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ADA25: #4 of 25 -- Title II
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2.6 Communications.
requirements that address the need for directional and informational signs that communicate information about the location and availability of accessible services including areas of refuge and means...
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Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
Readily achievable means “easily accomplishable without much difficulty or expense.” This requirement is based on the size and resources of a business....
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Section 1193.41 Input, control, and mechanical functions [1193.35 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This means, each of the product's input, control and mechanical functions must be evaluated against each of paragraphs (a) through (i) to ensure that there is at least one mode that meets...
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Sloped Surfaces
., 1:20, means one unit of vertical rise for each 20 units of horizontal length); or a percentage (e.g., 8.33% which equates to a ratio of 1:12 or 4.76 degrees)....
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2. May an employer ask a job applicant whether he has or had a hearing impairment or about his treatment related to any hearing impairment prior to making a job offer?
This means that an employer cannot legally ask an applicant such questions as: whether she has ever had any medical procedures related to her hearing (for example, whether the applicant...
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3.2 Why Is a Reasonable Accommodation Necessary?
For this reason, the ADA requires reasonable accommodation as a means of overcoming unnecessary barriers that prevent or restrict employment opportunities for otherwise qualified individuals...
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M306.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board has concluded that providing two means of communication will serve the majority of people and that there was not enough information provided to warrant an increase in this...
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Accessible Surfaces Located In The Use Zone
The fact that a specific product meets the ASTM 1951-99 standard does not necessarily mean that all other similar products will meet the standard....
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QUESTION: WHAT ADVANCE NOTICE CAN A PVO REQUIRE IN ORDER TO PROVIDE A PARTICULAR AUXILIARY AID OR SERVICE?
A PVO should ask for a reasonable amount of advance notice, meaning enough to determine what aid or service is most appropriate and to make sure that the aid or service is provided in a...
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What materials may satisfy ADAAG requirements?
Such mats are not considered carpets within the meaning of ADAAG 4.5.3....
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Running Slope [1017.7.1]
For example, a running slope of 1:20 (5 percent) means that for every foot of vertical rise, there are 20 feet of horizontal distance....
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Q2: What is the Amendments Act?
with what Congress originally intended . . . ." 4 The Amendments Act not only amends the ADA but also includes a conforming amendment to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that affects the meaning...
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Issue 16: What environmental and perceptual data on artificial/electric lighting are available from buildings with low vision occupants?
So an ANSI standard means that they [are to be used] where we feel appropriate. And because it’s there, it’s a federal law that says we should be adopting those types of standards....
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Maximum Extent Feasible
- Source: Definition from ADA Title III Regulations The Senate Report provides guidance on what the phrase "maximum extent feasible" means – The phrase "to the maximum extent...
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Place Of Public Accommodation
Place Of Public Accommodation means a facility, operated by a private entity, whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories -- (1) An inn,...
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Video interpreting services. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.160(d) has been added to establish performance standards for video interpreting services (VIS), a system the Department recognizes as a means to provide qualified interpreters...
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Place of public accommodation
Place of public accommodation means a facility, operated by a private entity, whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories -- (1) An inn,...
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408.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The word “stationary” in this proposed section would have the same meaning as in proposed 407.12....
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General [4.1.6(1)]
parking where work involves resurfacing but not regrading limitations imposed by existing walls that are not being moved or altered, elevator hoistway shafts, electrical closets, or means...
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RESULTS OF OBJECTIVE SURFACE MEASUREMENT
Wheelchair Work Values for Straight Propulsion Note: The “I” shaped vertical lines indicate the standard error of the mean, a statistic that estimates the variability expected if repeated...
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III-9.1000 General
Does this mean that if an architectural firm follows a certified State or local code, it will be safe from any Federal lawsuits because the State or local government will be implementing...
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11B-223.1 General
The lack of a design requirement does not mean that covered entities are not required to provide services to people with disabilities where accessible patient bedrooms or resident sleeping...
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Employee Work Area - Reasoning Behind Code?
Does being a common use circulation path mean that route is technically an accessible space?...