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Media Access Group at WGBH
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New England ADA Center
Since 1991, the ADA National Network has provided information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), tailored to meet the needs of business, government and...
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Speed Queen® Front Load Washer Information Video
This groundbreaking innovation manages and redistributes any and all out-of-balance loads to deliver uninterrupted cycles, virtually eliminate vibration and operate so quiet that neighboring...
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1. Making Facilities Accessible and Usable
Making Facilities Accessible and Usable The ADA establishes different requirements for accessibility under different sections of the Act....
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STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BACKGROUND
STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BACKGROUND The history behind the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (“CVAA”) was recited in the United States’ Statement...
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Detectable Warning Surfaces on Curb Ramps (Section-by-Section Analysis)
detectable warning surfaces on curb ramps in the accessibility standards included the regulations issued by the Department of Justice implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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Guidelines for Requirement 6
The additional language added to the Guidelines is to clarify that the Act's accessibility requirement for grab bar reinforcement is met if reinforced areas are provided, at a minimum, at...
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3. Handicapped person
handicapped person in paragraph (j)(1) conforms to the statutory definition of handicapped person that is applicable to section 504, as set forth in section 111(a) of the Rehabilitation Act...
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D. Department of Justice Activities Related to Health Care Providers and Medical Equipment
Pursuant to the ADA and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, health care providers must provide individuals with disabilities full and equal access to their health care services and facilities...
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Patient No More
Known as the “Section 504 Sit-In,” the protest profoundly changed the lives of people with and without disabilities, and paved the way for the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990...
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Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
They also favored this concept because it recognizes technological developments and that innovative uses of varying devices may provide increased access to individuals with mobility disabilities...
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Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
devices on the basis of their intended use because they felt that such a classification would be unfair and prejudicial to Segway® PT users and would stifle personal choice, creativity, and innovation...
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Fulton County - Diversity and Civil Rights Compliance Officer II
, Title I/II/III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age in Employment Discrimination Act, Pregnancy Leave Act, Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act and Section 504 of Rehabilitation...
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Contours of Disability in America
As demographics changed, persons with disabilities began forming organizations to act as advocates for their interests....
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UNDUE HARDSHIP ISSUES
employer (if the facility involved in the reasonable accommodation is part of a larger entity); the type of operation of the employer, including the structure and functions of the workforce...
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1. Application of Functional Performance Criteria: 508 Standards
The General Services Administration’s IT Accessibility and Workforce (GSA/ITAW)—which is the federal government’s principal coordinator for Section 508 implementation—provides the following...
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3. Benefits—Qualitative Discussion of Benefits
They will have the value of that movie-going experience, as well as the opportunity to discuss the film socially at the same time as the rest of the movie-viewing public. ...
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Wild animals, monkeys, and other nonhuman primates. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
does not have any effect on the extent to which public accommodations are required to allow the use of such monkeys under other Federal statutes, like the FHAct or the Air Carrier Access Act...
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Slopes and Resting Intervals for Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
Resting intervals are relatively level areas that provide an opportunity for people to catch their breath before continuing along the outdoor recreation access route....
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Homeless Shelters, Group Homes, and Similar Social Service Establishments
This approach will harmonize federal accessibility obligations under both the ADA and section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended....
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Section 36.305 Effective Date (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.305 Effective Date In general, title III is effective 18 months after enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, i.e., January 26, 1992....
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Use of Segways® and Similar Devices by Individuals with a Mobility Impairment in GSA-Controlled Federal Facilities
Kevin Messner Acting Associate Administrator Office of Governmentwide Policy...
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For More Information
ADA regulations; all Department ADA technical assistance materials, including newly-released publications; proposed changes in the ADA regulations; and access to Freedom of Information Act...
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"Minimal protection." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
to be covered under the ADA, so long as they are paired with a person with a disability; and (2) since some view the minimal protection language to mean that a dog's very presence can act...
