Section 37.3 of the DOT regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (49 CFR Parts 27, 37, and 38) defines a “wheelchair” as a mobility aid belonging to any...
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What is a “wheelchair”?
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Public Entity
instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 103(8) of the Rail Passenger Service Act...
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§ 36.607 Guidance concerning model codes.
Assistant Attorney General may review the relevant model code and issue guidance concerning whether and in what respects the model code is consistent with the minimum requirements of the Act...
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Reason the Access Board is issuing the proposed standards
Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act (29 USC 794f) requires the Access Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, to issue standards that contain...
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III-4.2100 General
ILLUSTRATION 2: Under its obligation to remove architectural barriers where it is readily achievable to do so, a local motel has greatly improved physical access in several of its rooms....
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Test C (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Americans with Disabilities Act uses the same "regarded as" test set forth in the regulations implementing section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act....
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SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION
SECOND CAUSE OF ACTION Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 29 U.S.C. § 794 et seq. 77....
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§35.131(a) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Act and the regulation distinguish between illegal use of drugs and the legal use of substances, whether or not those substances are "controlled substances," as defined in the Controlled...
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Who Must Comply with Title I of the ADA?
However, the Act provides an exemption from coverage for any action in compliance with the ADA which would violate the law of the foreign country in which a workplace is located....
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II. Summary of Significant Issues Raised By the Public Comments in Response to the Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification.
The majority of those comments addressed the application of factors to be considered in determining whether compliance with the act was "readily achievable."...
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Section 36.211 Maintenance of Accessible Features (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities by the Act...
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§35.133 Maintenance of Accessible Features
entity shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities by the Act...
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§35.133 Maintenance of accessible features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
entity shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities by the Act...
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Section 36.211 Maintenance of Accessible Features (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities by the Act...
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Achieving ADA/Section 508 Compliance with Ext JS 4.2
Is making your applications ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant important to you and critical to your business?...
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11B-403.5.1 Clear width
When, because of right-of-way restrictions, natural barriers or other existing conditions, the enforcing agency determines that compliance with the 48-inch (1219 mm) clear sidewalk width...
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Medical examinations, screening and monitoring required by other laws
Department of Transportation for interstate bus and truck drivers, railroad engineers, airline pilots and air controllers; The Occupational Safety and Health Act: The Federal...
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Publications
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws www.ada.gov/ta-pubs-pg2.htm#Anchor-14210 800-514-0301 (voice) 800-514-0383 (TTY) Americans with Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers www.ada.gov...
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8.2 Overview of Legal Obligations
8.2 Overview of Legal Obligations An individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs is not an "individual with a disability" when the employer acts on the basis...
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Broad Coverage
The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 states that the definition of disability should be construed in favor of broad coverage of people to the maximum extent permitted by the law and generally...
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15. Discriminatory practices
A new paragraph (a)(2) has been added to clarify the employment obligations of recipients that receive Federal funds under Part B of the Education of the Handicapped Act, as amended (EHA...
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2. Federal financial assistance
There is no indication, however, in the legislative history of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 or of the amendments to that Act in 1974, that Congress intended section 504 to have a broader...
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101.1 General
construction, additions to, and alteration of sites, facilities, buildings, and elements to the extent required by regulations issued by Federal agencies under the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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Principle of Reasonableness and Cost
accessibility, and the like are of course limited by a principle of reasonableness and cost." (55 FR 24371) In House Report No. 711, the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Act...