The ADA, however, requires direct, equal access, which means that PSAPs must have enough TTY equipment so that each call-taking position has its own TTY capability....
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Q: If a PSAP complies with a State law, which requires only one TTY per PSAP, is that PSAP also in compliance with the ADA?
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Signage
• Precise directional and informational signage in high-contrast colors with clear, large type and good lighting make shopping more comfortable for people with diminished short-term memory...
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Toilet Rooms and Bathing Rooms: ADA Standard Section 216.8
Section 216.8 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for signs at toilet rooms and bathing rooms.
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Character Proportion [4.30.2]
Character Proportion [4.30.2] Very thick or thin characters and character strokes can be difficult to read. Recommendation: While ADAAG does not specify the character to use in...
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Standards that exclude an entire class of individuals with disabilities
An employer is not required to hire or retain an individual who would pose a "direct threat" to health or safety (see below)....
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Stroke Thickness: ADA Standard Section 703.5.7
Stroke thickness of the uppercase letter “I” shall be 10 percent minimum and 30 percent maximum of the height of the character.
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11B-703.5.7 Stroke thickness
Stroke thickness of the uppercase letter “I” shall be 10 percent minimum and 20 percent maximum of the height of the character. [2010 ADA Standards] 703.5.7 Stroke Thickness....
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5. What may an employer do when it learns that an applicant has or had a hearing impairment after she has been offered a job but before she starts working?
withdraw an offer from an applicant with a hearing impairment if the applicant is able to perform the essential functions of a job, with or without reasonable accommodation, without posing a direct...
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Exclusion of service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters were universally supportive of this provision as it makes express the discretion of a public entity to exclude a service animal that poses a direct threat....
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19. Q: If an officer wants to stay in a street job and his supervisor wants him to go on light duty because of a disability, can the supervisor force him to accept a light duty position?
If the employee can still perform the essential functions of the "street job" with or without reasonable accommodation, and without being a direct threat to health or safety, he or she cannot...
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11B-216.1 General
The substantive difference between the CBC and 2010 ADA Standards scoping for signage at parking facilities is that signs identifying permanent rooms and spaces, directional and informational...
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Character Proportions: ADA Standard Section 703.5.4
Characters shall be selected from fonts where the width of the uppercase letter “O” is 55 percent minimum and 110 percent maximum of the height of the uppercase letter “I”.
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Character Spacing: ADA Standard Section 703.5.8
Character spacing shall be measured between the two closest points of adjacent characters, excluding word spaces. Spacing between individual characters shall be 10 percent minimum...
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11B-703.5.8 Character spacing
Character spacing shall be measured between the two closest points of adjacent characters, excluding word spaces. Spacing between individual characters shall be 10 percent minimum...
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11B-703.5.4 Character proportions
Characters shall be selected from fonts where the width of the uppercase letter “O” is 60 percent minimum and 110 percent maximum of the height of the uppercase letter “I”. [2010...
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7. Q: What about applicants with a history of illegal drug use? Do they have rights under the ADA?
safety is asserted as a justification for such a policy, then the employer must be able to show that individuals excluded because of a history of drug addiction or treatment would pose a direct...
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Accessible Routes (Exterior and Interior)
Where an accessible route is different from the general circulation path, signs will be needed to direct voters with disabilities to the accessible route and to the voting area....
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4.30.3 Character Height
Characters and numbers on signs shall be sized according to the viewing distance from which they are to be read. The minimum height is measured using an upper case X. Lower case...
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II-7.3100 General
Telephone access through a third party or through a relay service does not satisfy the requirement for direct access....
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8.7 Efforts to Prohibit Drug and Alcohol Use in the Workplace
For example: If an employee is often late or does not show up for work because of alcoholism, an employer can take direct action based on the conduct....
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Q: Can PSAPs rely on State relay services to answer emergency calls from persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments?
Relay services do not provide "direct access," because they require the services of a third party and are far more time-consuming than direct TTY calls....
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ADA Sign Depot Wheelchair Accessible Restroom Sign with Directional Arrow - Tactile Text, Symbols, and Grade 2 Braille
Item # ADA-1163 Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ADA Signs with Arrow ADA compliant non-glare matte finish ADA compliant font and tactile (1/32 inch raised) letters...
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Risk Cannot be Speculative or Remote
(See Standards for Health and Safety: "Direct Threat" Chapter IV.)...
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Re: 216.6 Entrances
Directional signs complying with 703.5 that indicate the location of the nearest entrance complying with 404 shall be provided at entrances that do not comply with 404 35.163(b) "A public...
