As Congress emphasized in passing the Amendments Act, “[w]hen considering the condition, manner, or duration in which an individual with a specific learning disability performs a major life...
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Section 1630.2(j)(4) Condition, Manner, or Duration
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233 Residential Facilities
Many of these programs are subject to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 20 which requires that those receiving Federal financial assistance be accessible to persons with disabilities...
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NSS Questions and Concerns
addition, any recipient or sub-recipient of federal funds is also required to comply with the physical, program and effective communication access requirements included in the Rehabilitation Act...
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3. Voluntary Compliance
This described increase is attributable in some ways to settlements of Federal or State disability rights lawsuits brought by private plaintiffs or State attorneys general against individual...
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4. Availability of Movies with Captioning and Audio Description
node_id=22850 (last visited July 14, 2014); Press Release, Disability Rights Advocates, AMC Theatres and ALDA Announce Greater Accessibility for Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing Guests at All Digital...
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Robert Dupuy, IALD, LC. Problems and Solutions
So these competing energy codes are a big issue for this group because it goes right down to individual cities, where codes are even more strict than the state code or ASHRAE, and you have...
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Program Accessibility
If it’s something that’s offered to the public (even unwillingly, like prison services) people with disabilities have a right to participate and benefit....
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Tips for Assisting People Who Are Blind or Visually-Impaired
., you could say, “All even numbered gates are on our right when walking from security and odd numbered gates are on the left.”...
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MARKETING PLAN
E-mails to listservs-State Ped/Bike Coordinators, TRB Pedestrian Research Committee, ITE Ped/Bike Council, Pedestrian Rights of Way and Accessibility Committee, APBP, FHWA Field Safety Specialists...
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Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
See preamble section entitled ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act.’’ Small entities may incur costs as a result of complying with the final rules....
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Safe Harbor is applied element by element in existing facilities
From my conversations with technical assistance staff at the US Access Board and the Department of Justice's Disability Rights Section, examples of "elements" in their opinion, would include...
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EQUITABLE RELIEF
shall not retaliate against or coerce in any way any person who made, or is making, a complaint according to the provisions of this Agreement or exercised, or is exercising, his or her rights...
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Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY) - New York and Kew Gardens, NY
We advocate for our civil rights and a strong safety net of benefits and services. CIDNY makes sure that our voices are heard where and when issues affecting our lives are decided. ...
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Request for Clarification and Extension of Comment Period
Advocacy organization comments included one airline passenger consumer organization (Association for Airline Passenger Rights) and 11 submissions from disability advocacy organizations (...
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V. DEVELOPMENT OF DISABILITY-RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
A poster outlining patients’ rights and remedies under the ADA and Section 504 in a hospital setting, along with the ADA Disability Assistance Number, shall be posted and maintained in each...
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Attorney areas and witness stands. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The majority of commenters, including many disability rights and advocacy organizations, stated that it is crucial for individuals with disabilities to have effective and meaningful access...
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Medical Certificates/Communicable Diseases
Disability community commenters expressed the concern that use of this term -- derived from the Americans with Disabilities Act – would make it too easy for carriers to use their discretion...
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3.4 Some Basic Principles of Reasonable Accommodation
ETA Editor's Note Since A Technical Assistance Manual on the Employment Provisions (Title I) of the Americans with Disabilities Act was published, the Supreme Court has issued three rulings...
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Adoption and Dissemination of Policies
Ensure that the University’s Office of Disability Services acts, in accordance with its stated role, “as a liaison between students and faculty.”...
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M303.2.3 Wheelchair Spaces / Depth of Wheelchair Spaces for front or Rear Entry
M303.2.3 Wheelchair Spaces / Depth of Wheelchair Spaces for front or Rear Entry • Sub-Committee Recommendation: The Sub-committee and Full Committee have decided not to act on the proposed...
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Equipment and furniture.
., federal standards implementing section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, 36 CFR part 1194, or the guidelines that specify communication accessibility for ATMs and fare card machines in the...
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QUESTION: WHAT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS APPLY TO PASSENGER RAIL CARS WHEN SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS ARE NOT PROVIDED IN 49 CFR PART 38?
Part 38 provides “minimum guidelines and requirements for accessibility standards in part 37 . . . for transportation vehicles required to be accessible by the Americans With Disabilities Act...
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I. BACKGROUND
The FTA reviews grant applications for, among other things, compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”)....
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Section 35.161 Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The FCC raised this concern with the Department after the 1991 title II regulation went into effect, and the Department acted upon that request in the NPRM....
