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AccessGA - Georgia's Accessible ICT Initiative
AccessGA is a joint initiative of the State of Georgia ADA Coordinator's Office, the Georgia Institute of Technology's AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center, and The Georgia Technology...
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General Information about Hearing Impairments
Americans (12.7% of the population) had hearing loss in both ears while 48 million Americans (20.3% of the population) had hearing loss in one ear.[5] According to 2010 data from the National Institute...
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Maintenance
Each of the 16 participating municipalities had maintenance personnel trained through the either the National Playground Safety Institute (NPSI) or the Illinois Park District Risk Management...
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AccessRec AccessMat Beach Access Mat System
AccessMat™ Beach Access Mats have been specifically developed for use in permanent or temporary recreation access applications. ...
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Where do I measure for a handrail extension?
A building official on a new construction project that we were consulting for raised a question regarding where to measure the handrail extension at the top of a stair. ...
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ASME
ASME A17.1 is used by local jurisdictions throughout the United States for the design, construction, installation, operation, inspection, testing, maintenance, alteration, and repair of...
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6.5 Confidentiality and Limitations on Use of Medical Information
medical information, including: keeping the information in a medical file in a separate, locked cabinet, apart from the location of personnel files; and designating a specific...
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Physical agility tests
For example: At the pre-offer stage, a police department may conduct an agility test to measure a candidate's ability to walk, run, jump, or lift in relation to specific job duties, but...
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1. If a test screens out or tends to screen out an individual with a disability or a class of such individuals on the basis of disability, it must be job-related and consistent with business necessity
Even if a test is job-related and justified by business necessity, the employer has an obligation to provide a specific reasonable accommodation, if needed....
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3.5 Some Examples of Reasonable Accommodation
A reasonable accommodation always must take into consideration two unique factors: the specific abilities and functional limitations of a particular applicant or employee with a...
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Classroom Acoustics
It sets specific criteria for maximum background noise (35 decibels) and reverberation time (0.6 to 0.7 seconds for unoccupied classrooms)....
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212 and 606 Kitchens, Kitchenettes, Lavatories, and Sinks
212 and 606 Kitchens, Kitchenettes, Lavatories, and Sinks The 1991 Standards, at sections 4.24, and 9.2.2(7), contain technical requirements for sinks and only have specific scoping requirements...
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206 Accessible Routes
In addition, there are provisions specific to restaurants and cafeteria dining areas, performance areas, press boxes, employee work areas, and various types of recreation facilities....
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11B-805 Medical care and long-term care facilities
INTERPRETATION The requirements of Section 11B-606 apply to all lavatories, sinks, and handwashing fixtures for public use, patient use, and employee use, unless otherwise specifically...
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5.4.3 Transfer Support Height for M301 and M302
Members of the committee also discussed IEC 60601-2-52, which defines specific requirements to prevent entrapment safety hazards on specific types of MDE (typically hospital beds and stretchers...
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12. May an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an applicant has not asked for one?
either because it is obvious or the applicant has voluntarily disclosed the information -- and could reasonably believe that the applicant will need a reasonable accommodation to perform specific...
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Organization of This NPRM
Both the "General Issues" section and the "Section-By-Section Analysis" include specific questions to which the Department requests public response. ...
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Reservation Systems Requirements for Places of Lodging
Customer service staff must be trained to respond to specific inquiries about the features of the facility, including accessible routes to and through the facility; details about the configuration...
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B.2.ii. - How should an agency proceed in identifying "applicable" technical provisions in Subparts B, C, and D of the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access?
Agencies should first look to the provisions in Subpart B to determine if there are specific technical provisions that apply to the EIT need they are seeking to satisfy....
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T504 Fare Collection Devices
Section T504 in the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines establishes specifications for the location of fare collection devices (to ensure that such devices do not impede wheelchair movement...
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Guestrooms with Roll-in Showers
Requirements: Lodging facilities must provide a specific number of accessible guest rooms based on the table provided below....
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Visual Alarms
Visual Alarms Common Problem: Accessible guestrooms and suites (and an additional number of rooms specifically for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing) are not equipped with...
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Detectable Warnings
In response to concerns about the specifications, the availability of complying products, proper maintenance such as snow and ice removal, usefulness, and safety concerns, the Board, along...
