State and local governments-- Must ensure that individuals with disabilities are not excluded from services, programs, and activities because buildings are inaccessible....
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IV. Program Access
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Medical facilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is persuaded by these comments and has added § 35.151(k)(3), which states that ‘‘[w]ith respect to medical and long-term care facilities in jails, prisons, and other detention...
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II-3.1000 General
The ADA similarly extends section 504's nondiscrimination requirement to all activities of State and local governments, not only those that receive Federal financial assistance....
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382.7 To whom do the provisions of this Part apply?
Some contended that Part 382 should not apply to flights that are not part of a single journey to or from the United States in the same aircraft with the same flight number....
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Use of the International Symbol of Accessibility and Other Signs
Do not ask people who request or reserve an accessible site to state or show any type of verification of their disability....
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B. Survey, Compliance and Review of Polling Place Locations
Nothing in this Agreement precludes the Board from using "vote centers" if authorized by State law and compliant with all applicable federal statutes, provided that each vote center shall...
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Beginnings for Parents of Children who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
., has served families as a non-profit organization, incorporated under the laws of NC since 1987....
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Regional Access & Mobilization Project (RAMP) - Rockford, Belvidere, DeKalb, Freeport, IL
RAMP advocates the implementation of current laws, promotion of needed legislation and improvement of existing systems for persons with disabilities while working to diminish negative attitudes...
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1. Making Facilities Accessible and Usable
The obligation of a state and local government to provide access for applicants and employees under Title I also differs from its obligation to provide accessibility under Title II of the...
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A. Purpose of the Rule
Despite the longstanding obligation to provide effective communication, neither closed movie captioning nor audio description is universally available at movie theaters across the United States...
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Number of accessible cells
A major association representing county jails throughout the country stated that the 2004 ADAAG 2 percent requirement for accessible cells is sufficient to meet the needs of county jails...
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SERVICE ANIMALS
Under the ADA, State and local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public generally must allow service animals to accompany people with disabilities in all...
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Purpose of Proposed Rule
litigation brought by private plaintiffs during the past few years, the availability of movies exhibited with closed captions and audio description varies significantly across the United States...
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2. The 2010 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
During that same time period, however, the United States’ economy and the profitability of many public accommodations experienced significant setbacks. ...
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Guidelines for Requirement 6
These commenters stated that if this type of reinforcement was required, residents could locate more easily the studs for future grab bar installation, and have flexibility in the placement...
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L. WEB-BASED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
WAI”), available at www.w3.org/TR/WCAG) and website accessibility generally; and Retain an independent consultant (“Website Accessibility Consultant”), approved by the United States...
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D. Department of Justice Activities Related to Health Care Providers and Medical Equipment
include specific standards for the design and use of accessible equipment and furniture that is not fixed or built into a facility in order to ensure that programs and services provided by state...
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L. WEB-BASED SERVICES AND PROGRAMS
Retain an independent consultant (“Website Accessibility Consultant”), approved by the United States, who is knowledgeable about accessible website development, Title II of the ADA, and...
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Exclusion of service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed incorporating the title III regulatory language of § 36.302(c) into new § 35.136(a), which states that ‘‘[g]enerally, a public entity shall modify its...
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B. The 2010 Standards Regarding Public Entrances Are Intended To Achieve the Same Result As the 1991 Standards Regarding Public Entrances
Defendants argue that because the language was changed in the 2010 Standards to state “Accessible routes shall coincide with or be located in the same area as general circulation paths,”...
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7. What remedies address violations of the ADA’s integration mandate in the context of disability employment systems?
The Department has entered into settlement agreements that require states to expand the services and supports available in integrated employment settings....
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Number of accessible cells. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A major association representing county jails throughout the country stated that the 2004 ADAAG 2 percent requirement for accessible cells is sufficient to meet the needs of county jails...
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Guidelines for Requirement 2
A few commenters, including the Granite State Independent Living Foundation, submitted detailed comments on the design standards for the listed components of public and common use areas,...
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Swimming pools. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 242.2 of the 2004 ADAAG states that swimming pools must provide two accessible means of entry, except that swimming pools with less than 300 linear feet of swimming pool wall are...
