Secretary NONDISCRIMINATION IN FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROGRAMS Policy Interpretations INTRODUCTION The following four policy interpretations are issued by the Office for Civil Rights...
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Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs: Policy Interpretations
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R304.2.2 Running Slope
The running slope of the curb ramp shall cut through or shall be built up to the curb at right angles or shall meet the gutter grade break at right angles where the curb is curved....
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10. Prescription Drug Container Labels
From the Board’s website: “The Board has led the development of advisory guidance on making prescription drug container labels accessible to people who are blind or visually impaired...
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Accessible Routes Throughout the Museum
Some people who are blind or have low vision use canes to detect barriers that jut into the path of travel, whether along the accessible route or any other circulation path....
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Test A (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Arline, 480 U.S. 273 (1987), a case involving an individual with tuberculosis, the Supreme Court held that people with contagious diseases are entitled to the protections afforded by section...
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Providing Auxiliary Aids and Services
Providing Auxiliary Aids and Services A meeting that is accessible to people with sensory disabilities enables them to understand the meeting's presentations and to participate in the...
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Relationship to Other Laws
Finally, part 36 does not invalidate or limit the remedies, rights, and procedures provided under any Federal, State, or local law (including State common law) that affords greater or equal...
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III. FINDINGS OF FACT
In this section, the Court will assess: (1) the City's infrastructure to ensure accessibility for disabled persons to its programs, services and activities, as they relate to the public...
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§27.19(a)
(a) Recipients subject to this part (whether public or private entities as defined in 49 CFR part 37) shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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Was the carrier correct in asking me to take a seat other than a bulkhead seat in the emergency exit row?
The carrier was within its rights to refuse to permit you to sit in the bulkhead seat with your service animal, because the service animal may have blocked access to the emergency exit....
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STEP 1: OBTAIN COPIES OF THE ADA REQUIREMENTS AND GIVE THEM TO YOUR ARCHITECT AND BUILDING CONTRACTOR.
To ensure that persons with disabilities can use lodging facilities like everyone else, all newly constructed lodging facilities must comply with building requirements called the ADA Standards...
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9. Release of Claims
Releasing Parties") do fully and finally release, acquit and discharge the City and its Related Entities from any and all claims, allegations, demands, charges, complaints, actions, lawsuits, rights...
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June Kailes
June’s consulting and publications focus on building disability actionable competencies in the worlds of healthcare and emergency management to ensure people with disabilities and others...
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A. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
ask the individual for information necessary to determine if the individual has a disability-related need for the accommodation....
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Accessible
Describes a facility in the public right-of-way that complies with this document....
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§35.172(a)(3)
(3) Notice of the rights available under paragraph (b) of this section....
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Evaluating the Accessibility of a Meeting Site
Meeting Site The following descriptions and accompanying images are designed to help determine if a meeting location has the most basic accessible features needed by participants with disabilities...
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INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines currently specify that surfaces that are required to be accessible must be “stable, firm, and slip resistant...
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The ADA and Department of Justice Regulations
The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment, access to state and local government services, places of public accommodation, transportation, and other...
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Ramps
Even one short step at an entrance or in a hallway can prevent access by a person using a wheelchair, walker, or cane and can make entry difficult for many people who have other mobility...
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An example of an "undue burden" and how it might be solved is:
The town´s solution may be to install a video conference system in a room on the first floor so people with mobility disabilities can participate in the meetings....
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Common Problems with Communication
Local governments must ensure that the way they communicate with the public is as effective for people with disabilities as with others, unless doing do would impose an undue burden or cause...
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Clear Tread Width [1017.3]
Where gates and barriers require users to make 90-degree or 180-degree turns, sufficient space should be provided for people using mobility devices to make the turns (figure 3)....
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How does universal design fit in?
Universal design means designing all programs and facilities to meet the needs of most people....