When the school district knows that a student needs assistance with communication because, for example, he or she has a hearing, vision, or speech disability, the school district also has...
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13. For children who are already receiving special education and related services under the IDEA, do parents have to make specific requests for different or additional auxiliary aids and services to trigger the Title II obligations for effective communication? Also, once the decision is made to provide a particular auxiliary aid or service to a student with a hearing, vision, or speech disability, does the school district have any obligation under either Title II or the IDEA to revisit that decision? If so, when?
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Assisted Living Directory - Vermont Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
Seniors, families, and caregivers in Vermont are fortunate to have access to the services and offerings available through the Department of Disabilities, Aging and Independent Living (DAIL...
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Prohibition against discrimination in services, programs, and activities
Title II of the ADA provides that no qualified individual with a disability shall, because of that disability, be excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to...
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International Center for Disability Resources
As an internationally recognized public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities, ICDRI seeks to increase opportunities for people with disabilities by identifying barriers...
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Chicago Center for Disability Research
The Chicago Center for Disability Research (CCDR) is a research unit established for the study of social, psychological, and educational issues relevant to the life experience of people...
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11B-703.7.2.7 Pedestrian traffic-control buttons
Control buttons shall be located no higher than 48 inches (1219 mm) above the ground surface adjacent to the pole....
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What if an employer has concerns about an applicant’s ability to do the job in future?
In addition, employers cannot decide not to hire qualified people with HIV or AIDS because they are afraid of higher medical insurance costs, workers’ compensation costs, or the potential...
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4.30.4* Raised and Brailled Characters and Pictorial Symbol Signs
Raised characters shall be at least 5/8 in (16 mm) high, but no higher than 2 in (50 mm)....
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Kitchens, Kitchenettes, or Wet Bars [9.2.2(7)]
Counter tops and sinks may be no higher than 34 inches. At least 50% of refrigerator and cabinet shelf space must be within the reach ranges specified in 4.2.5 or 4.2.6....
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Extensions
Requirements for protruding objects in 4.4 limit post-mounted overhangs to 12 inches if the leading edge is higher than 27 inches from the floor....
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Activation button
They suggested it should have a label, be larger, have better color contrast from the panel background so it is more visible, and be mounted higher although one person thought the height...
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Hospital Outpatient Facilities [§208.2.1]
Hospital Outpatient Facilities [§208.2.1] The Standards require a higher level of accessible parking at hospital outpatient facilities....
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11B-703.7.2.7 Pedestrian traffic-control buttons
Control buttons shall be located no higher than 48 inches (1219 mm) above the ground surface adjacent to the pole....
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Biometrics
We requested comment on this provision as well as the costs associated with implementing it....
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Do the ACAA and its implementing regulations (14 CFR part 382 or part 382) apply to both U.S. and foreign carriers?
The only provision of part 382 that currently applies to foreign air carriers is Section 382.70(b), which expressly requires foreign carriers to record, categorize, and report written disability-related...
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Relationship to Other Laws
the remedies, rights, and procedures of any other Federal, State, or local laws (including State common law) that provide greater or equal protection for the rights of individuals with disabilities...
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Electronic File(s) As An Alternate Format
The National Center on Disability and Access to Education (NCDAE)Â website provides helpful "cheatsheets" for creating accessible documents in various file formats....
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inLOOP Commercial Use Product Line HD Assistive Listening System
Less background noise results in clearer signal reproduction with higher speech perception....
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FacingDisability.com
The website is funded by the Hill Foundation for Families Living with Disabilities, a 501(c) (3) non-profit, established by Robert Hill and Thea Flaum....
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30. Treatment of students
Paragraph (b) requires recipients to ensure that equal opportunities are provided to its handicapped students in education programs and activities that are not operated by the recipient....
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Biodex BioStep® 2 Semi-Recumbent Elliptical Machine
Positively Effective The elliptical motion of the BioStep 2 is naturally smooth and continuous; very different from the stuttering stop-start motion associated with other recumbent steppers...
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Determining appropriate auxiliary aids. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
As the Department explained in the 1991 preamble, ‘‘the House Education and Labor Committee stated that it ‘expects' that ‘public accommodation(s) will consult with the individual with a...
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Wilderness Inquiry - Inclusive Outdoor Adventure Travel
In addition to great adventures for adults, we conduct award-winning programs introducing youth, families, and people with disabilities to the outdoors....
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ADA Title II: State and Local Government Activities
Title II requires that State and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities (e.g. public education...
