Examples include: A person who is blind—not "a blind person" A person who uses a wheelchair—not "a wheelchairbound person" or "a wheelchair person" A handicap is...
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Feature 2 - Routes to the Building Entrance
The accessible route is essential for people who have difficulty walking or who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to get to the accessible entrance of the meeting site....
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Section 36.305 Alternatives to Barrier Removal (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
That section makes clear that the alternative methods requirement does not mandate the provision of personal devices, such as wheelchairs, or services of a personal nature....
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Appendix B – Cross-Reference Table
Aircraft accessibility: 21(a)(1) 61 Movable armrests. 21(a)(2) 67 Stowage space in cabin for passenger wheelchair. 21(a)(3...
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Rulemaking Authority
other federal civil rights regulations, a federal entity may use our guidelines to benchmark accessibility, particularly where there is an individual complaint – someone with, who uses a wheelchair...
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ADA Requirements
vision, people who are deaf or hard of hearing, persons with limited use of hands or arms, individuals with mobility impairments who use canes, crutches, braces or walkers, persons who use wheelchairs...
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Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Playground Surfaces
However, because these surfaces are soft and uneven, they can be difficult for those who use mobility aids such as wheelchairs and walkers....
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Standard Stall
Stalls should be located and configured to allow forward or latch-side approaches which provide easier wheelchair access than hinge-side approaches....
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Section 36.305 Alternatives to Barrier Removal (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
That section makes clear that the alternative methods requirement does not mandate the provision of personal devices, such as wheelchairs, or services of a personal nature....
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its concern to the Department that ADA Standard 4.33.3 and the United States' interpretation thereof provided insufficient guidance for theater designers about the proper placement of wheelchair...
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708 Two-Way Communication Systems
One of the technical provisions requires that handsets, where provided, have cords long enough (at least 29 inches) to accommodate people using wheelchairs (708.3)....
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Section 36.201(a) (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, an exercise class cannot exclude a person who uses a wheelchair because he or she cannot do all of the exercises and derive the same result from the class as persons without...
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Appendix A – Disability Complaint Reporting Form
COMPLAINT DATA Vision Impaired Hearing Impaired Vision & Hearing Impaired Paraplegic Quadriplegic Other Wheelchair...
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11B-809.2.2 Turning space
It is generally acceptable to use required clearances to provide wheelchair turning space....
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Shower Threshold
Commenters recommended that a higher threshold be permitted for transfer showers since wheelchair maneuvering over the threshold is not necessary in using the shower. Response....
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1118B.6
If the clear floor space allows parallel approach by a person in a wheelchair, the maximum high side reach allowed shall be 54 inches (1372 mm) and the low side reach shall be no less than...
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The Look of Disability Discrimination
• A trendy new clothes shop is built with steps to its only entrance, the equivalent of a sign telling people who use wheelchairs that they are not welcomed....
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Transfer Supports
Designers should minimize the distance between the points where a child transfers from a wheelchair or mobility device and the elevated play destination. ...
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B. Summary of Major Provisions and Organization of Technical Criteria
separate technical criteria based on how the diagnostic equipment is used by the patient: (1) supine, prone, or side lying position (M301); (2) seated position (M302); (3) while seated in a wheelchair...
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Transfer Devices for Use with an Amusement Ride
Designs that limit the number of transfers required from one’s wheelchair or mobility device to the ride seat are encouraged....
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Secondary market ticket sales. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Question 21: Are there particular concerns about the obligation imposed by the proposed rule, in which a public accommodation must provide accessible seating, including a wheelchair space...
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Fishing piers and platforms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
206.2.14 and 237 of the 2004 ADAAG require at least twenty-five percent (25%) of railings at fishing piers and platforms to be no higher than 34 inches high, so that a person seated in a wheelchair...
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22. Q: How do I make my child care center's building, playground, and parking lot accessible to people with disabilities?
door opening, installing grab bars in toilet stalls, or rearranging tables, chairs, and other furniture are all examples of barrier removal that might be undertaken to allow a child in a wheelchair...
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I) Police Services
have an accessible vehicle available for transporting suspects or prisoners, the town should identify a source for an accessible vehicle, such as an accessible school bus, taxi with a wheelchair...