preferred ADA toilet configuration does not work as well as it should for the majority of older adults, including both those who stand to transfer, as well as those who transfer directly from wheelchair...
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2010 ADA Definition
Wheelchair: Wheelchair means a manually-operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor or of both indoor and outdoor locomotion. 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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Section 37.43 Alteration of Transportation Facilities by Public Entities
section requires that any alteration, to the maximum extent feasible, results in the altered area being accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including persons who use wheelchairs...
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Section 37.5 Nondiscrimination
If a taxi company charges $1.00 to stow luggage in the trunk, it cannot charge $2.00 to stow a folding wheelchair there....
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502.3 Access Aisle
In parking facilities where the accessible route must cross vehicular traffic lanes, marked crossings enhance pedestrian safety, particularly for people using wheelchairs and other mobility...
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Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places
Voting in-person on Election Day is the way most Americans cast their ballot and vote, but for far too long, many voters with disabilities who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices have...
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Section 36.213 Relationship of Subpart 8 to Subparts C and D (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
This general requirement would appear to categorically prohibit ‘‘segregated’’ seating for persons in wheelchairs....
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Accessible Means for Gathering Feedback
., the desk must be on an accessible route and have a writing surface at the required height or a clipboard available for people who use wheelchairs)....
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3.7 How Does an Employer Determine What Is a Reasonable Accommodation?
For example: A small employer believed it necessary to install a special lower drinking fountain for an employee using a wheelchair, but the employee indicated that he could use the existing...
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PART 4: ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
Such equipment includes adjustable-height exam tables and chairs, wheelchair-accessible scales, adjustable-height radiologic equipment, portable floor and overhead track lifts, and gurneys...
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(A) Staircase replacements are alterations.
a manner, to the maximum extent feasible, that the altered portions of the facility are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs...
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What other considerations are significant for persons with disabilities?
treated with consolidants, or materials stabilized and retained by permanent or temporary geotextiles, gridforms, or similar construction may perform satisfactorily for persons using wheelchairs...
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Altered Rides
Mobile rides are available that provide wheelchair access and other rides could provide transfer access with minor modifications. ...
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Maximum Extent Feasible
., those who use wheelchairs) would not be feasible, the facility shall be made accessible to persons with other types of disabilities (e.g., those who use crutches, those who have impaired...
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Maintenance of Accessible Features
If an accessible feature such as a wheelchair lift breaks down the public entity must ensure that improper or inadequate maintenance does not cause repeated failures....
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30. Treatment of students
Thus, if a college had several elementary physics classes and had moved one such class to the first floor of the science building to accommodate students in wheelchairs, it would be a violation...
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202.3 Alterations
., people who use wheelchairs) is not feasible, accessibility must still be provided in compliance with the requirements for people with other types of disabilities (e.g., people who have...
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Size or weight limitations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For instance, service animals may perform tasks such as providing balance and support or pulling a wheelchair. Small animals may not be suitable for large adults....
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Check-in:
Be specific about your needs, for example, I would like a room on the ground floor, I use a motorized wheelchair and will need assistance in an emergency evacuation, or I use a motorized...
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Q27. What does under control mean? Do service animals have to be on a leash? Do they have to be quiet and not bark?
For example, a person who uses a wheelchair may use a long, retractable leash to allow her service animal to pick up or retrieve items....
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15. I have always had a clearly posted "no pets" policy at my establishment. Do I still have to allow service animals?
A person coming into your establishment who uses a wheelchair and is accompanied by a dog, or a blind individual with a guide dog, is likely being accompanied by a service animal....
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
4.4 Protruding Objects 4.5 Ground and Floor Surfaces 4.6 Parking and Passenger Loading Zones 4.7 Curb Ramps 4.8 Ramps 4.9 Stairs 4.10 Elevators 4.11 Platform Lifts (Wheelchair...
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Recommendations for Future Research
A larger sample of individuals with disabilities who use a variety of different mobility devices (manual and power wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, etc.) should be tested on these surfaces...
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Demographic Questionnaire Data
60 Male; 16 Female Average Age 49.0 (±13.8) Chair Type: 37 Manual; 39 Power Hours/Day in Wheelchair...