Search Results "AT: Assistive Technology"

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  DISABILITY

  Use of assistive technology; iii. Reasonable modifications or auxiliary aids or services as defined in this regulation; iv....

• Research and History > Committee Reports > Access for All: Five Years of Progress - A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  II. ENFORCING THE ADA PART 2

  language interpreting policies and procedures intended to ensure effective communication for deaf patients and their family members.48 The Department recognizes that enhanced and emerging technologies...

• Links > Independent Living
  Center for Independent Living for Western Wisconsin Inc. - Menomonie, Eau Claire, Rice Lake, Osceola, WI
  

  Independent Living Centers provide the four core services below: Advocacy - Individual advocacy is to provide support and assist consumers in learning skills for self-advocacy....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 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)
  TTY Use

  Carriers may of course meet this requirement by using TTYs themselves, but they may also do so by means of voice relay or any other available technology that permits TTY users to communicate...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > Withdrawn: 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Accessibility of Web Information and Services of State and Local Government Entities and Public Accommodations (ANPRM)
  ii. Web accessibility under the ADA

  Consistent with this approach, the Department stated in the preamble to the original 1991 ADA regulations that the regulations should be interpreted to keep pace with developing technologies...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability; Movie Captioning and Video Description ANPRM
  A. Coverage issues

  this approach achieves the proper balance between providing accessibility for individuals with sensory disabilities and giving movie theaters and owners sufficient time to acquire the technology...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  1. Application of Functional Performance Criteria: 508 Standards

  As described in the preamble to the final rule for the existing standards: This section [1194.31] provides functional performance criteria for overall product evaluation and for technologies...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  Ticket sales. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  They also asserted that it would be difficult technologically to provide accessible seating for sale in real time over the Internet, or that to do so would require simplifying the rules...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Ticket sales. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  They also asserted that it would be difficult technologically to provide accessible seating for sale in real time over the Internet, or that to do so would require simplifying the rules...

• Links > Federal Department or Agency
  ADA.gov
  

  Information and technical Assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Section 36.406(d) Social Service Center Establishments

  The Department believes that a substantial percentage of social service providers are recipients of Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  Section 36.406(d) Social Service Center Establishments (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The Department believes that a substantial percentage of social service providers are recipients of Federal financial assistance from the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  Companions who are individuals with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  services only when necessary to ensure effective communication with the person receiving the public accommodation's services, with an emphasis on the particular needs of the patient requiring assistance...

• Links > Federal Department or Agency
  U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration, Office of Civil Rights
  

  The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) is an agency within the United States Department of Transportation (DOT) that provides financial and technical assistance to local public transit...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
  3. Camera

  Photographs of this kind can also assist project managers and facilities and maintenance personnel in understanding exactly how a feature needs to be modified to provide accessibility....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
  Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  In situations when a person in a wheelchair transfers to existing seating, the public accommodation shall provide assistance in handling the wheelchair of the patron with the disability....

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 29 CFR Part 1607 Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
  §1607.2 Scope.

  ; by the Department of Justice in exercising its responsibilities under Federal law; by the Office of Revenue Sharing of the Department of the Treasury under the State and Local Fiscal Assistance...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  4. Benefits of the Proposed Rule

  websites and conduct transactions electronically Greater independence for individuals with disabilities to access information and services on federal agency websites without assistance...

• Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
  F105.2.2 ASME

  The building location, the elevator car number, and the need for assistance must be provided to authorized personnel answering the emergency call....

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
  11B-213.2 Toilet rooms and bathing rooms

  Unisex toilet rooms benefit people who use opposite sex personal care assistants....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35, Appendix B: 1991 ADA Title II Regulations Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis
  §35.160 General

  For instance, some courtrooms are now equipped for ‘‘computer-assisted transcripts,’’ which allow virtually instantaneous transcripts of courtroom argument and testimony to appear on displays...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance Questions and Answers Concerning 49 CFR Part 39, ADA Rules Concerning Passenger Vessels
  QUESTION: WHAT INFORMATION ARE PVOs RESPONSIBLE FOR PROVIDING TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES CONCERNING ACCESSIBILITY MATTERS?

  asks about the dimensions or features of a cabin, whether there is accessible vertical access between the deck where his or her cabin would be located and a restaurant or theater, how assistance...

• State and Local Documents > State Technical Assistance > Code Application Notice (CAN) 2-11B, 09-09-2014
  11B-203 General exceptions

  For imaging equipment, the aisle width requirements shall apply to only those sides of the equipment where staff typically work to provide medical care to patients, including assisted transfer...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  Introduction

  assume that these “extreme values” represent unusually large or small dimensions for the population studied that might need special accommodation through design and/or some type of personal assistance...