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What is the ADA?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives federal civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex...
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201.1 Scope
shall have the authority to make adjustments when it is determined that the standards would cause the numbers or locations to be insufficient to adequately meet the needs of people with disabilities...
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36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
and section 255-based guidelines are intended to ensure that information and communication technology covered by the respective statutes is accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Clearances: ADA Standard Section 1003.3
Although the minimum width of the clear pier space is 60 inches (1525 mm), it is recommended that piers be wider than 60 inches (1525 mm) to improve the safety for persons with disabilities...
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Qualifications
Knowledge of the ADA Experience with people with a broad range of disabilities....
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§1630.10(a) In general
It is unlawful for a covered entity to use qualification standards, employment tests or other selection criteria that screen out or tend to screen out an individual with a disability or...
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§ 37.29(c)
(c) Private entities providing taxi service shall not discriminate against individuals with disabilities by actions including, but not limited to, refusing to provide service to individuals...
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Common Problems Arising in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals
Current Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) policy requires State and local highway agencies to consider APS and to develop a "reasonable and consistent plan to facilitate safe street...
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Costs
From footnote 21: FEMA, Recovery Policy (Interim) 9452.1, Temporary Housing Units for Eligible Disaster Victims with a Disability, October 13, 2006 at: http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data...
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Table 1.2 Organizational Members of the Medical Diagnostic Equipment Accessibility Standards Advisory Committee
Dunlap GE Healthcare, John Jaeckle and Steven Kachelmeyer Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy at Western University of Health Sciences, June Isaacson Kailes and Brenda...
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Standards for Individual Captioning Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
auditorium.38 While movie theaters may select whatever captioning equipment they want to deliver closed captions to their patrons, they must provide effective communication to individuals with disabilities...
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DOT Memorandum: INFORMATION: Snow Removal on Sidewalks Constructed with Federal Funding
In accordance with 28 CFR § 35.133, a public agency must maintain its walkways in an accessible condition for all pedestrians, including persons with disabilities, with only isolated or...
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7.12 Nondiscrimination in Other Benefits and Privileges of Employment
However, an employer would not have to eliminate facilities provided for employees because a disabled employee cannot use certain equipment or amenities because of his/her disability....
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§382.11(a)(1)
(1) You must not discriminate against any qualified individual with a disability, by reason of such disability, in the provision of air transportation;...
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12211(a) Homosexuality and Bisexuality
.-- For purposes of the definition of disability in section 3(2), homosexuality and bisexuality are not impairments and as such are not disabilities under this Act....
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§382.43(c)(2)
(2) Your primary Web site must be tested in consultation with individuals with disabilities or members of disability organization(s) who use or want to use carrier Web sites to research...
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The Rehabilitation Act of 1973
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 Broader than any disability law that came before it, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act made it illegal for the federal government, federal contractors...
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§ 382.43(c)(2)
(2) Your primary Web site must be tested in consultation with individuals with disabilities or members of disability organization(s) who use or want to use carrier Web sites to research...
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III-3.3000 Equality in participation/benefits
ADA mandates an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from the goods and services offered by a place of public accommodation, but does not guarantee that an individual with a disability...
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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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Wheelchair
[35.104 & 36.104] A manually-operated or power-driven device designed primarily for use by an individual with a mobility disability for the main purpose of indoor or of both indoor and...
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Approach: ADA Standard Section 904.2
counter, locate the accessible counter close to the cash register so that a person using a wheelchair is visible to sales or service personnel and to minimize the reach for a person with a disability...
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1.9.1.2 Application
All privately funded public accommodations, as defined, and commercial facilities, as defined, shall be accessible to persons with disabilities as follows: Exception: Certain types of...