The use of designs, products, or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed, resulting in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability....
Search Results "NTTAA: National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995"
2010 ADA Definition
NTTAA: National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995: The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) directs that as a general matter, all Federal agencies and departments shall use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, which are private, generally non-profit organizations that develop technical standards or specifications using well-defined procedures that require openness, balanced participation among affected interests and groups, fairness and due process, and an opportunity for appeal, as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities. Public Law 104– 113, section 12(d)(1) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
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EQUIVALENT FACILITATION
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Qualified individual with a disability (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The definition of "qualified individual with a disability" is taken from section 201(2) of the Act, which is derived from the definition of "qualified handicapped person" in the Department...
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11B-810.6 Rail station signs
Emerging technologies such as an audible sign systems using infrared transmitters and receivers may provide greater accessibility in the transit environment than traditional Braille and...
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11B-810.6 Rail station signs
Emerging technologies such as an audible sign systems using infrared transmitters and receivers may provide greater accessibility in the transit environment than traditional Braille and...
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40. Must an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an employee has not asked for one?
Ala. 1995); Mears v. Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., 905 F. Supp. 1075, 1080, 5 AD Cas. (BNA) 1295, 1300 (S.D. Ga. 1995), aff'd, 87 F.3d 1331, 6 AD Cas. (BNA) 1152 (11th Cir. 1996)....
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Bathrooms
Bathrooms An accessible bathroom can be equipped with either a tub or shower (transfer or roll-in)....
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§382.43(a)
reservation and information service to the public, you must make this service available to individuals who use a text telephone (TTY), whether via your own TTY, voice relay, or other available technology...
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402.3.1 Private Listening
Where ICT delivers output by an audio transducer typically held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies shall be provided....
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6. May an employer ask an individual for documentation when the individual requests reasonable accommodation?
. § 1630.9 (1997); see also EEOC Enforcement Guidance: Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations at 6, 8 FEP Manual (BNA) 405:7191, 7193 (1995) [hereinafter Preemployment...
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II. Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations
The Fair Housing Act does not apply to most individuals’ homes or private home construction. Similarly, the U.S....
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Adjustable height protocol
The amount of vertical distance that the seat was raised/lowered each time depended on the subject’s perceived and observed transfer abilities....
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12101(a)(6)
(6) census data, national polls, and other studies have documented that people with disabilities, as a group, occupy an inferior status in our society, and are severely disadvantaged socially...
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D. Additions and Renovations to Existing Vocational Education Facilities
not add to, modify, or renovate the physical plant of a vocational education facility in a manner that creates, maintains, or increases student segregation on the basis of race, color, national...
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§100.125(b)(2)
Pooling or packaging loans or other debts or securities which relate to, or which are secured by, dwellings differently because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national...
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§100.80(b)(6)
that a unit is unavailable because of the applicant's response to a request for a sexual favor or other harassment because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national...
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§100.60(b)(3)
(3) Imposing different sales prices or rental charges for the sale or rental of a dwelling upon any person because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin...
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§100.80(b)(4)
Limiting information, by word or conduct, regarding suitably priced dwellings available for inspection, sale or rental, because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national...
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§100.70(d)(4)
municipal services or property or hazard insurance for dwellings or providing such services or insurance differently because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national...
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Transition Planning Seminar Handouts and Comments
I recently gave this PowerPoint presentation at the National ADA Symposium so I thought it would be helpful to upload it here and allow people to download it for their reference and comment...
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Spanish-Speaking Voters with Disabilities
National Federation of the Blind y la pagina de The Help America Vote Act This video was made possible by funding support from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration...
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Residential Dwelling Units Provided by Entities Not Subject to HUD Section 504 Regulations: ADA Standard Section 233.3
Section 233.3 covers scoping requirements in the ADA Standards for residential dwelling units provided by entities not subject to HUD Section 504 Regulations.
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CONTENTS
An Increasing number of Health Care Providers are Transitioning to Adjustable Height Tables Available data do not support departing from the currently accepted standard of 19-Inch transfer...
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4.4 Equipment Barriers and Solutions
Rearrange equipment to provide 36 inches of clear floor space in front of strength equipment and between aisles of cardio equipment Strength training equipment is difficult to transfer...
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D. Real-Time Text
Since then, technology has greatly advanced. There are now, in addition to TTYs, multiple text-based means of communication available in the marketplace....