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Easterseals Western and Central Pennsylvania
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Burton Blatt Institute at Syracuse University
BBI builds on the legacy of Burton Blatt, former dean of SU’s School of Education and a pioneering disability rights scholar, to better the lives of people with disabilities....
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Accessible Polling Places for the Visually Impaired: A Compilation of Survey Results
This survey builds upon previous work with the visually disabled population and provides the opinions and recommendations of 202 legally blind voters....
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Fair Housing Accessibility FIRST
Not only does federal law require compliance, it is easier and cheaper to plan and build in compliance with the law than it is to retrofit a structure after construction....
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America’s Job Exchange (AJE)
Our mission is to connect hard–working nonexecutive job seekers with employers that are looking to build a diverse workforce....
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Viking K-1600-EHFA Elevator Phone with Built-in Dialer and Digital Announcer
Alternatively, a DTMF Touch Tone code may also be delivered. A “Call Connected” LED can be initiated manually or automatically....
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502.3 Access Aisle
Parking access aisles must be part of an accessible route to the building or facility entrance. Access aisles must be placed adjacent to accessible parking spaces....
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Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places
This publication provides a brief discussion of physical barriers to access in five commonly found areas at polling places: parking, sidewalks and walkways, building entrances, interior...
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Priorities for Barrier Removal
In some instances, especially in older buildings, it may not be readily achievable to remove some architectural barriers....
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C. Establishing and Publishing Grievance Procedures
Post copies in public spaces of public building and on the government’s website. Update the procedure and the contact information as necessary....
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11B-206.2.5 Restaurants, cafeterias, banquet facilities and bars
In alterations of buildings or facilities not required to provide an accessible route between stories, an accessible route shall not be required to a mezzanine dining area where the mezzanine...
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2. Written Communications
For example, if there are brief written instructions on how to get to an office in a public building, it is often effective to read the directions aloud to the person....
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Alterations to Residential Facilities
The scoping requirements for alterations to dwelling units generally are based on the requirements in the UFAS: • Where a building is vacated for purposes of alterations and has more...
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a) Curb Ramp and Sidewalk Transition Plan
See Cohen, 754 F.3d at 696 (holding that Title II regulations do "not require the City to build curb ramps at every corner during its transition to compliance with the ADA.")....
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(A) Staircase replacements are alterations.
Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, asbestos removal, or changes to mechanical or electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building...
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Where can I learn more about accessibility?
The GSA Accessibility Website provides information about accessibility requirements for buildings owned and managed by the General Services Administration, the "landlord" for the Federal...
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About the Sponsor
HFCDHP’s consulting and training services build capacities and competencies in: Health care services, Educational access for students with disabilities, and Emergency...
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Introduction to the Proceedings
On 29-30 September 2010, the National Institute of Building Sciences and the U.S....
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Place Of Public Accommodation
operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories -- (1) An inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building...
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5. PLAN INCLUSIVELY
For example, how can you connect with community partners who support seniors, people with limited English proficiency, people who are homebound and/or live in high-rise buildings?...
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30. Treatment of students
Thus, if a college had several elementary physics classes and had moved one such class to the first floor of the science building to accommodate students in wheelchairs, it would be a violation...
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Number of Accessible Bathrooms
The report referred to standards requiring every aspect or portion of buildings to be totally accessible, and pointed out that this was not the level of accessibility required by the Act...
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202.3 Alterations
Any elements or spaces of the building or facility that are required to comply with these requirements must be made accessible within the scope of the alteration, to the maximum extent feasible...
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The Roles of the Access Board and the Department of Justice
minimum guidelines that shall supplement the existing Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design for purposes of subchapters II and III of this chapter * * * to ensure that buildings...
