Ziaya, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Operations and Programs. 21 The Act uses the term ‘‘handicap’’ instead of ‘‘disability.’’...
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VI. Relationship to Other Laws
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3.4 Some Basic Principles of Reasonable Accommodation
ETA Editor's Note Since A Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act was published, the Supreme Court has issued three rulings...
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EXHIBIT E QUIKTRIP POLICY REGARDING SERVICE ANIMALS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
animals play an important role in ensuring the independence of people with disabilities, and it is therefore our policy to welcome into our stores any animal that is individually trained to assist...
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§35.190 Designated agencies (Section-by-Section Analysis)
At least 26 agencies currently administer programs of Federal financial assistance that are subject to the nondiscrimination requirements of section 504 as well as other civil rights statutes...
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ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
Some rely on sign language interpreters or assistive listening devices; some rely primarily on written messages. Many can speak even though they cannot hear....
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New Mexico Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (NMDVR)
If you need assistance with food, housing, medical care, or income, contact your County Social Services office....
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New Bionics Let Us Run, Climb and Dance | Hugh Herr | TED Talks
Herr lost both legs in a climbing accident 30 years ago; now, as the head of the MIT Media Lab's Biomechatronics group, he shows his incredible technology in a talk that's both technical...
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Public Postsecondary Schools
These requirements also apply to private postsecondary schools that receive federal financial assistance. ...
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Interactive Transaction Machines (ITMs)
However, the Board has issued standards covering various types of electronic and information technology purchased by the Federal government under section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act....
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Issue 12: Audible beaconing
Research now shows that pedestrians are not able to use the signal for directional information.14 Even with today’s newer technologies, audible beaconing (or a too-loud signal volume)...
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Resources for Web Developers
This course is available at www.section508.gov, which also provides information about the Federal government’s initiative to make its electronic and information technology accessible to...
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Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
Taking advantage of new technology, many State and local governments are using the web to offer citizens a host of services including: corresponding online with local officials;...
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UNREASONABLE HARDSHIP
Section 202 defines equivalent facilitation as "the use of designs, products or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed, resulting in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is proposing to reorganize § 36.303(d) and make several substantive changes that reflect changing terminology and technology....
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410.6 Real-Time Text Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
As noted previously, both the Advisory Committee and the Board believe that RTT represents an important technological advance that provides an equivalent alternative to voice communications...
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Acknowledgements
Herring, Intellectual & Developmental Disability Grant Coordinator, North Carolina Department of Public Safety, Division of Emergency Management Chris Littlewood, Instructional Technology...
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3.2.2.2. Medium Accessibility Baseline
Table 3-9 : Medium Accessibility Baseline for Captioning and Audio Description Technology Auditoriums Equipped to Provide Captioning/ Audio Description*...
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3.3.4 Clear Floor Length
She recalled that there was one individual who had a “trailer” attached to her wheelchair that carried ventilator equipment which would not be required anymore due to advances in technology...
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Executive Summary
Advances in wheeled mobility technology and demographic changes that have occurred since that time suggest that the U.S. standards may be out of date....
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11B-805.7 Built-in cabinets and work surfaces
These units must also comply with US Access Board Section 508 Standards for Electronic and Information Technology....
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B. Legal foundation for Web accessibility
Even if they do not offer degree programs online, most colleges and universities today rely on websites and other Internet-related technologies in the application process for prospective...
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Automated Airport Kiosk Definition and Applicability Based on Function/Location
They emphasized that no exceptions should be made for particular types of airport kiosks, but if needed due to technology shortcomings, should only apply to a particular kiosk functions,...
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Captioning at sporting venues. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Several venue owners and operators and others commented that handheld technology offers advantages of flexibility and portability so that it may be used successfully regardless of where...
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6.3. Auditoriums Exhibiting Analog Movies
Unit Costs As explained above, there is one technology provider (Rear Window®) of captioning technology for auditoriums exhibiting analog movies.34 Unit costs for analog captioning equipment...
