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Section 37.21 Applicability—General
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3) Signs
* Has requirements not only for the standard international symbol of accessibility, but also for symbols of accessibility identifying volume control telephones, text telephones, and assistive...
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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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Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
interpreted the phrase ‘‘communication barriers that are structural in nature’’ broadly to encompass the provision of communications devices such as TDD’s, telephone handset amplifiers, assistive...
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II. ENFORCING THE ADA PART 1
The Department created Project Civic Access in order to marshal its investigative and technical assistance capabilities in a more comprehensive approach to solving accessibility issues on...
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11B-504.8 Floor identification
referenced in CBC 11B-504.8 and in the second paragraph (only) of 1023.9 should not be confused with the "Stairway Identification Signs" (hereinafter termed the "Fire Department Signs," to assist...
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Employee Work Area - Reasoning Behind Code?
Does being a common use circulation path mean that route is technically an accessible space?...
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James Vitale, AIA, LEED AP, CASp 007
To assist you in providing barrier free facilities and sites that cost effectively provide access for all....
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Deborah Ryan
To assist builders, developers, architects, and owners in ensuring that their buildings and facilities are in compliance with state and local accessibility requirements....
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New Construction
One commenter noted, however, that with older facilities, required modifications may be inordinately costly and technically infeasible....
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Retrofitting Kiosks
Several manufacturer representatives echoed these concerns, indicating that there are significant technical feasibility issues associated with retrofitting....
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Program Accessibility
When structural change is the method chosen to provide program accessibility, the alterations must comply with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design, unless it is technically infeasible...
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Shower Compartments
The 1991 Standards at sections 4.21 and 9.1.2 and the 2010 Standards at section 608 contain technical requirements for transfer-type and roll-in shower compartments....
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Applicable standards. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A number of commenters asked the Department to revise certain provisions in the 2004 ADAAG in a manner that would reduce either the required scoping or specific technical accessibility requirements...
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Introduction
This free service provides answers to general and technical questions about ADA requirements and free ADA documents, such as Commonly Asked Questions about Title II of the Americans with...
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Applicable standards
A number of commenters asked the Department to revise certain provisions in the 2004 ADAAG in a manner that would reduce either the required scoping or specific technical accessibility requirements...
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M305.2.8 Fittings (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Specifically, one commenter (manufacturer) asserted that the technical criteria from the 2004 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines for grab bars in bathrooms should not be applied to exam...
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Lines of Sight
These technical provisions address sight lines over seated and standing spectators. The Board has revised these requirements (located in section 802.9 in the proposed rule)....
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809 Residential Dwelling Units
809 Residential Dwelling Units The final rule reorganizes and renumbers the technical requirements for residential dwelling units in this section as shown below.45 Old...
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Transit Shelters (R308.2) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Protruding objects within transit shelters must comply with the technical requirements for protruding objects (see R402)....
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1003.3.2 Boarding Pier Clearances
The entire length of accessible boarding piers would be required to comply with the same technical provisions that apply to accessible boat slips....
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Element-by-element safe harbor for public accommodations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Specifically, the new § 36.304(d)(2) codifies a safe harbor for all elements that are in compliance with the specific requirements--both the scoping and technical specifications--of the...
