In 2010 approximately 3.6 million non-institutionalized Americans aged 15 and older required a wheelchair to assist with mobility compared to 2.7 million Americans who were using wheelchairs...
Search Results "Boarding Assistance"
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Background
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Service Animals
For example, many people who are blind or have low vision use dogs to guide and assist them with orientation. Many individuals who are deaf use dogs to alert them to sounds....
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4. Getting What You Need During Your Visit
If you need help with transfers, tell them you will need assistance. Make sure to request this assistance when making the appointment....
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APPENDIX
These include persons using inline skates, scooters, strollers, electric bicycles, adult tricycles, recumbents, tandems, trailers, golf carts, and assisting technologies such as electric...
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International Hearing Dog, Inc.
Assistance for Hearing Impaired Persons There are many forms of assistance for hard-of-hearing persons....
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Information for Passengers
., limitations on boarding assistance, limitations on storage areas for mobility aids, presence or absence of an accessible lavatory)....
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Re: Single User Restroom Accessibility
If a urinal is present in what had been the men's toilet room, I'd advise signing them both as either "Family" or "Assisted-Use" facilities, and making the required modifications in the...
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(2) Adjustability: Minimum Low Transfer Height
The Access Board received many comments from disability rights organizations, individuals, accessibility consultants, and a health care provider supporting the need for lower height adjustable...
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SERVICE ANIMALS
Service animals assist people with disabilities in their day-to-day activities....
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302.7 With Limited Manipulation (Section-by-Section Analysis)
302.7 With Limited Manipulation (Section-by-Section Analysis) In this section, the Board proposes to address the functional performance criterion for users with limited manipulation....
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502.2.1 User Control of Accessibility Features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Advisory Committee recommended that the Board include an express provision ensuring that persons with disabilities are able to activate and use features or settings—such as font size...
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Section 1193.1 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The requirement for the Board to issue accessibility guidelines is contained in section 255 (e)....
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Revolving Doors or Turnstiles
The Board has included a provision clarifying that automatic types of revolving doors, gates, and turnstiles cannot be the only means of passage at an accessible entrance (404.3.7)....
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General Scoping for TTYs
In the final rule, the Board has clarified references to "site" as being specific to "exterior sites" to avoid confusion that may arise since the term "site," by itself, can be read to include...
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Accessible Route
The Board has removed the requirement concerning the number, capacity, and speed of elevators and wheelchair lifts in providing an equivalent level of service....
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Specifications for Alternate Roll-in Shower Controls
In the final rule, the Board has clarified these specifications and provided more detail on their location depending on whether the shower is equipped with a seat....
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M302.2.5 Unobstructed Transfer (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the MDE NPRM the Access Board proposed that each transfer side provide unobstructed access to the transfer surface, with an exception to permit temporary obstructions as long as they...
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BENEFITS AND COSTS: OVERVIEW
This means that a $5,000 adjustable-height examination table purchased today would cost approximately $6,200 after the Access Board adopts the requirements for knee-crutches and transfer...
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Guidance Questions and Answers Concerning 49 CFR Part 39, ADA Rules Concerning Passenger Vessels
Access Board, standards for the accessible design and construction of passenger vessels....
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F235.2.1 Dispersion
The term "boat slip" is intended to cover any pier area other than launch ramp boarding piers where recreational boats are moored for purposes of berthing, embarking, or disembarking....
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Technical Memorandum TM 2013-10 Clustered Toilet Rooms
Access Board, TAS 213.2, Exception 4 does not apply to multiple single user bathing or shower rooms; therefore, this Exception is applicable only to multiple single user toilet rooms clustered...
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235.2.1 Dispersion
The term "boat slip" is intended to cover any pier area other than launch ramp boarding piers where recreational boats are moored for purposes of berthing, embarking, or disembarking....
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T702.4 Character Height
Table T702.4—Character Height Sign location Minimum character height Exterior route or destination signs on boarding side of non-rail...
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Use of the ISA Under the ABA
The Access Board is responsible for making sure that modifications and waivers are based on findings of fact and are consistent with the ABA....
