One commenter, a manufacturer, although in agreement with the 21-inch width, stated that the 15 inches deep requirement should be increased to 17 inches, a disability advocate recommended...
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Newly Constructed Tabled Intersections That Contain Pedestrian Street Crossings With Yield or Stop Control (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board seeks information on the current design policies and practices of state and local transportation departments with respect to tabling newly constructed intersections in hilly...
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Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Trails
Installation and Serviceability Results: Governor Dodge State Park, Wisconsin Theodore L....
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I. BACKGROUND
The parties (“Parties”) to this Settlement Agreement (“Agreement”) are the United States of America (“United States”) and the Swedish Edmonds Hospital (“Swedish Edmonds” or “the Hospital...
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What was measured and why?
Therefore, f or this study, subjects were allowed to determine their own preferred pace so that energy consumption in its “most efficient” state could be measured....
