Having only one step at the entrance can prevent access by a person using a wheelchair, walker, or cane and can make entry difficult for many other people with mobility disabilities....
Search Results "Wheelchair Stowage"
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Accessible Entrance
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Section 36.406(d) Social Service Establishments (Section-by-Section Analysis)
specific provision, § 224.3, that in guest rooms with more than twenty-five beds, at least five percent (5%) of the beds must have parallel clear floor space enabling a person using a wheelchair...
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Section 35.151(e) Social Service Establishments (Section-by-Section Analysis)
include a specific provision that in guest rooms with more than twenty-five beds, at least five percent (5%) of the beds must have parallel clear floor space enabling a person using a wheelchair...
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II. Statutory and Regulatory Background
by persons with handicaps; (2) All doors within such dwellings which are designed to allow passage into and within the premises are sufficiently wide to allow passage by persons in wheelchairs...
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Tips for Assisting People Who Are Blind or Visually-Impaired
Be aware that many people who are blind prefer to walk rather than use wheelchairs, electric carts, etc....
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"Service Animal'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
but not limited to, guiding individuals with impaired vision, alerting individuals with impaired hearing to intruders or sounds, providing minimal protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair...
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Step 2: Identify the Presence of Limiting Factors
(Bicycle tires are similar to the large rear wheels of a wheelchair.)...
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IV. ACCESSIBLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT
gurneys, shall lower to a point no greater than 17 - 19 inches from the floor, shall be capable of being locked or otherwise fixed into position so as to permit a safe transfer from a wheelchair...
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IV. RESOLVING ADA COMPLAINTS THROUGH MEDIATION
A wheelchair user can now shop at the local grocery store because there is a ramp, a citizen who is deaf can testify at a county hearing because there is a sign language interpreter, and...
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Service Animals
People with mobility disabilities often use dogs to pull their wheelchairs or retrieve items....
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382.27 May a carrier require a passenger with a disability to provide advance notice in order to obtain specific services in connection with a flight?
., transportation of an electric wheelchair on a flight scheduled to be made on an aircraft with fewer than 60 seats, accommodation for a group of 10 or more passengers with a disability...
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Background
., alerting a person with epilepsy of imminent seizure onset, pulling a wheelchair, assisting persons with mobility impairments with balance)....
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Shelves and Maneuvering Space
It is not necessary to locate all merchandise within reach of people who use wheelchairs....
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(3) Adjustability: Transfer Surface Intermediate Heights
One commenter, an accessibility consultant, recommended intervals of ½ to 1 inch, indicating that ½ inch increments would be more practical to match the varying heights of wheelchairs and...
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Test Procedures
This device subjects the test surface to a low-speed rotational bearing test meant to simulate the weight and action of a front caster wheel on a wheelchair....
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BACKGROUND
This matter was initiated by a complaint filed with United States by a person who uses a wheelchair. ...
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Reasonable Modification of Policies, Practices, and Procedures
A young man who was recently injured and will permanently use a wheelchair needs to install a ramp to the entrance of his house. The ramp will encroach on the set-back by three feet....
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ACCESSIBILITY
Because wood chips and sand interfere with mobility of children and youth in wheelchairs, solid soft surfaces are recommended to allow safe use of play areas by more children and youth (...
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Costs of Adaptation
A person in a wheelchair may need to install fold-back hinges in order to be able to go through a door or may need to build a ramp to enter the unit....
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G. Completing the Survey and Checklist
A continuous accessible route must be available at the shelter for people who use a wheelchair, scooter, or other mobility device....
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Fire Department Issues
“(Byzek 2001) On September 11, 2001 two wheelchair users escaped from the World Trade Center using “evacuation chairs with inexperienced helpers because they broke the rules....
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Work Areas [4.1.1(3)]
Work areas must be accessible for "approach, entry, and exit," which means location on an accessible route so that people using wheelchairs can enter and back out of the space....
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Some Lessons
People with blindness fought the battles of those who used wheelchairs; persons with epilepsy fought the battles of those with deafness....
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Tile Tech Pavers® Detectable-Warning™ Pavers
In areas with complicated shapes, such as non-right angles and radii, a considerable difficulty in utility for wheelchair users may also result....
