The purposes of this Report are to summarize existing federal investments focused on the transition period from childhood to adulthood for individuals with ASD, and to identify gaps in federal...
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2017 Report to Congress on Young Adults and Transitioning Youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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National Endowment for the Arts' Office of Accessibility
and people living in institutions; and to comply with the Endowment's Section 504 Regulations and the Americans with Disabilities Act; Initiating cooperative projects with other federal...
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Using the Conditions for an Exception in FSORAG
When a Federal agency, such as the Forest Service, is funding a project, cost cannot be used as the reason for failing to make the project accessible, unless the cost of doing the work required...
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National Eye Institute
As part of the federal government’s National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination...
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U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
Mission Statement: To enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law; to ensure public safety against threats foreign and domestic; to provide federal...
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American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD)
AAHD accomplishes its mission through advocacy, education, public awareness, and research efforts at the federal, state, and community levels. What is AAHD?...
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The National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU)
NAGDU is a division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). We are proud to be a part of the nation's oldest and largest organization of the blind in the United States....
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Drafting the ADA
In Toward Independence, Burgdorf specified that the law should prohibit discrimination by the Federal Government, recipients of financial assistance, federal contractors and subcontractors...
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E205.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
An exception is provided for non-public facing records maintained by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) under federal recordkeeping statutes....
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Alterations to Residential Facilities
Section 4.1.6 of the UFAS requires federal, state, and local government housing to comply with the general requirements for alterations to facilities....
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Issue 10: Braille (right side up?)
There are two major consumer groups of individuals who are blind, the American Council of the Blind, www.acb.org, and the National Federation of the Blind, www.nfb.org, with chapters in...
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Web Accessibility
One is the Section 508 Standards, which federal agencies must follow for new web pages and the other is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the World Wide Web Consortium...
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ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
The contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government....
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National Environmental Policy Act
This action is covered by the categorical exclusion listed in the Federal Highway Administration's implementing procedures, “[p]romulgation of rules, regulations, and directives.” 23 CFR...
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DOT Response
The Department is issuing guidance on counting missed/denied trips, and the Federal Transit Administration can work further with transit providers on appropriate statistical measures....
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IBC Comparison
The comparison is ordered according to the format and sequence of the new ADA Accessibility Guidelines, which the Board published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004 (column 1)....
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Inclusive Event Procedures for Emergencies
The contents of this guide do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government....
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Documenting Exceptions
Federal laws and applicable State or local laws specified in Condition 4 prescribe certain activities or require certain analyses or procedures to be followed when planning to construct...
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Recommendations for Buffet Meals
The National Federation of the Blind recommends buffet service as long as there are enough staff....
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Small Business and ADA Readily Achievable Requirements - A Factsheet from the ADA National Network
The contents of this factsheet do not necessarily represent the policy of NIDILRR, ACL, HHS, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government....
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11B-706.1 General
The federal Access Board has published technical assistance on assistive listening devices and systems. ◼...
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Vehicular Route Exceptions—Sections 206.2.1 and 206.2.2 of the 2010 Standards
Neither exception is in UFAS,19 which requires pedestrian access routes, and both conflict with HUD’s Section 504 regulation, which requires that all programs and activities receiving Federal...
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C. First Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2010)
The 2010 ANPRM was published in the Federal Register, 75 FR 13457 (March 22, 2010), and is available at www.access-board.gov/ict2010anprm. 2....
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Background
The Access Board is responsible for developing accessibility guidelines in conjunction with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) under section 255(e) of the Act for telecommunications...
