Numerous business groups have urged the Department not to adopt the proposed ADAAG as the accessibility standards, because the requirements established are too high, reflect the "state of...
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General Comments (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
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Background
Background There are an estimated 56.7 million people with disabilities in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010)....
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Q11: Utility Trench Work and Curb Ramp Compliance
a public entity is unsure whether the scope of specific trench work and repair/repaving constitutes an alteration, the best practice is for the public entity to work together with the State...
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What Does It Mean to be Qualified?
Example A state agency organizes a job placement event for young adults ages 18-21. I.R. is 25 and is hard of hearing....
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Integration
A primary goal of the ADA is the equal participation and integration of people with disabilities in the mainstream of American life....
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12143(c)(5) Additional services
regulations issued under this section shall establish circumstances under which the Secretary may require a public entity to provide, notwithstanding paragraph (4), paratransit and other special transportation...
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§ 37.3 Small operator
Small operator means, in the context of over-the-road buses (OTRBs), a private entity primarily in the business of transporting people that is not a Class I motor carrier....
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I. BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION
This matter was initiated as a result of complaints filed under title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§12181-12189, with the United States Attorney's...
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You must not discriminate against qualified individuals with a disability
In addition, you must not exclude a qualified individual with a disability from or deny the individual the benefit of any air transportation or related services that are available to other...
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Acknowledgements
Department of Justice, Disability Rights Section Susan M Dooha, Executive Director, Center for Independence of the Disabled, NY Kaylan Dunlap, Access Specialist – Evan Terry Associates...
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Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS
Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Questions and Answers: The Americans...
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Companions who are individuals with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303(c)(1) now states that ‘‘[a] public accommodation shall furnish appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary to ensure effective communication with individuals with...
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Notes
U For instance, when patients are severely ill and need to be transported within a facility, staff will transfer them from their beds to the stretcher....
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National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
Who We Are NAMI, the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans...
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Footnotes
Reg. 2947, 3039 (Jan. 16, 2014) (codified at 42 C.F.R. §§ 440-47); see also “Statement of the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the Americans...
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III. DISCUSSION
Corp., 542 F.3d 363, 371 (2d Cir. 2008) (stating that the phrase “the maximum extent feasible” requires that accessibility alterations be made regardless of cost)....
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National Council on the Handicapped
On this campaign he met with over 2,000 people, including persons and parents of persons with disabilities, government officials, and disability professionals....
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Is network architecture covered by the FCC's Section 255 rules?
Network architecture covers the public switched telephone network, and includes hardware or software databases associated with routing telecommunications services....
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Door Closing Speed Tool
Door Closing Speed Tool This handy tool was developed by Evan Terry Associates to assist its surveyors in measuring door closing speed....
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Changes in Level - Door Thresholds Tool
Changes in Level - Door Thresholds Tool This handy tool was developed by Evan Terry Associates to assist its surveyors in measuring door thresholds and level changes....
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Attachment D
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibits State and local government from discriminating against an individual with a disability....
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Attachment E: GUIDE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 prohibits State and local governments from discriminating against an individual with a disability....
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12148(a)(1) In general
(1) In general With respect to existing facilities used in the provision of designated public transportation services, it shall be considered discrimination, for purposes of section 12132...
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Issue 15: How can the potential conflict between the goals of zero net energy and accessibility for low vision persons be resolved?
Response by Marsha Mazz: Just spend five minutes with me and the National Association of Homebuilders and you’ll see that....
