State and local child welfare agencies and courts must give primary consideration to the auxiliary aid or service requested by the individual.71 This means, for example, that if a parent...
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2010 ADA Definition
State: State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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8. What are auxiliary aids and services? What does it mean to provide effective communication?
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2. Numbers of Individuals with Hearing and Vision Disabilities
As stated above, for several reasons it is unlikely that all people who reported having a vision or hearing disability to the Census would benefit from this rule. ...
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Part Three: Resources
Department of Justice ADA Information To help State and local governments, including small local governments, understand and comply with the law, the Department of Justice established...
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Basic Principles
A state may be violating the ADA’s integration mandate if it relies on segregated sheltered workshops to provide employment services for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities...
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The new construction and alterations provision, § 36.308(b), merely stated that assembly areas should be built or altered in accordance with the applicable provisions in the 1991 Standards...
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ADA and Accessibility Compliance Plan Reviews
ADA and access compliance specialists are increasingly being added to the project teams, especially in states like Texas that require it....
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Appendix B: Overview of Federal Regulations and Guidance for Detectable Warnings
In the United States, detectable warnings have been used to mark mobility hazards such as the boundary between sidewalk and street, the edge of a train platform, or the edge of a reflecting...
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B. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design
As relevant here, Section 227.1 states that, “[w]here provided, check-out aisles, sales counters, service counters, food service lines, queues, and waiting lines shall comply with 227 and...
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Need for and Benefits of the Proposed Standards
The Administration on Aging reports that there were 39.6 million persons age 65 or older in the United States in 2009, and that this population is expected to increase to 55 million in 2020.12...
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"Service Animal" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.302(c)(2) of the 1991 title III regulation states that ‘‘a public accommodation [is not required] to supervise or care for a service animal.''...
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C. Characteristics of Impacted Small Entities
Census Bureau defines a “firm” as a “business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments in the same state and industry that were specified under common ownership or...
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7.3. Characteristics of Impacted Small Entities
Census Bureau defines a “firm” as a business organization consisting of one or more domestic establishments in the same state and industry that were specified under common ownership or control...
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Subpart E—Enforcement (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Section 36.501(b) restates the provisions of section 308(a)(2) of the Act, which states that injunctive relief for the failure to remove architectural barriers in existing facilities or...
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Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
Family Care Navigator, sponsored by the NCC, helps caregivers locate support services state-by-state....
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Excel Dryer, Inc. ThinAir®Hand ADA Surface Mounted Hand Dryer TA-ABS
ADA Compliance ADA guidelines state that fixtures mounted above 27" must not protrude more than 4" from the wall. ...
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KMA - Access Planner, Multi-Family Housing
perform plan reviews of design documents, perform construction site audits, generate written reports, and communicate with design and construction teams to support mandatory compliance with state...
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DOE "Dear Colleague" Letter: ADA Amendments Act of 2008 and Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Jan. 19, 2012)
We at the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) in the United States Department of Education (Department) recognize the progress our country has made toward ensuring that educational opportunities...
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Colorado Developmental Disabilities Council
United States Public Law No. 106-402 (the Developmental Disabilities Act) mandated creation of a Council on Developmental Disabilities in each state and in all U.S. possessions and territories...
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Northern Regional Center for Independent Living (NRCIL) - Watertown and Lowville, NY
We were started in 1987 with a grant from the New York State Education Department, through the work of a grassroots group called Citizens United for the Removal of Barriers (CURB) and the...
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ASME
ASME A17.1 is used by local jurisdictions throughout the United States for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of...
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Assisted Living Directory - Minnesota Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
This page should serve as an accurate and unbiased starting point for learning about many of the different assisted living facilities and long term care options throughout the State of Minnesota...
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The Ultimate Section 508 Guide for Students
In 1973, the United States government passed a sweeping piece of legislation known as the United States Workforce Rehabilitation Act....
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Assisted Living Directory - North Dakota Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care Search
We also highlight helpful state, local and federal agencies and resources to help you to further your research, or to verify information you may have found elsewhere....
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Service Animals and Emotional Support Animals
Many states also have laws that provide a different definition of service animal....
