The idea resurfaced in May, 1977, when delegates from every state gathered at the White House Conference on Handicapped Individuals....
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National Council on the Handicapped
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Regulatory Process Matters
Based on Bureau of Census statistics from 1994, 20.6 percent or 54 million persons in the United States have some level of disability....
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Excel Dryer, Inc. CAST Cover Series HANDS ON® Push Button Activated Hand Dryers and Hair Dryers
The timer is a state of the art electronic device with an adjustable time cycle. For hand dryers, timers are set at 30 seconds and at 3 minutes for hair drying....
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East Texas Center for Independent Living (ETCIL) - Tyler, TX
Funded by contributions from foundations, corporations, and individual donors as well as federal, state and local grants. ...
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Catskill Center for Independence (CCFI) - Oneonta, NY
The Catskill Center for Independence is one of New York State's 40 independent living centers....
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
The Federal Communications Commission regulates interstate and international communications by radio, television, wire, satellite and cable in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and...
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Acoustiguide exSite Series Wand-Style Audio Guide
time Built-in speaker and headphone jack plug for use with headsets Adjustable shoulder strap Wide, alphanumeric and graphic back-lit display screen Solid state...
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Assisted Living Directory - South Carolina Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
You might already know that Assisted Living facilities are regulated by the state in which they are located. But did you know that some states do not use the term “assisted living”? ...
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2.2(b) Record of a Substantially Limiting Condition
of disability, and of potential violations of the ADA if an employer relies on such a record to make an adverse employment decision: A job applicant formerly was a patient at a state...
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§ 382.45 Passenger information
The carrier shall provide this information to any passenger who states that he or she uses a wheelchair for boarding, even if the passenger does not explicitly request the information....
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1. Purpose and Need for Rule and Scope of Regulatory Assessment
exhibiting movies with closed movie captioning (and, to a lesser extent, audio description) due in large part to successful disability rights litigation brought by private plaintiffs and State...
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C. Developing an Action Plan For Providing Accessible Websites
Distribute the Department of Justice technical assistance document “Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities” to these in-house staff and contractors...
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"Light Duty" Jobs
The treating physician states that the worker will not be able to walk, even with crutches, for at least nine months. She therefore has a "disability."...
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Toilet Room Doors
Additionally, a commenter stated that the exception would require an unacceptable amount of precision maneuvering by individuals who use standard size wheelchairs....
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Reach Ranges
Other commenters stated that the new reach range requirements will be burdensome for small businesses to comply with....
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2. Background
in the ANPRM that we are considering including accessibility guidelines for shared use paths in the accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way since state...
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Handrail Requirements
Manufacturers stated that they have not received complaints about sharp edges and that some railing cross sections have been used for many years without injury....
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4. Exception from the Requirements of M301 for Certain Examination Chairs that Comply with M302
Therefore, in the final rule the Access Board has added an exception to M301.1 which states that examination chairs that comply with M302 and, after the patient transfers into the seat,...
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11B-805 Medical care and long-term care facilities
Section 11B-223.1, Exception states: "Toilet rooms that are part of critical or intensive care patient sleeping rooms shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-603."...
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3.3.1 Research Data
They relied most heavily upon the work of the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDeA) at the State University of New York at Buffalo, which had conducted the Anthropometry...
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1. The ADA
The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment, access to State and local government services, places of public accommodation, transportation, and other...
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4. Federal Appellate Case Law Addressing Captioning and Audio Description
See Brief for the United States as Amicus Curiae Supporting Appellants and Urging Reversal at 15-16, Harkins Amusement, supra, (9th Cir. Feb. 6, 2009) (No. 08-16075). 13....
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40. Must an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an employee has not asked for one?
If the individual with a disability states that s/he does not need a reasonable accommodation, the employer will have fulfilled its obligation....
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28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
Concurrently with the publication of this NPRM, the Department is publishing an NPRM to amend its title II regulation, which covers state and local government entities, in order to adopt...
