Do not make assumptions about the extent of a person’s visual acuity....
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Check-In and Check-Out Procedures
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212 and 606 Kitchens, Kitchenettes, Lavatories, and Sinks
The 1991 Standards, at section 9.2.2(7), allow the clear floor space at kitchen sinks and wet bars in transient lodging guest rooms with mobility features to be positioned for either a forward...
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Need for and Benefits of the Proposed Standards
with mobility; • 3.3 million (1.4 percent) used a wheelchair or other wheeled mobility device; • 7.8 million (3 percent) had difficulty seeing words or letters in ordinary newspaper...
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3.4 Disability/Accessibility Organizations.
Assistance Dogs International (www.assistancedogsinternational.org); 5. Canine Assistants (www.canineassistants.org); 6. Canine Companions for Independence (www.cci.org); 7....
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Does the ADA prohibit discrimination in the sale, rental, and other terms of housing?
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), prohibits housing discrimination against persons with disabilities, including persons with HIV or AIDS....
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Interacting with People with Physical Disabilities
Mobility and physical disabilities also fall along a continuum, from people who have mild to significant limitations which can limit movement, strength, and endurance....
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E103.4 Content (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The term “content” would be defined as “Electronic information and data, as well as the encoding that defines its structure, presentation, and interactions.”...
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NEISS Data
Data are collected electronically at participating hospitals and immediately forwarded to CPSC....
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4.3.8 Operating forces
Further, tasks and products that require operation of controls or object grasping should allow for both right and lefthanded operation, given that more than 25% of wheeled mobility device...
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Subpart B -- Technical Standards (Formerly Subpart B -- Accessibility Standards in the NPRM) (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Since electronic forms are becoming very popular on web sites, the commenters questioned whether the provisions for electronic forms under the software section should also be applied to...
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Where must curb ramps be provided?
Curb ramps must be located to ensure a person with a mobility disability can travel from a sidewalk on one side of the street, over or through any curbs or traffic islands, to the sidewalk...
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§ 36.302(d) Check-out aisles.
If only one check-out aisle is accessible, and it is generally used for express service, one way of providing equivalent service is to allow persons with mobility impairments to make all...
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Sec.36.302(d) Check-out aisles
If only one check-out aisle is accessible, and it is generally used for express service, one way of providing equivalent service is to allow persons with mobility impairments to make all...
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Providing Auxiliary Aids and Services
For help in locating service providers, call a local Center for Independent Living (CIL) or regional Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC). ...
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Components (M303.4)
The Wheeled Mobility Anthropometry Project showed that the seat heights of 96 percent of women using manual wheelchairs and 98 percent of women using power wheelchairs in the sample was...
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6.1 General
Medical care facilities included in this section are those in which people receive physical or medical treatment or care and where persons may need assistance in responding to an emergency...
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What Terminology Should Be Used?
Examples include: A person who is blind—not "a blind person" A person who uses a wheelchair—not "a wheelchairbound person" or "a wheelchair person" A handicap is...
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36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
When it is not readily achievable to make the equipment accessible, the Act requires manufacturers to ensure that the equipment is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized...
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General: ADA Standard Section 232.1
Section 232.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for detention facilities and correctional facilities.
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§8.22(c)
demonstration to the reasonable satisfaction of HUD of a need for a higher percentage or number, based on census data or other available current data (including a currently effective Housing Assistance...
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Segway Human Transporter
Segway Human Transporter The Segway Human Transporter (HT) is a self-balancing, electric-powered transportation device (figure 6)....
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12186(a)(2)(A)(i) Issuance
changes in over-the-road buses in order to provide access to individuals who use wheelchairs during the effective period of such regulations and shall not require the purchase of boarding assistance...
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Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments The development of objective surface measurement devices and objective surface testing was conducted with funding from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research...
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Efforts to maximize benefits
The Electronic Industries Foundation, in its "Resource Guide for Accessible Design of Consumer Electronics", 1996, notes "Today, one factor contributing to market share is the increasing...