Some State agencies and advocates for persons with disabilities requested that the Department add more detail in the description of the first standard, including modifying the term ‘‘dedicated...
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Video remote interpreting (VRI) services. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Section 35.160 Communications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The NPRM defined companion as a person who is a family member, friend, or associate of a program participant, who, along with the program participant, is ‘‘an appropriate person with whom...
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Section 36.208 Direct Threat (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Although persons with disabilities are generally entitled to the protection of this part, a person who poses a significant risk to others may be excluded if reasonable modifications to the...
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14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act): Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis (with amendments issued through July 2010)
Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Ave., SE, Room W94-302, Washington, D.C., 20590 (202) 366-9310 (voice...
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A. Providing Equally Effective Communication
The Department’s Title II regulation is available at www.ada.gov/reg2.htm. 2 See Department of Justice Americans with Disabilities Act Title II Technical Assistance Manual II-7.1000 (1993...
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Accessible Means for Gathering Feedback
., Braille, large print, or an electronic format) for independent use by customers or by providing an assistant who can read the survey to a participant and record his or her responses....
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Egress Signage
from 206.4.8) 216.7 Elevators (from 407.5.7) 216.8 Toilet Rooms and Bathing Rooms (from 213.2.2 and 213.2, Exception 4) 216.9 TTYs (from 217.4.9) 216.10 Assistive...
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CONCLUSION
Perez Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division Carmen M....
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Observations:
Power wheelchair and scooter users often had trouble getting positioned exactly on the leveled portion of the platform requiring additional time and verbal assistance from an assistant/aide...
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C. Compliance issues
What technical assistance should the Department make available to public entities and public accommodations to assist them with complying with this rule? Question 7....
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Where can I learn more about accessibility?
The USDA TARGET Center Website was established to ensure that all USDA employees have safe and equal access at work by assessing, educating, and advocating for the integration of assistive...
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Obligations of The Department
In order to assist the County to meet its obligations under the ADA, the Department has provided the County with information from the Department’s November 2012 reviews of the County...
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CONCLUSION
PEREZ Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division EVE L. HILL Senior Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General GREGORY B....
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Medical Certificates/Communicable Diseases
suggested that a direct threat be defined as a condition that would be seriously exacerbated by the flight itself or a serious communicable disease that could be transmitted to another person...
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§ 382.21 Aircraft accessibility
movable aisle armrests as required by this paragraph, carriers shall configure cabins, or establish administrative systems, to ensure that individuals with mobility impairments or other persons...
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Title II Public Entity Facilities Compliance Fact Sheet
Comments must be invited from disabled persons or organizations representing such individuals....
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QUESTION: WHAT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS APPLY TO PASSENGER RAIL CARS WHEN SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS ARE NOT PROVIDED IN 49 CFR PART 38?
For example, 49 CFR 27.7(a) provides that “No qualified . . . person [with a disability] shall, solely by reason of his disability, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits...
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Miniature horses. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
research to include a provision that would require public accommodations to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a miniature horse by a person...
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Miniature horses. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
available research to include a provision that would require public entities to make reasonable modifications to policies, practices, or procedures to permit the use of a miniature horse by a person...
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PUBLIC HOUSING
Note: A public entity’s program to provide housing may include but is not limited to: the allocation of local, state, or federal financial assistance, Community Development Block Grants,...
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11B-224.1 General
The Fair Housing Amendments Act requires that certain residential structures having four or more multi-family dwelling units, regardless of whether they are privately owned or federally assisted...
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - The Lived Experience Of Disability
The objective of this webinar was to describe the lived experience of disability to the audience, including: Common barriers faced by persons living with disabilities Disability...
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - What Is It And Why Is It Important?
The objective of this webinar was to introduce the Disability-Competent Care model by: Understanding the population of persons living with disabilities – incidence, population subsets...
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Sec.36.309(a) General
, certification, or credentialing for secondary or postsecondary education, professional, or trade purposes shall offer such examinations or courses in a place and manner accessible to persons...