If provided, handrails shall allow persons with disabilities to grasp them from outside the car while starting to board, and to continue to use them throughout the boarding process, and...
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§ 38.125(c)(8) Handrails
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1015.2 Where required
On raised stage and platform floor areas, such as runways, ramps and side stages used for entertainment or presentations....
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382.41 What flight-related information must carriers provide to qualified individuals with a disability?
When level-entry boarding is not available on a particular flight, carriers must also provide information about boarding assistance requiring the use of a ramp or lift to all passengers...
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ATM Clear Floor or Ground Space
In the final rule, the Board revised these exceptions to cover fare machines as well. Comment....
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Volume Control on Public Phones
This is consistent with other Board guidelines and standards covering access to telecommunications products and electronic and information technology....
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Visual Characters
As part of the reorganization of the signage requirements, the Board has added an exception, consistent with the proposed rule, which applies only the specifications for finish and contrast...
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M303.3.3 Ramped (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board received one comment on this provision....
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M302.2.4 Transfer Sides (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board received multiple comments and recommendations from the MDE Advisory Committee, which are discussed above in Section IV.B.1.b....
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M305.5 Head and Back Support (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The final manufacturer asserted that a reclining backrest necessarily provides head and back support, unless the Access Board intended a different meaning for “support.”...
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M303.2.1 Orientation (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board received one comment about this requirement....
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Background (SBREFA, Regulatory Flexibility Act, and Executive Order) Reviews
that the costs of making a particular feature or facility accessible are disproportionate to the benefits to persons with disabilities, the Attorney General, as a member of the Access Board...
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Background (SBREFA, Regulatory Flexibility Act, and Executive Order) Reviews
that the costs of making a particular feature or facility accessible are disproportionate to the benefits to persons with disabilities, the Attorney General, as a member of the Access Board...
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F234 Residential Facilities
As discussed above in section 233, the Board has sought to ensure consistency between the requirements of this rule and regulations for housing issued by HUD....
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36 CFR Part 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for Emergency Transportable Housing Units
Disabilities Act (ADA) and Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) Accessibility Guidelines; Emergency Transportable Housing Units AGENCY: Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board...
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Addendum A: List of Terms
Transfer Board- a transfer board is a piece of assistive technology that helps a person transfer from one surface to another....
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I. Purpose of the Regulatory Action
For example, an individual using a wheelchair who needs to access the bus will be able to board the bus even though sidewalk construction or snow prevents the individual from boarding the...
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903 Benches
The Board has clarified that the clear floor or ground space is to be "parallel to the short axis of the bench." Comment....
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Water Closet Clear Floor Space in Toilet Compartments
The Board has not revised the minimum dimensions for the clear floor space at water closets....
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C. 255 Guidelines: Application and Scoping (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For ease of reference, the Board discusses here only those requirements in the 255 Guidelines that differ from those in the 508 Standards....
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C. Costs and Benefits
The Access Board’s mandate was to establish only the minimum technical criteria, however enforcing authorities may establish scoping requirements in the future....
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M303.2.4 Equipment Clearances (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board has determined that mammography equipment presents a unique challenge....
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M301.4.2 Clearance Around Base (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board has reviewed the comments and has decided to retain the provision from the proposed rule....
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1. History
In 2006, as noted above, the Access Board convened a Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee to review and update the existing standards and guidelines...
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Background
The proposed rule was based on recommendations of the Board's Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee....