M304.2 and M304.3 would require a slip resistant standing surface and standing supports to accommodate patients with mobility disabilities who ambulate, patients who have limited stamina...
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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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M304 Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in Standing Position
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B. Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act
L. 111‒148, 124 Stat. 570) amended Title V of the Rehabilitation Act, which establishes rights and protections for individuals with disabilities, by adding Section 510....
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RESOURCES
Act (ADA), and the employability of people with disabilities....
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502.2.1 User Control of Accessibility Features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This provision would be new to the 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines, though it draws on the prohibition in § 1194.21(b) of the existing 508 Standards against disrupting or disabling accessibility...
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Section 1193.1 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
of telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment shall ensure that the equipment is designed, developed, and fabricated to be accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Aisle Seats
These seats are intended to provide access for people with disabilities who do not need or prefer wheelchair spaces. Comment....
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Health or Safety Defense
Like any qualification standard, this requirement must apply to all applicants and employees, not just to people with disabilities....
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Revolving Doors or Turnstiles
While automated revolving doors, if large enough, may be usable by people with disabilities, certain questions remain about the appropriate maximum speed, minimum diameter, compartment size...
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382.53 What information must carriers give individuals with a vision or hearing impairment at airports?
, the basic point of this section is that at each gate, ticketing area, and customer service desk that a carrier owns, leases, or controls, a carrier must ensure that passengers with a disability...
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5. Funding for Access Improvements
The Capital Plan for Fiscal Years 2012 to 2021 allocates a total of $177 million in fully-funded capital spending over the 10-year period to disability access improvements, which includes...
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Is There a Usable Circulation Path?
A circulation path is considered a usable circulation path if it meets one of the following criteria: A person with disabilities is able to travel unassisted through it to a public...
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Physical or mental impairments
.; see also OCR, Protecting Students with Disabilities: Frequently Asked Questions About Section 504 and the Education of Children with Disabilities (FAQ 12) (last modified Oct. 16, 2015...
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Subtitle A: State and Local Government Activities
Title II requires that state and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from their programs, services, and activities, for example public education...
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Design Guidelines for Environmental Illness
Twenty-three (23) commenters advised the Department that many individuals are disabled because of severe allergic reactions to certain chemicals used in construction, and in construction...
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Emergency Services
However, public entities that provide direct access to emergency services such as police, fire and ambulance, which often includes 911, must provide direct access for people with disabilities...
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12183(a)(2)
thereof, a failure to make alterations in such a manner that, to the maximum extent feasible, the altered portions of the facility are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Responsibility for supervision and care of a service animal. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department notes that there are occasions when a person with a disability is confined to bed in a hospital for a period of time....
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§35.150(b)(1)
of accessible rolling stock or other conveyances, or any other methods that result in making its services, programs, or activities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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1. PURPOSE.
This document sets guidelines for accessibility to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities by individuals with disabilities....
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3.4 Staff-Related Barriers and Solutions
leave exercise equipment or other stuff on the floor Assign staff to keep the floor areas clear of tripping hazards Staff is unaware of the needs of people with visual disabilities...
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V. Request for Public Comments
Request for Public Comments The Department seeks input from the public and from those in the disability community, representatives of Federal, State, or local governments, public safety...
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III-4.2200 Specialties
It is not considered discriminatory for a public accommodation with a specialty in a particular area to refer an individual with a disability to a different public accommodation if --...
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Fair Labor Standards Act Section 14(c)
Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division, to pay subminimum wages to workers who have disabilities for the work being performed....
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VII. New Construction and Alterations
Public entities must ensure that newly constructed buildings and facilities are free of architectural and communication barriers that restrict access or use by individuals with disabilities...