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If readily achievable modifications are being made in a single facility that has more than one restroom for each sex, should the public accommodation focus its resources on making one restroom for each sex fully accessible or should the public accommodation make some changes (e.g., lowering towel dispensers or installing grab bars) in each restroom?
If readily achievable modifications are being made in a single facility that has more than one restroom for each sex, should the public accommodation focus its resources on making one restroom...
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§ 36.303(c)(3)
(3) A public accommodation shall not rely on an individual accompanying an individual with a disability to interpret or facilitate communication, except in an emergency involving a threat...
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§ 35.160(c)(2)
(2) A public entity shall not rely on an individual accompanying an individual with a disability to interpret or facilitate communication, except in an emergency involving a threat to public...
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A4.3.11.4 Two-way Communication
It is essential that emergency communication not be dependent on voice communications alone because the safety of people with hearing or speech impairments could be jeopardized....
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§382.13 Do carriers have to modify policies, practices, and facilities to ensure nondiscrimination?
[See subsections ...]
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Auxiliary Alarms [4.28.4]
Auxiliary Alarms [4.28.4] A portion of sleeping units in transient lodging facilities, including those required to be accessible to persons who use wheelchairs, must have a visual alarm...
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604.5 Grab Bars (Exception 2)
The final rule revises Exception 2 so that it does not apply to emergency transportable housing units required to provide mobility features since it could result in delays in installing...
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Texting
Text messages have a better chance of getting through in emergencies, even when the internet, cellular and landline phone networks may be very slow or fail.1 Sending a text message to 911...
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Laying the Foundation: Disability Policy & Activism, 1968-1988
A nationwide disability rights movement emerged from within the disability community. Attorneys in the disability community attained a high degree of legal sophistication....
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Transient Lodging
A building or facility containing one or more guest room(s) for sleeping that provides accommodations that are primarily short-term in nature....
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Whitehall Mfg. Demo of a Variety of Innovative Healthcare products
Kristin Kale, VP of Whitehall Manufacturing, explains why we have a mobile showroom and how we can bring you our healthcare and rehabilitation products right to your facility. ...
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General
The 1991 Standards require areas of rescue assistance or horizontal exits in facilities with levels above or below the level of exit discharge....
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Preparing Takes Time and Effort
Don’t assume you have been included in emergency plans....
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Announced Drills
Announced drills are also a good time to practice: communicating emergency information to people with vision and hearing loss, coping with different scenarios and unforeseen...
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4.28.2* Audible Alarms
If provided, audible emergency alarms shall produce a sound that exceeds the prevailing equivalent sound level in the room or space by at least 15 dbA or exceeds any maximum sound level...
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4.28.2* AUDIBLE ALARMS
If provided, audible emergency alarms shall produce a sound that exceeds the prevailing equivalent sound level in the room or space by at least 15 decibels or exceeds any maximum sound level...
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II-7.3400 Voice amplification
In an emergency, a person who has a hearing loss may be using a telephone that does not have an amplification device....
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ASME
ASME A17.1 requires a two-way means of emergency communications in passenger elevators....
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General: ADA Standard Section 230.1
Section 230.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for two-way communication systems.
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General: ADA Standard Section 101.1
This document contains scoping and technical requirements for accessibility to sites, facilities, buildings, and elements by individuals with disabilities....
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Error/Omission: In hotels, motels, or other lodging facilities of 50 or more sleeping rooms, no rooms with roll-in showers are provided, or the roll-in showers that are provided lack a fold-down seat.
Error/Omission: In hotels, motels, or other lodging facilities of 50 or more sleeping rooms, no rooms with roll-in showers are provided, or the roll-in showers that are provided lack...
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Limitations on Accommodations
For example, carrier personnel cannot physically hand-carry you on or off an airplane except in an emergency evacuation....
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Reason the Access Board is issuing the proposed standards
issue standards that contain minimum technical criteria to ensure that medical diagnostic equipment used in or in conjunction with medical settings such as physicians’ offices, clinics, emergency...
