This raises a few important topics of note for those with celiac disease – whether celiac disease is a “disability” that requires accommodation under the American with Disabilities Act (...
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Must Gluten-free Be Free? What You Should Know About Celiac Disease and the ADA
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3.3.3 Presentations about MDE Types
Committee members had ample time to ask questions and discuss the implications of the issues presented for making the accessibility standard recommendations....
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3.5 Other Tips for Increasing Access
Other issues can make using a fitness center difficult, such as bringing a service animal with you, using lockers, attending group classes, and using swimming pools. ...
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Baseline
The Federal Highway Administration has issued guidance that the accessibility standards in the Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...
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11B-604.3.2 Overlap
ETA Editor's Note The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which has jurisdiction over hospitals and long-term care facilities in California, has issued Code Application...
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I don’t want to discriminate against patients with disabilities, but I don’t want my staff to injure their backs by lifting people who use wheelchairs onto exam tables. If my nurse has a bad back, then she doesn’t have to help lift a patient, does she?
Q I don’t want to discriminate against patients with disabilities, but I don’t want my staff to injure their backs by lifting people who use wheelchairs onto exam tables....
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M301.2.3 Size
The size of transfer surfaces shall be measured from center points of their opposing sides....
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Parking Spaces
Parking Spaces Measure from the center of marking lines. If lines are not adjacent to another space or aisle the measurement can be to the full width of the line....
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Swimming pools. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Individuals with disabilities and advocates were particularly concerned about the accessibility of pools, and noted that for many people with disabilities, swimming is one of the few types...
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Specialized Customer Premises Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Trace Center commented that TTYs are made primarily for individuals who are deaf and requiring that TTYs provide voice output for all of the information displayed on the screen seems...
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C205.2 WCAG Conformance (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the Major Issues section above, the Board discusses the benefits of, and issues attendant to, incorporation of WCAG 2.0 into the 255 Guidelines and 508 Standards....
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Study Questions
Questions The purpose of this study was to evaluate a variety of playground surfaces, their ability to meet accessibility requirement, their costs upon initial installation and maintenance issues...
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Q13: Specific Requirements for Road Alteration Projects by Public Entities that Receive Federal Financial Assistance
public entities that receive Federal financial assistance from DOT either directly or indirectly, even if such financial assistance is not used for the specific road alteration project at issue...
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Accessible Sidewalks 1: Pedestrians who use Wheelchairs
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Whether the definition of ‘‘wheelchair'' includes the Segway® PT. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION
. 7.3 million Americans have visual disabilities. 20.6 million Americans have limited mobility....
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BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Justice (the “Department”) opened an investigation of Blair County, Pennsylvania (the “County”) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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12149(b) Standards
(b) Standards The regulations issued under this section and section 12143 of this title shall include standards applicable to facilities and vehicles covered by this part....
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11B-411.2.1.7.2 Assignment by touch screen hall call console
The size of the keypad shall be a nominal 4 inches (102 mm) wide by 5 inches (127 mm) high in a 12-key ascending telephone keypad layout centered in the console....
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11B-411.2.1.7.2 Assignment by touch screen hall call console
The size of the keypad shall be a nominal 4 inches (102 mm) wide by 5 inches (127 mm) high in a 12-key ascending telephone keypad layout centered in the console....
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Accessible golf cars. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
, and the safety of accessible golf cars and their use on golf course greens, the Department stated in the NPRM that it would not issue regulations specific to golf cars....
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Accessible golf cars (Section-by-Section Analysis)
, and the safety of accessible golf cars and their use on golf course greens, the Department stated in the NPRM that it would not issue regulations specific to golf cars....
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M101.3 Existing Diagnostic Equipment
Enforcing authorities, such as the Department of Justice or the Department of Health and Human Services, have authority over the accessibility of existing equipment and any regulation of...
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BENEFITS AND COSTS: SUMMARY
BENEFITS AND COSTS: SUMMARY Therefore, while establishing these requirements will result in significant costs to health care providers, establishing a lower adjustable height requirement...