Objectives of, and legal basis for, proposed accessibility guidelines The Access Board is required to issue accessibility guidelines by the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C....
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Objectives of, and legal basis for, proposed accessibility guidelines
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T208.1 General
Non-rail vehicles shall provide passenger access routes that permit boarding and alighting, onboard circulation, and seating by passengers with disabilities....
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1018.6 Openings
This section requires openings in the surface of beach access routes and resting intervals such as spaces between boards to not allow passage of a sphere more than 1/2 inch in diameter....
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Can a more recent edition of the ASME A17.1 Safety Code for Elevators and Escalators (or the ASME A18.1 Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chairlifts) be used instead of the editions referenced in the Standards?
The specific editions of the ASME A17.1 and ASME A18.1 codes referenced by the ADA Standards are to be followed (although the Access Board intends to update references to keep them current...
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ADA Accessibility Standards
Both DOJ’s and DOT’s ADA Standards are based on minimum accessibility guidelines adopted by the Access Board in 2004, known as the ADA Accessibility Guidelines....
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§ 38.85 Between-car barriers
Where vehicles operate in a high-platform, level-boarding mode, devices or systems shall be provided to prevent, deter or warn individuals from inadvertently stepping off the platform...
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II. Overview of Requirements
alterations, alter existing facilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board...
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Notes
W The proposed standards do not cover a few categories of equipment that may assist persons with disabilities in transferring onto or off of medical diagnostic equipment....
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SUMMARY OF THE 19-INCH RECOMMENDATION
Access Board’s Medical Diagnostic Equipment Technical Advisory Committee discussed transfer surface height extensively....
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3. Alternative Regulatory Approaches: Automated Announcement Systems
In promulgating a 100-bus VOMS threshold for large transit agencies subject to the automated announcement systems requirement, the Access Board considered other potential regulatory alternatives...
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M305.2.1 Location (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Therefore, the Access Board has separated the location provision into end transfer supports and side transfer supports....
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General Exceptions in FSTAG
Access Board. Documentation and notification requirements are explained in "Documenting Exceptions and Notifying the U.S. Access Board about Exemptions" of this guidebook....
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§382.81(b)(4)
(4) When you require a passenger to travel with a safety assistant (see §382.29)....
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Q1.) When a ramp has a maximum slope of 1:12 or 8.33%, is that considered a range of from 0% to 8.33% which would allow no slope greater than 8.33% or is that a simple maximum which would allow a tolerance above 8.33%? Similarly, is a cabinet countertop that can be no higher than 34” AFF a range of from 0” to 34” AFF with no additional height allowed, or is a tolerance allowed for variations in the floor surface or cabinet construction?
The consistent technical assistance on this question has been that both are subject to tolerances....
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502.3.11 Actions on Objects
Applications shall allow assistive technology to programmatically execute available actions on objects....
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Closed Functionality
Characteristics that limit functionality or prevent a user from attaching or installing assistive technology....
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II-7.3300 Seven-digit lines.
ILLUSTRATION: Some States may operate a statewide 911 system for both voice and nonvoice calls and, in addition, permit voice callers only to dial seven-digit numbers to obtain assistance...
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I’m a paraplegic and travel with my personal manual wheelchair. May airlines require me to travel with an attendant?
ANSWER: Airlines may not require a passenger with a mobility impairment to travel with an attendant if that passenger can physically assist in his or her evacuation....
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11B-235.2.1 Dispersion
The term "boat slip" is intended to cover any pier area other than launch ramp boarding piers where recreational boats are moored for purposes of berthing, embarking, or disembarking....
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11B-235.2.1 Dispersion
The term "boat slip" is intended to cover any pier area other than launch ramp boarding piers where recreational boats are moored for purposes of berthing, embarking, or disembarking....
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Dispersion: ADA Standard Section 224.5
Section 224.5 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for dispersion of transient lodging guest rooms.
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11B-224.5 Dispersion
. ◼ ETA Editor's Note This Access Board Note was taken from ADA Title III §36.406(c) Standards for New Construction and Alterations; Places of Lodging....
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11B-224.5 Dispersion
. ◼ ETA Editor's Note This Access Board Note was taken from ADA Title III §36.406(c) Standards for New Construction and Alterations; Places of Lodging....
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§382.3 Facility
., structures, roads, walks, parking lots, ticketing areas, baggage drop-off and retrieval sites, gates, other boarding locations, loading bridges) normally used by passengers or other members...