Many codes require new buildings to have flashing strobe lights (visual devices) as part of the standard building alarm system, but because the requirements are not retroactive many buildings...
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Visual Devices for the Fire Alarm System
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405.2 Slope
Ramp runs shall have a running slope not steeper than 1:12....
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How Many People Are Necessary to Provide Assistance?
The identification of multiple people who are likely to have different working and traveling schedules provides a more reliable plan....
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26. Must an employer offer reassignment as a reasonable accommodation if it does not allow any of its employees to transfer from one position to another?
Therefore, an employer who does not normally transfer employees would still have to reassign an employee with a disability, unless it could show that the reassignment caused an undue hardship...
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Prevalence and Incidence of Low Vision and Blindness in the U.S.
Well, there have been a lot of numbers thrown around....
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Importance of Codes
I can’t tell you how helpful codes have been through the years. I think we should get away from the idea that they’re not good....
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3(2)
(2) Within individual dwelling units, doors intended for user passage through the unit which have a clear opening of at least 32 inches nominal width when the door is open 90 degrees, measured...
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I. Final
In the event that no objections to this Settlement Agreement are raised prior to or at the Fairness Hearing, that any objections that have been raised have been fully and formally withdrawn...
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Ticket pricing. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, many theaters built prior to the passage of the ADA have balconies that are inaccessible to individuals who use wheelchairs, and the only wheelchair spaces are located in the...
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Step One: Accessible Shelter Quick-Check Survey
For some older buildings, especially those on hilly sites and those that have not been renovated, remodeled, or altered since 1992, before completing the detailed checklist, it may be better...
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Timely and Complete Access to Information
Information Carriers must ensure that, upon request, passengers with a disability, including those who are (i) blind or visually impaired; or (ii) deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, have...
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11B-502.3.4 Location
Access aisles shall be permitted to be placed on either side of the parking space except for van parking spaces which shall have access aisles located on the passenger side of the parking...
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A4.30.1 GENERAL
Several maps and auditory instructions have been developed and tested for specific applications....
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ii. Accessible scales
Accessible scales Medical providers often do not weigh individuals who use wheelchairs because they do not have an accessible scale, even though that information is a routine part of...
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Protruding Objects on Beach Access Routes
beach access route from the side or from overhead can be hazardous to people who are paying more attention to their companions than the travel route, as well as to people who are blind or have...
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F. GENERAL EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION PROVISIONS
The County will train all new employees who will have contact with the public at least five (5) business days before they first have contact with the public....
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3.6. Replacement Costs
The replacement costs that movie theaters incur for equipment purchased prior to this rulemaking cannot be directly attributed to this rule and have not been included in the cost estimation...
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Beach Access Routes
The proposed rule would have required beach access routes to be provided where a beach is constructed and where a pedestrian route is constructed at a beach....
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Speech Impairments
Speech Impairments People with speech impairments may stutter, slur words, sound hoarse, have unintelligible speech, or be non-vocal. ...
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Tips for Attendees
Even planners who mean well may need to be educated about what will make the best experience for participants who have disabilities....
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Looking to the Twenty-First Century
We have begun shifting disability policy in America from exclusion to inclusion; from dependence to independence; from paternalism to empowerment. But our work is far from finished....
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Factors to consider when making decisions about what is readily achievable (and not readily achievable)
separateness and the administrative or fiscal relationship of the site or sites to any parent corporation or entity Based upon these criteria, a business may decide a change would have...
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11B-502.3.4 Location
Access aisles shall be permitted to be placed on either side of the parking space except for van parking spaces which shall have access aisles located on the passenger side of the parking...
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Handrails Along Walking Surfaces [§403.6, §505]
Handrails can have circular or non-circular cross-sections, but must have rounded edges. The gripping surface and adjacent surfaces must be free of abrasive or sharp elements....