We are required by section 502 of the Rehabilitation Act to establish and maintain accessibility guidelines for the design, construction, and alteration of facilities covered by the Americans...
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1. Executive Summary
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(B) Staircase replacements are alterations that affect or could affect the usability of a public transportation facility or part thereof.
., “remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction,” etc.), and Third Circuit case law that held that a staircase replacement is in fact an alteration for purposes of the ADA....
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§35.102 Application
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally assisted programs and activities, already covers those...
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8.4 Improving Data Sources and Research
Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, January 2012; 7(1): 20–29, p. 28 ...
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§35.102 Application (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally assisted programs and activities, already covers those...
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3.1 Getting Weighed
health care providers often asked them to “guess” their weight, which was impossible.3 Maria had not been weighed in over 10 years, since the last time she had seen her doctor at the rehabilitation...
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1.3 Know Your Rights
Center on Physical Activity and Disability – a resource center that offers information on increasing access to exercise and fitness centers: http://www.ncpad.org or 800-900-8086 Rehabilitation...
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17 Inch Low Height
Lauren Snowdon, PT, DPT, Clinical Manager at the Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation, provided in depth analysis of the transferring abilities of wheeled mobility device users and the ideal...
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That prior draft made the Rehabilitation Act's remedies available ''with respect to any individual who believes that he or she is being subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability...
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Passenger Loading Zones
requirements of the 2010 Standards to provide passenger loading zones, and urged a revision that would require one accessible passenger loading zone located in reasonable proximity to each building...
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11B-403.3 Slope
There is an important distinction between a “sidewalk” and a “walk”, and they are treated differently under the California Building Code. ...
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What is a “reasonable accommodation”?
His employer installed a ramp at the entrance to the building in which the editor worked so that the editor could use his scooter at the office....
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2010 ADA Standards
Information on specific tolerances may be available from industry or trade organizations, code groups and building officials, and published references....
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What values are recommended for ground and floor surfaces along an accessible route?
The surfaces of the accessible route on a site or within a building or facility must be designed to provide slip-resistant locomotion for both level and inclined travel by persons with disabilities...
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Accessible Routes
Accessible Routes Accessible routes are continuous, unobstructed paths connecting all accessible elements and spaces of a building or facility....
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Surface [1017.2]
DESIGN TIP—Building a firm and stable surface A firm and stable surface does not always mean concrete and asphalt....
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Congressional Findings of Discrimination
Access Board to supplement the accessibility guidelines developed earlier for the Architectural Barriers Act to include “additional requirements, consistent with this Act, to ensure that buildings...
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R211 Signs (Section-by-Section Analysis)
the technical requirements for minimum height above the ground and line spacing (see 703.5.6, 703.5.9, and 810.4). 38The ANSI approved standard “ICC A117.1‒2009: Accessible and Usable Buildings...
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R204 Pedestrian Access Routes (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Pedestrian access routes in the public right-of-way also connect to accessible routes at building and facility site arrival points.27 Pedestrian access routes must be provided within:...
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Organization of This NPRM
equipment, wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices, auxiliary aids and services (including captioning and video interpreting services), and certification of state and local building...
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The ADA and Department of Justice Regulations
requires newly constructed or altered places of public accommodation--as well as commercial facilities (privately owned, nonresidential facilities like factories, warehouses, or office buildings...
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Summary of Key ADA Facility Requirements for Private Entities
Private entities must also check all state and local disability access laws, building codes and zoning ordinances to determine where they are stricter than ADA requirements....
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Additional Design Specifications for Requirement 1
accessible route is practical when (1) there is an elevator connecting the parking area with any floor on which dwelling units are located, and (2) an elevated walkway is planned between a building...
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C. Getting Started
When inside the building, locate the areas where people are likely to register, sleep, and eat. Locate the toilet rooms that serve the shelter area....