The limits on carrier requirements for attendants were a significant issue in the original ACAA rulemaking, and the Department’s discussion of that issue in the preamble to the 1990 ACAA...
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Safety Assistants/Attendants
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Sec.36.307(b)
operation, it makes special orders on request for unstocked goods, and if the accessible or special goods can be obtained from a supplier with whom the public accommodation customarily does...
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§ 1194.31(b)
(b) At least one mode of operation and information retrieval that does not require visual acuity greater than 20/70 shall be provided in audio and enlarged print output working together...
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Exception [1013.1, Exception]
When a condition for exception does not permit full compliance with a specific provision in the technical requirements for tent pads and tent platforms, the tent pads and tent platforms...
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E202.6 Undue Burden or Fundamental Alteration
in the Revised 508 Standards would impose an undue burden or would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the ICT, conformance shall be required only to the extent that it does...
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G. Self-serve Items
If a counter is used for serving breakfast or other food products, does it have at least a 36" long section that is no higher than 36" above the floor to allow persons who use wheelchairs...
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G. Drop-off Area
If the lodging facility has covered passenger pickup/drop-off areas, does the pavement at such area(s), including the required 5' wide access aisle, slope 1:50 or less (critical dimension...
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M15
Are all built-in dispensers, receptacles, or equipment mounted so the front does not extend more than 4 inches from the wall if the bottom edge is between 27 inches and 80 inches above the...
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§104.22(a) Accessibility
This paragraph does not require a recipient to make each of its existing facilities or every part of a facility accessible to and usable by handicapped persons....
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H14
Are all built-in dispensers, receptacles, or equipment mounted so the front does not extend more than 4 inches from the wall if the bottom edge is between 27 inches and 80 inches above the...
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Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Since the ADA and section 504 are nondiscrimination/civil rights statutes, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act does not apply....
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§ 36.105(f)(3)
(3) Establishing that an individual is “regarded as having such an impairment” does not, by itself, establish liability....
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§35.135 Personal devices and services
This part does not require a public entity to provide to individuals with disabilities personal devices, such as wheelchairs; individually prescribed devices, such as prescription eyeglasses...
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§ 36.307(b)
operation, it makes special orders on request for unstocked goods, and if the accessible or special goods can be obtained from a supplier with whom the public accommodation customarily does...
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Forward Approach
(Since the seated forward reach does not extend far beyond the toes, knee space can make it easier to reach to the phone)....
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Story
If such portion of a building does not include occupiable space, it is not considered a story for purposes of these guidelines....
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§ 35.108(f)(3)
(3) Establishing that an individual is “regarded as having such an impairment” does not, by itself, establish liability....
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BACKGROUND
This matter is based upon a complaint filed with the United States Department of Justice (“Department”) by a University student who is blind (“Complainant”), who alleged that he was unable...
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29. Q: Are there any reference books or video tapes that might help me further understand the obligations of child care providers under title III?
A: Through a grant from the Department of Justice, The Arc published All Kids Count: Child Care and the ADA, which addresses the ADA's obligations of child care providers....
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"User Friendly" Guidelines
The Department recognizes that the Accessibility Guidelines include several highly technical provisions....
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The Guidelines are not mandatory
The Guidelines are intended to provide a safe harbor for compliance with the accessibility requirements of the Fair Housing Amendments Act, as implemented by 24 CFR §100.205 of the Department's...
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"Minimal protection." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
There were many comments by service dog users urging the Department to remove from the definition the phrase "providing minimal protection." ...
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Emergency Services
Examples A county emergency medical department provides prehospital emergency medical care to people who are sick or injured....
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QUESTION: WHERE THE TRACK ADJACENT TO A PLATFORM IS NOT SHARED WITH FREIGHT, ARE THERE ANY CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH AN APPROACH OTHER THAN LEVEL BOARDING IS ALLOWABLE?
The Department views compliance with the requirements of the rule on a station-by-station basis....