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2010 ADA Definition
Public Way: Any street, alley or other parcel of land open to the outside air leading to a public street, which has been deeded, dedicated or otherwise permanently appropriated to the public for public use and which has a clear width and height of not less than 10 feet (3050 mm).
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II-3.5200 Safety
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1.9.1.1 Application
When public funds are provided by other sources and transferred to a state, county, municipality or other political subdivision of the state, the entity that collects and controls the distribution...
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11B-704.4 TTYs
TTYs provided at a public pay telephone shall be permanently affixed within, or adjacent to, the telephone enclosure....
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How Should Testing Entities Report Test Scores for Test-Takers Receiving Disability-Related Accommodations?
Testing entities should report accommodated scores in the same way they report scores generally. ...
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What is a "reasonable accommodation"?
A reasonable accommodation is any change or adjustment to a job, the work environment, or the way things usually are done that would allow you to apply for a job, perform job functions,...
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Sharing an Access Aisle
To harmonize the guidelines with the ANSI A117.1‒2003 standard, the Board has added clarification that access aisles are not permitted to overlap vehicular ways (502.3.4)....
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G. What are Detectable Warnings, Why are They Required, and Where Must They be Provided?
alerts pedestrians who are blind or have low vision that they need to stop and determine the nature of the hazard – such as whether there is passing traffic – before continuing on their way...
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I have an accessible exam table, but if it is in use when a patient with a disability comes in for an appointment, is it OK to make the patient wait for the room to open up, or else use an exam table that is not accessible?
This way, the medical provider can be prepared to provide the assistance and staff needed....
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§ 1194.22 Web-based intranet and internet information and applications
WCAG 1.0 is available at http://www.w3.org/TR/1999/WAI-WEBCONTENT-19990505....
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Attitudinal Barriers
Choose safety if you feel threatened, frightened, or coerced in any way. If you don’t feel safe, it may be time to change your provider....
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9. Q: One of the children in my center hits and bites other children. His parents are now saying that I can't expel him because his bad behavior is due to a disability. What can I do?
A: The first thing the provider should do is try to work with the parents to see if there are reasonable ways of curbing the child's bad behavior....
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Texting
Texting is an important way to communicate when voice lines are down or clogged....
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4.4 Equipment Barriers and Solutions
No equipment is available for cardiovascular exercise for someone who can only use their arms Work with staff to find other ways to increase your heart rate, such as using free weights...
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Protruding Objects on Beach Access Routes
Constructed features that extend into the travel way of a beach access route from the side or from overhead can be hazardous to people who are paying more attention to their companions than...
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Tips for Attendees
Self-advocacy remains the best way to ensure that an event will meet your needs....
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1.1.1
The simplest way for design professionals to avoid problems with construction tolerances related to surface accessibility and other accessible elements is to design for slopes and dimensions...
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10 - foot straightedge method
There is no way to measure a localized slope that may actually be greater than the overall slope of the straightedge....
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B. Title III's Implementing Regulation
in an undue burden or a fundamental alteration, the public accommodation is not relieved of its obligation to provide auxiliary aids and services....
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Security Glazing: ADA Standard Section 904.6
Where counters or teller windows have security glazing to separate personnel from the public, a method to facilitate voice communication shall be provided....
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PROFESSIONAL OFFICE OF A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER
location where a person or entity, regulated by the State to provide professional services related to the physical or mental health of an individual, makes such services available to the public...
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11B-217.4 TTYs
Separate requirements are provided based on the number of public pay telephones provided at a bank of telephones, within a floor, a building, or on a site....
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Historic Preservation Programs
congressional mandates to preserve historic properties, on the one hand, and to eliminate discrimination against individuals with disabilities on the other, paragraph (a)(2) provides that a public...
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Captioning at sporting venues. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is aware that individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing have expressed concerns that they are unaware of information that is provided over the public address systems. ...
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The ADA and Department of Justice Regulations
The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment, access to state and local government services, places of public accommodation, transportation, and other...