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Question: What are the obligations of a public entity receiving federal financial assistance that owns and controls track through a station?
new or altered platform is adjacent to a track shared with existing freight operations, the railroad providing passenger service, and other responsible parties, can either provide level boarding...
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General Holding Cells and General Housing Cells: ADA Standard Section 232.2
Section 232.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for general holding cells and general housing cells.
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Tips for Assisting People Who Are Blind or Visually-Impaired
If you are handing a boarding pass to a blind passenger, explain that you have the person’s boarding pass and that you would like to place it directly in the person’s hand....
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References
Access Board. Axelson, P. W., Yamada, D. A., Kirschbaum, J. B., Longmuir, P. E., & Wong, K. m. (1997, November 26). Beneficial Designs....
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Notification Devices
The Board has removed the term"permanently installed" because it is the Board’s understanding that the Department of Justice will clarify the application of the guidelines to permanently...
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Urinal Depth
In the proposed rule, the Board sought to clarify the requirement in the original ADAAG that accessible urinals have an "elongated" rim by specifying a minimum dimension of 13 ½ inches,...
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B. Chapter 2: Scoping (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board did not receive any comments regarding Chapter 2 as written; however, several commenters expressed concern regarding the ability of certain types of diagnostic equipment...
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Single Rider Adaptive Golf Cars
The Access Board develops and maintains accessibility guidelines for the built environment....
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C.6.ii. - If a Federal agency is distributing a television or multimedia production or a web-cast presentation, does it have to be open or closed captioned and audio-described?
Section 1194.24(c) and (d) of the Access Board's standards require that all training or informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission and which have audio...
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H.7 - Are hand held devices (palm tops, cell phones) covered by Section 508?
This technology is "electronic and information technology" covered by Section 508 and the Access Board's standards....
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Carrying Assistive Devices and Keeping Them Near You
If you do decide to carry medication or other assistive devices with you on board, the items cannot be counted towards your carry-on baggage limit....
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C. Training
Prior to each election during the term of this Agreement, the Board will provide training to all in-precinct Election Coordinators on how to implement the temporary remedies (e.g.,...
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Wheelchair
The definition of "common wheelchair,'' developed by the Access Board, is intended to help transit providers determine which wheelchairs they have to carry....
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Slopes and Resting Intervals for Beach Access Routes
When the surface is paved or is built with boards, the cross slope is not allowed to be steeper than 1:48 (2 percent)....
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Assistive Listening Systems: ADA Standard Section 216.10
Section 216.10 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for assistive listening signs.
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11B-201.3 Temporary and permanent structures
Temporary buildings or facilities covered by these requirements include, but are not limited to, reviewing stands, temporary classrooms, bleacher areas, stages, platforms and daises, fixed...
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A. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
These are areas of considerable importance to passengers and air carriers and are of interest to the public and members of Congress....
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Chapter 1: Background
In 2002, the Access Board published the Accessibility Guidelines for newly construct or altered recreation facilities (1)....
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A. Electronic Content
In this NPRM, the Board aims to bring needed clarity to the scope of electronic content subject to accessibility requirements in the 508 Standards....
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Trail
Access Board, 2009)....
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382.119 What information must carriers give individuals with vision or hearing impairment on aircraft?
takeoff and landing, flight delays, schedule or aircraft changes that affect the travel of persons with disabilities, diversion to a different airport, scheduled departure and arrival time, boarding...
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Wheelchair Spaces in Tiered Boxes
The Board has clarified in the final rule that this requirement applies where such boxes and suites are provided in "arenas, stadiums, and grandstands."...
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M303.2.3 Depth (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the preamble in the MDE NPRM, the Access Board noted it was considering increasing the minimum depth for wheelchair spaces entered from the front or rear to 58 inches and sought input...