VRS offers several features not available with the text-based forms of TRS: VRS allows those persons whose primary language is ASL to communicate in ASL, instead of having...
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1193.33(c) (Advisory Guidance)
Paragraph (c) 1. This paragraph requires manufacturers to consider including information on accessibility in training a manufacturer provides to its staff. For example, if...
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36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
in a single rulemaking, our standards for electronic and information technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act...
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Sec.36.303(b)(1)
materials, telephone handset amplifiers, assistive listening devices, assistive listening systems, telephones compatible with hearing aids, closed caption decoders, open and closed captioning, telecommunications...
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Purpose of the Manual
Purpose of the Manual This manual is a guide to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) and its implementing regulations, 14 CFR part 382 (part 382)....
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Must all new or reconstructed facilities be accessible?
Yes—in accordance with the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) of 1968, all new or reconstructed facilities that are built, bought, rented, or leased by or on behalf of a Federal agency are...
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Section 36.405 Alterations: Historic Preservation (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Department provided guidance on making alterations to buildings or facilities that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places under the National Historic Preservation Act...
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9. What type of reasonable accommodations may employees with hearing disabilities need?
[24] For more information regarding an employer's responsibility to provide leave for covered individuals, see the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) is a law ensuring services to children with disabilities throughout the nation....
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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS. 42 USC 12102
DEFINITIONS. 42 USC 12102 As used in this Act:...
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What is 14 CFR Part 382 (part 382)?
What is 14 CFR Part 382 (part 382)? Part 382 is a detailed set of rules that define air carriers’ responsibilities under the ACAA and ensures that individuals with disabilities...
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Is obesity considered a disability under the ACAA?
QUESTION: Is obesity considered a disability under the ACAA and, if so, is an obese passenger entitled to two seats for the price of one if he or she needs more than one...
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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?
QUESTION: Do the ACAA and its implementing regulations (14 CFR part 382 or part 382) apply to both U.S. and foreign carriers? ANSWER: When initially passed in 1986, the ACAA and...
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INTRODUCTION
for the design, construction and alteration of buildings so that physically handicapped persons will have ready access to and use of them in accordance with the Architectural Barriers Act...
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Epilogue
The ADA stands on the legal foundation of the “twin pillars”: the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973....
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
We also are required by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act to investigate complaints alleging that facilities covered by the Architectural Barriers Act have not complied with the accessibility...
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Q16: Does OCR's enforcement activity reflect the changes made by the Amendments Act?
OCR is enforcing Section 504 and Title II consistent with the changes to the legal standard made by the Amendments Act....
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DEFINITIONS
assistive listening systems; telephones compatible with hearing aids; closed caption decoders; open and closed captioning, including real-time captioning; voice, text, and video-based telecommunications...
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Q6. Does the Amendments Act address the "major life activities" referred to in the Section 504 and Title II regulations?
The Amendments Act contains two nonexhaustive lists of major life activities....
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act (Section 504) Section 504 prohibits disability discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities by recipients of Federal financial...
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Q14: Does the Amendments Act affect the situation in which a parent or guardian believes that his or her child has a disability and is not receiving special education or related services as described in the Section 504 regulation?
A: As stated in Q4 above, students who were in the past determined not to have a disability may now, in fact, be found to have a disability. If a parent or guardian of a child with...
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11. May an employer request documentation when an employee who has a hearing disability requests a reasonable accommodation?
[26] Requests for documentation to support a request for accommodation may violate Title II of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) where they are likely to result in...
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ADA Center in Colorado Springs gearing up for 25th Anniversary Video
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Senator Elizabeth Warren ADA 25th Anniversary Message