Department of Education and the U.S.Department of Justice worked together and released guidelines in November 2014 about what "Effective Communication" really means for deaf, hard of hearing...
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ADA25: #19 of 25 -- K-12
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C. Qualified Interpreters
When an interpreter is needed, MSHA shall provide qualified sign language interpreters to Patients and Companions who are deaf or hard of hearing and whose primary means of communication...
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Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The preamble to the proposed rule noted that the Department considered an alternative approach to the definition of ‘‘primary function,’’ under which a primary function of a commercial facility...
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Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The preamble to the proposed rule noted that the Department considered an alternative approach to the definition of "primary function,'' under which a primary function of a commercial facility...
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3.3.16 Door Use
For example, the mean occupied width of the sub-sample was 10 mm (0.4 in.) less than the occupied width of the overall sample, and the occupied length of the sub-sample was only 6 mm (0.2...
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Public Postsecondary Schools
of handicapped persons unless (i) the test or criterion, as used by the recipient, has been validated as a predictor of success in the education program or activity in question and (ii) alternate...
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III-4.4200 Readily achievable barrier removal
"Readily achievable" means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense....
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Accessible Route to Dumpster and Enclosure
Spaces and elements within employee work areas shall only be required to comply with 206.2.8 [common use circulation paths within work area], 207.1 [accessible means of egress], and 215.3...
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Check-Out Aisles and Sales and Service Counters
Commenters recommended that the Department consider a regulatory alternative exempting small retailers from the new knee and toe clearance requirement and retaining existing wheelchair accessibility...
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28. Does an employer have to notify an employee with a disability about vacant positions, or is it the employee's responsibility to learn what jobs are vacant?
(BNA)1872, 1881 (7th Cir. 1998) (employer must first identify full range of alternative positions and then determine which ones employee qualified to perform, with or without reasonable...
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3.3 Guidance on the Visual Properties of Detectable Warnings
., if the entire curb ramp contrasts visually with adjacent surfaces), although this study did not investigate such alternatives....
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Section 36.208(c) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
One suggested alternative was to permit public accommodations to exercise "good faith'' judgment in determining whether an individual poses a direct threat, particularly when a public accommodation...
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Table of Contents
REQUIREMENTS 201 Application 202 Existing Buildings and Facilities 203 General Exceptions 204 Protruding Objects 205 Operable Parts 206 Accessible Routes 207 Accessible Means...
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11B-212.3 Sinks
"Lavatory" shall mean a plumbing fixture used for washing the hands, arms, face and head. This definition has not been adopted by DSA-AC....
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James E. Woods, Ph.D., P.E. Natural Lighting for Persons with Low Vision
tasks” (whatever that means)....
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Issue 8: What are the top issues for developing design guidance (i.e., Lowhanging fruit design issues)?
I mean, you can add a few little things to it, but it was great....
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Moving to the House Floor
Res. 394 submitted a modified closed rule, meaning that general debate would be restricted and that only specific amendments would be allowed for consideration....
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Auxiliary Aids and Services
A “qualified” reader means someone who is able to read effectively, accurately, and impartially, using any necessary specialized vocabulary....
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Conditions for Exceptions [1019]
The phrase “to the extent practicable” means reasonably doable under the circumstances....
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Picnic Tables
A forward approach means that the person is facing the object (see figure 50). A parallel approach means that the person is beside the object (see figure 51)....
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Determine All Your Evacuation Options and Prioritize Them
Horizontal exits, which use fire barriers, separation, and other means to help contain the spread of fire on a floor, can substitute for areas of rescue assistance (see above) provided they...
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Readily achievable (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Readily achievable means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out without much difficulty or expense....
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ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
to Appendices 1 and 2 (HTML) | (PDF) While state and local governments are not required to use the ADA Best Practices Tool Kit, the Department encourages its use as one effective means...
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§ 382.40a Boarding assistance for large aircraft
., because of mechanical problems with a lift), boarding assistance shall be provided by any available means to which the passenger consents, except hand-carrying as defined in Sec. 382.39...