When people who are blind or who have vision loss use a cane to detect hazards, only objects located at 27 inches above the floor or ground or lower are detectable....
Search Results "Cane Technique"
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Protruding Objects
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Reassignment
Her doctor clears her to return to work but requires that she permanently use a cane when standing and walking....
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Protruding Objects
Comment by [Participant]: Well, that standard was specifically written to address people using a cane. Response by Erin Schambureck: A cane, right....
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Head Room [4.4.2]
Otherwise, fixed barriers detectable by canes must define areas with less clearance. Gates, rails, curbs, and other fixed elements, such as planters, can serve as barriers....
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11B-705.2 Detectable directional texture
This surface shall differ from adjoining walking surfaces in resiliency or sound-on-cane contact. The color shall be yellow and approximate FS 33538 of Federal Standard 595C....
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11B-705.2 Detectable directional texture
This surface shall differ from adjoining walking surfaces in resiliency or sound-on-cane contact. The color shall be yellow and approximate FS 33538 of Federal Standard 595C....
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inches above the floor so that it provides the space needed for a person who uses a wheelchair to pull up under it but is not a hazard to people who are blind or have low vision and use a cane...
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§ 36.311(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids
A public accommodation shall permit individuals with mobility disabilities to use wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids, such as walkers, crutches, canes, braces, or other similar...
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§ 35.137(a) Use of wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids
A public entity shall permit individuals with mobility disabilities to use wheelchairs and manually-powered mobility aids, such as walkers, crutches, canes, braces, or other similar devices...
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11. How does the equal opportunity requirement apply to case planning activities of child welfare agencies?
For example, when providing training to parents, agencies should consider the individual learning techniques of persons with disabilities and may need to incorporate the use of visual modeling...
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1.4 Participants
The most frequently reported travel aid was a long cane, which was used by 36 participants....
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Can curbs be used to indicate areas with less than 80” of vertical clearance?
The standards specify a maximum height (27”) for the leading edge of barriers so they are within cane sweep, but a minimum height is not specified....
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10. Vertical Clearance at Exterior Stairs
.: protected with a cane detectable warning, such as the planter shown below or enclosed with walls so a continuous 80" high circulation path is provided for building users)?...
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Hollaender ADA Handrail Systems: Grabrail (ADA Rail)
ADA rails are also used on ramps to help a person in/with a wheel chair, walker or cane safely go up the ramp....
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11B-223.2.2 Facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility
Conditions that affect mobility include conditions requiring the use or assistance of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or powered mobility aid; arthritic, neurological...
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11B-223.2.2 Facilities specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility
Conditions that affect mobility include conditions requiring the use or assistance of a brace, cane, crutch, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or powered mobility aid; arthritic, neurological...
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Make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to avoid disability discrimination in all interactions with people with mental health disabilities or I/DD
Trained officers that, if available and appropriate, they should dispatch a crisis intervention team or officers trained in de-escalation techniques to the scene, or involve mental health...
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A4.13.9 DOOR HARDWARE
Applied kickplates on doors with closers can reduce required maintenance by withstanding abuse from wheelchairs and canes....
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A4.13.9 Door Hardware
Applied kickplates on doors with closers can reduce required maintenance by withstanding abuse from wheelchairs and canes....
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Treads & Risers
...do the stairs have closed risers so a crutch or cane cannot slip through the open space between the stair risers and people will not lose their balance as they climb the stairs?...
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Recessed Objects
If located to provide, but not exceed this clearance (27” above the floor or ground absolute), they are not protruding objects because the leading edge will be within cane detection....
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HOW TO MEASURE TRANSFER HEIGHTS IS IMPORTANT
These proposed measurement techniques would apply equally to tables (M301) and chairs (M302)....
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N. Mobility Disability or Mobility Disabilities
A person with a Mobility Disability may or may not use a wheelchair, scooter, electric personal assisted mobility device, crutches, walker, cane, brace, orthopedic device, or similar equipment...
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Door Protective and Reopening Device [4.10.6]
Door reopening devices must be able to detect obstructions without contact; otherwise, they can disrupt the balance of people using crutches or canes....
