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ENSURING LANGUAGE ACCESS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION DURING RESPONSE AND RECOVERY: A CHECKLIST FOR EMERGENCY RESPONDERS
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Building a Winning Record
Paralyzed Veterans of America by requiring that commercial airlines be subject to the accessibility standards of Section 504, regardless of whether they received federal assistance....
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XI. Overview of Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for New Construction and Alterations
Each floor in a building without a supervised sprinkler system must contain an "area of rescue assistance" (i.e., an area with direct access to an exit stairway where people unable to use...
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Serving People with Disabilities in the Most Integrated Setting: Community Living and Olmstead
Increased hours of personal care and assistance are being provided to individuals who require additional services to remain in the community....
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Introduction
What kinds of assistance are available? Who should parents speak with about their concerns and questions?...
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Wild animals, monkeys, and other nonhuman primates. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Medical Association (AVMA) issued a position statement advising against the use of monkeys as service animals, stating that ‘‘[t]he AVMA does not support the use of nonhuman primates as assistance...
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DISPUTES AND ENFORCEMENT
bring any disputes concerning the Parties’ respective obligations under this Consent Decree to the Court after giving the other Party 45 days’ notice of its intent to seek the Court’s assistance...
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Marc Dubin, Esq.
We work nationwide, and provide guidance and technical assistance to businesses, state and local governments, and persons with disabilities about the ADA, Section 504, and the Fair Housing...
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Section 36.103 Relationship to Other Laws (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, section 504 requires that all federally assisted programs and activities be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with handicaps, even if major structural alterations...
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EXHIBIT B
through video remote interpreting (VRI) services; notetakers; real-time computer-aided transcription services; written materials; exchange of written notes; telephone handset amplifiers; assistive...
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D. Captioning and Video Description Generally
Captioning and Video Description Generally Captioning makes movies shown in theaters accessible to individuals whose hearing is too limited to benefit from assistive listening devices...
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1. Importance of Movies in American Culture
One commenter who wears a hearing aid and cannot benefit from assistive listening receivers currently provided in movie theaters said she often misses half the plot when she goes to a movie...
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Regarded as having a disability
take specific action if a student has a physical or mental impairment that is transitory and minor, Section 504 also does not prohibit schools from going beyond what the law requires to assist...
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Scope of coverage. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
However, it should be noted that religious organizations that receive federal financial assistance are not exempt from the responsibility to comply with the requirements of section 504 or...
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Define "animal" or what qualifies certain species as "service animals." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) issued a position statement against the use of monkeys as service animals, stating, "[t]he AVMA does not support the use of nonhuman primates as assistance...
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IMPLEMENTATION
PEREZ Assistant Attorney General SAMUEL R. BAGENSTOS Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division JOHN L. WODATCH, Chief PHILIP L....
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Complaints to the Department of Justice and Other Federal Agencies
In cases where the Title II entity receives federal financial assistance, assistance termination is an enforcement option....
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6. General prohibitions against discrimination
Section 104.4 contains general prohibitions against discrimination applicable to all recipients of assistance from this Department....
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Companions
available; or (ii) Where the individual with a disability specifically requests that the accompanying adult interpret or facilitate communication, the accompanying adult agrees to provide such assistance...
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§35.103 Relationship to other laws (Section-by-Section Analysis)
prohibition embodied in section 504 to all actions of State and local governments, the standards adopted in this part are generally the same as those required under section 504 for federally assisted...
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ANSWERS TO DISABILITY SAVVY QUIZ
When offering assistance to a person who is blind… 35. When offering assistance as a guide, ask,“Would you like to take my left (or right) arm?”...
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Acknowledgments
Staff at the NRH Research Center assisted in the general development of the project....
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Some Examples of Alternative Test Formats and Accommodations
There are a number of technical assistance resources for effective alternative methods of testing people with different disabilities....
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Accessible Route to Goods and Services
For example, if an aisle is temporarily blocked because shelves are being restocked, staff must be available to assist a customer with a disability who is unable to maneuver through that...