Many people with hearing and speech disabilities use sign language as their primary means of communication and use interpreters to communicate with people who don’t sign....
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Using Qualified Interpreters
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§ 37.187(a)
Operator X is responsible for communicating immediately with Operator Y to ensure that Y knows that a passenger needing accessible transportation or equivalent service, as applicable, is...
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809 Residential Dwelling Units
Housing Units 809.2.5.1 Clear Floor Space 809.2.5.2 Furniture 809.2.5.3 Lighting Controls 809.2.6 Weather Alert Systems 809.5 Residential Dwelling Units with Communication...
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Open Captioning (or Other Technologies) as an Option for Compliance (Section-by-Section Analysis)
option.33 The Department decided to include this option in the proposed regulation as an example of an alternative means of meeting the movie theaters’ obligation to provide effective communication...
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The Commenters
Building Code Council; the Seattle Department of Construction and Land Use; the Barrier-free Subcode Committee of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code Advisory Board; the Department of Community...
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DEFINITIONS
Likewise, someone who does not possess the ability to process spoken communication into the proper signs or to observe someone signing and change their signed or finger spelled communication...
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General Information about Hearing Impairments
INFORMATION ABOUT HEARING IMPAIRMENTS In 2011, a study led by researchers from Johns Hopkins reported that nearly 20% of Americans 12 and older have hearing loss so severe that it may make communication...
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Chapter 3: Publicizing the ADA: Advocacy and the Government Response
Publicizing the ADA: Advocacy and the Government Response Gallaudet University erupted on March 1, 1988, as an estimated 1,500 alumni, students, faculty, and community supporters...
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11B-224.1 General
The Fair Housing Amendments Act requires that certain residential structures having four or more multi-family dwelling units, regardless of whether they are privately owned or federally...
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11B-206.2.1 Site arrival points
ETA Editor's Note Requirements for curb ramps, sidewalks and other elements in the public right of way may be covered by other Federal, State or local standards and regulations....
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Other power-driven mobility device
This definition does not apply to Federal wilderness areas; wheelchairs in such areas are defined in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12207(c)(2)....
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502.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This section has implications for both platform developers and federal procurement officials....
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229 Windows
For this reason, the Board believes that such access can be effectively provided as a reasonable accommodation under Federal regulations for program access....
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Authorization by the Attorney General
L. 101-336, 42 U.S.C. 12186, and for the reasons set forth in the preamble, Chapter I of title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations is proposed to be amended as follows: PART 36-NONDISCRIMINATION...
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§8.33 Housing adjustments.
the prohibition of assistive devices, auxiliary alarms, or guides in housing facilities, that have the effect of limiting the participation of tenants with handicaps in the recipient's federally...
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Accessibility Guidebook for Ski Areas Operating on Public Lands
they are providing public accommodations and also are governed by Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and related regulations because they are operating under special-use permits from a Federal...
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R101.2 Effect on Existing Facilities
The Department of Transportation regulations implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act also contain requirements for recipients of federal financial assistance from the Department...
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BACKGROUND
This matter was initiated by a complaint dated May 5, 2010, against AJM Law made by the National Federation of the Blind....
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6. ADA Coordinator
will have substantial experience in evaluating or assisting public entities in evaluating the accessibility of facilities under Title II of the ADA, be knowledgeable regarding current federal...
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Other power-driven mobility device
This definition does not apply to Federal wilderness areas; wheelchairs in such areas are defined in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12207(c)(2)....
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WIR TX75 PRO Mid-Range Infrared System
Description The WIR TX75 PRO Infrared transmitter ensures participants in your conference room, courtroom, classroom or other mid-sized venue receive direct, clear communication of your...
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502.3 Access Aisle
ETA Editor’s Note: The exception above is Florida-specific language which may not apply under the ADA when federal standards for facilities in the public-right-of-way are adopted....
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11B-410.1 General
The ADA and other Federal civil rights laws require that accessible features be maintained in working order so that they are accessible to and usable by those people they are intended to...
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C. Establishing and Publishing Grievance Procedures
Complaint Filing If a person with a disability has a complaint about a public entity, is she or he required to file a complaint with the public entity before filing a complaint with the federal...
