2.7 Existing ADA and Rehabilitation Act Requirements for Accessible Medical Care The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act are civil rights laws...
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2.7 Existing ADA and Rehabilitation Act Requirements for Accessible Medical Care
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11B-707.6.2 Numeric keys
Both types of keypads are acceptable, provided the computer-style keypad is organized similarly to the number pad located at the right on most computer keyboards, and does not resemble the...
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11B-707.6.2 Numeric keys
Both types of keypads are acceptable, provided the computer-style keypad is organized similarly to the number pad located at the right on most computer keyboards, and does not resemble the...
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Scales
Too often, individuals who use wheelchairs are not weighed at the doctor’s office or hospital, even though patients without disabilities are routinely weighed, because the provider does...
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Staff Training
Covered entities should teach staff about the ADA's requirements for communicating effectively with people who have communication disabilities....
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Websites
to a health program or activity that uses a website: “a Health Insurance MarketplaceSM creating a Website for application for health insurance coverage must ensure that individuals with disabilities...
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NPRM
The NPRM proposed that, at new or altered platforms in intercity and commuter rail stations, rail operators would have to ensure that passengers with disabilities would be able to board...
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Mounting Height
In multi-purpose facilities where bleacher seating, athletic equipment, backdrops, or other moveable elements may at times be deployed or in libraries, convention centers and other building...
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New Hampshire Association for the Blind
Our goal is to help people with vision loss continue to live safely and independently – at home, at work and in their community....
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Introduction
The guidelines ensure that the facilities are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities. The Access Board issued the current guidelines in 2004....
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The Limits of Utilizing a Cost-Benefit Analysis
To our knowledge there are no studies that provide a fully comprehensive analysis of the effects of the height of a transfer surface on people with various disabilities....
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C. Costs and Benefits
Finally, given the many barriers to health care that patients with mobility and communication disabilities encounter due to inaccessible medical diagnostic equipment, individuals with disabilities...
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Need for and Benefits of the Proposed Standards
Census Bureau provides this breakdown of the population of people aged 15 and older: • 27.4 million (11.9 percent) had difficulty with ambulatory activities of the lower body; • 22.6...
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Costs and Benefits
For example, some people’s hearing or vision disability may not be such that they would need closed captioning or audio description. ...
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29. Does reassignment mean that the employee is permitted to compete for a vacant position?
Cal. 1995) (when employee could no longer perform job because of disability, she was entitled to reassignment to a vacant position, not simply an opportunity to "compete"); cf. Aka v....
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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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11B-404.1 General
It would not be acceptable for security personnel to operate the doors for people with disabilities while allowing others to have independent access. ◼ ETA Editor's Note CBC...
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11B-404.1 General
It would not be acceptable for security personnel to operate the doors for people with disabilities while allowing others to have independent access. ◼ ETA Editor's Note CBC...
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4. Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines
The Section 508 Standards, which are part of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, ensure access for people with physical, sensory, or cognitive disabilities....
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11B-608.5.3 Alternate roll-in type shower compartments
adjacent to the 16 inches (406 mm) minimum and 27 inches (686 mm) maximum from the seat wall or shall be located on the back wall opposite the seat 15 inches (381 mm) maximum, left or right...
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11B-608.5.3 Alternate roll-in type shower compartments
adjacent to the 16 inches (406 mm) minimum and 27 inches (686 mm) maximum from the seat wall or shall be located on the back wall opposite the seat 15 inches (381 mm) maximum, left or right...
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" and "Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Much of the litigation has involved shopping malls where businesses have refused to allow persons with disabilities to use EPAMDs. See , e.g., McElroy v....
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Request for Clarification and Extension of Comment Period
We note that some carriers use their IATA airline designator code or other convention in their primary Web site URL (e.g., www.aa.com, www.virgin-atlantic.com)....
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Making the move to managing your own personal assistance services (PAS)
Some youth with disabilities may need extra supports throughout their transition period in order to make informed choices and become self-sufficient adults....
