The Access Board seeks information on related research and sources of expertise on measuring the rollability and smoothness of walking surfaces, including information from the medical community...
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Rollability and Smoothness of Walking Surfaces
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3. Do requests for reasonable accommodation need to be in writing?
Individuals may request accommodations in conversation or may use any other mode of communication.(22)An employer may choose to write a memorandum or letter confirming the individual's request...
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Prevalence and Incidence of Low Vision and Blindness in the U.S.
There have only been five studies published where they’ve actually gone out and measured people’s vision and then corrected their refractive errors and counted how many people in the community...
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C. Examples of Recipients Covered by These Guidelines
The administrative board of a postsecondary institution, such as a technical institute, skill center, junior college, community college, or four year college that has a department or division...
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Part One: The ADA’s Requirements for Small Towns
To accomplish this, the ADA sets requirements for town facilities, new construction and alterations, communications with the public, and policies and procedures governing town programs,...
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Putting the ADA on the Legislative Agenda: The National Council on Disability
After incorporating recommendations offered by representatives from the disability community at large, Weicker and Coelho introduced the ADA to the Senate and House on April 28 and April...
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Tips for Attendees
Communicate early and often with the event hosts; complete registration forms with as much detail as possible, and reach out to the hosts a few weeks before the event to ask if they have...
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Examinations and Courses. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
, the requirements contained in title II (including the general prohibitions against discrimination, the program access requirements, the reasonable modifications requirements, and the communications...
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II-3.5100 General
ILLUSTRATION 2: A community college requires students with certain disabilities to be accompanied to class by attendants, even when such individuals prefer to attend classes unaccompanied...
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Utility and Sewage Hookups [1011.2, 1011.3, and 1011.6]
At utility hookups, such as electrical service, water, cable or Internet connections, in camping units with mobility features and at sewage hookups in dump stations, a minimum of 30...
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T503 Passenger Access Routes
accessible circulation paths” in the proposed rule) must provide clearances sufficient to permit passengers using wheelchairs to move between doorways with accessible boarding and alighting features...
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T210 Wheelchair Spaces
Wheelchair spaces must also be located as near as practicable to doorways that provide accessible boarding and alighting features and comply with the technical requirements in T602....
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C. Chapter 2: Scoping Requirements
Whereas nearly all scoping provisions for buses, OTRBs, and vans in the 2010 NPRM were “nested” as subsections to a single section (former T203), in the final rule, each discrete feature...
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2.3 Use a Universal Design Approach
Fitness centers that do not have barriers, and provide equipment and features that are usable by people with a wide range of abilities and needs make all members more satisfied and loyal...
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7.3(1)
Different “design” includes but is not limited to the following features - length of belt or no belt; or permanent signage designating the aisle as an express lane....
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Emergency Planning
(If a multi-story facility) Does the facility have evacuation elevators (elevators with stand-by power and other safety features, which can be used in emergencies)?...
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Tactile Models with Audio Description
The addition of audio description of the features of the object or exhibit assists the visitor in their conceptual interpretation and provides a more meaningful experience....
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Bails et al.
Research findings from many of the field tests used pre-established sizes and features to measure barriers and problems....
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Furnishings and Equipment
Unless specifically permitted, access features required by the ADA Standards must be fixed or built-in even though portable alternatives may be available....
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1193.33(b) (Advisory Guidance)
This paragraph requires manufacturers to supply a point of contact for obtaining information about accessibility features of the product and how to obtain documents in alternate formats....
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Product Data and Unit Costs
Access Board and its contractor, Eastern Research Group, collected product data and unit costs for a broad sample of examination tables and weight scales, including products with accessible features...
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"Religious entity.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
When a church rents meeting space, which is not a place of worship, to a local community group or to a private, independent day care center, the ADA applies to the activities of the local...
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Some Lessons
Historically, the disability community has been divided internally, in part because of conflicts over limited public funding....
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Focus and Sponsorship
It was written for a broad audience, including the disability community, policy makers, academicians, and general readers....