The Access Board’s mandate was to establish only the minimum technical criteria, however enforcing authorities may establish scoping requirements in the future....
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M101.3 Existing Diagnostic Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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QUESTION: DO THE PROVISIONS OF PART 39 APPLY TO PVOs WHOSE VESSELS PICK UP OR DISCHARGE PASSENGERS AT U.S. PORTS, OR ONLY TO PVOs WHOSE VESSELS PICK UP PASSENGERS AT U.S. PORTS?
Consequently, given the present rule text, a passenger who boards a vessel at a U.S. port and disembarks at a foreign port is covered by the protections of the rule, but a passenger who...
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Rollability and Smoothness of Walking Surfaces
The Access Board is sponsoring preliminary research that will produce a plan for a test protocol and instrumentation to measure the rollability and smoothness of walking surfaces and to...
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B.3.iii. - What is the difference between "equivalent facilitation" and "alternative means of access"?
Equivalent facilitation focuses on whether an EIT product provides access that is equal to or greater than that required in the technical provisions in Subpart B of the Access Board’s standards...
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T201 General
Implementation and enforcement of the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines is within the sole authority of DOT, not the Access Board....
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PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
For the reasons stated in the preamble, the Access Board proposes to add part 1190 to title 36 of the Code of Federal Regulations to read as follows: PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES...
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§382.65(c)(1)
(1) On-board wheelchairs must include footrests, armrests which are movable or removable, adequate occupant restraint systems, a backrest height that permits assistance to passengers in...
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Accessible Plumbing Fixtures
The Board has added clarification that at least one water closet, lavatory, and bathtub or shower, where provided, must be accessible (807.2.4)....
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Revised Knee Clearance Depth and Footrest Clearance dimensions for sizing of mammography equipment
Access Board RE: Revised Knee Clearance Depth and Footrest Clearance dimensions for sizing of mammography equipment...
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F245.2 Picnic Units with Mobility Features
Entities should provide information on the location of picnic units with mobility features on websites, in brochures, and at bulletin boards or information kiosks at the picnic facility....
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inLOOP Personal Loop 400
This product is designed to provide a stable loop signal in areas up to 400 square feet, but will power areas up to 500 square feet in ideal conditions....
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General: ADA Standard Section 608.1
Section 608.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards for shower compartments.
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Organization and Format
The Board has revised the format and structure of the guidelines in response to these comments. The final rule includes a subject index to facilitate use of the document....
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Additional Transfer Techniques: Use of Stretchers and Gurneys
This approach involves a two step process in which the patient must transfer from their wheelchair to the stretcher, usually in a different space or area away from the equipment, and then...
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Future Work
A workshop and/or discussion panel with stakeholders (i.e. consumers, therapists, manufacturers, researchers, designers and Access Board members) is being planned to determine 1) what efforts...
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3.5 Other Tips for Increasing Access
If you want to use the swimming pool, first get familiar with the pool area by walking the length and width of the pool....
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Automated Announcement Systems
For route announcements, the automated messages must be audible at boarding and alighting areas and the visible component must include signs on the front and boarding sides of buses....
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Healthcare Stories - Ruth Kahn
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9. Detention and Correctional Facilities
It provides for an increase over the minimum percentage established in the ADA/ABA Accessibility Guidelines developed by the Access Board by requiring three percent of newly constructed...
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Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office The Board has submitted a report containing this final rule to Congress and the Comptroller General of the General Accounting...
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504 Stairways
In the final rule, the Board has revised this requirement to apply to stair treads, as well as landings. No other substantive changes have been made to this section....
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Technical Requirements
The Board agrees and has relocated these provisions to a new technical section in Chapter 8 (Special Rooms, Spaces, and Elements) at section 808 that is specific to courtrooms....
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A. Chapter 1: Application and Administration (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board made a few editorial changes to some of the provisions, and added one provision M101.3 Existing Diagnostic Equipment, which is discussed below....
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Getting In
Sometimes it's fairly easy to add surfacing material, shim up the deck or porch boards, or use asphalt or concrete to bring the access route up to the height of the building floor....
