The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) directs that as a general matter, all Federal agencies and departments shall use technical standards that are developed...
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National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995
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Compliance Determinations by State and Local Jurisdictions
The commenters noted that (1) 100.205(g) encourages States and units of general local government to include, in their existing procedures for the review and approval of newly constructed...
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11B-206.2.8 Employee work areas
Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implements Title I of the ADA which requires non-discrimination in the workplace....
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Scenario 1 – Suspected Disability & Evaluation
require either special education or related aids and services, as long as she is a student with a disability under Section 504, she is still protected under that law from other forms of discrimination...
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Provide Public Notice About the ADA
activities of the public entity, and make such information available to them in such manner as the head of the entity finds necessary to apprise such persons of the protections against discrimination...
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Chapter 7: Interacting with People with Disabilities
You should focus on the person first, not the disability, and avoid language that reinforces myths, stereotypes, and discrimination....
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National Environmental Policy Act
The purpose of this rulemaking is to provide that transportation entities are required to make reasonable modifications/accommodations to policies, practices, and procedures to avoid discrimination...
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Section 35.136 Service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The 1991 title II regulation states that ‘‘[a] public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination...
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11B-206.2.8 Employee work areas
Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implements Title I of the ADA which requires non-discrimination in the workplace....
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9. What steps are child welfare agencies required to take to ensure that parents and prospective parents with disabilities involved with the child welfare system have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from their programs and activities?
the entities offer to individuals without disabilities.79 Title II and Section 504 require that agency staff refrain from basing assessments, services, or decisions on assumptions, generalizations...
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C.
The Department argues that Executive Order 13217, which directs the Attorney General to "fully enforce Title II of the ADA," supports its authority to bring suit. Exec....
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Assistivetech.net
Our mission is to provide access to information on AT devices and services as well as other community resources for people with disabilities and the general public....
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II. ENFORCING THE ADA PART 1
Ensure that a reasonable number of emergency shelters have back-up generators and a way to keep medications refrigerated (such as a refrigerator or a cooler with ice)....
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Emergency Planning for People with Access and Functional Needs
Each topic is divided into the following sections: Overview—provides general information and context about emergency planning programs, services, resources that were discussed at the...
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2.1(a)(iii) Substantially Limits
An individual must be unable to perform, or be significantly limited in the ability to perform, an activity compared to an average person in the general population....
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Can a public accommodation exclude a person with HIV or AIDS because that person allegedly poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others?
The determination that a person poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others may not be based on generalizations or stereotypes about the effects of a particular disability; it...
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205 Operable Parts
Since such operable parts may merit exception from some of the other technical criteria in 309, the exception has been revised to exempt such equipment generally and has been relocated to...
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Summary
Rather, it provides specifications for elements within a play area to create a general level of usability for children with disabilities....
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11B-805 Medical care and long-term care facilities
Exception: General exam rooms in non-emergency settings may provide clear space on only one side of beds, gurneys and exam tables. 11B-805.4.2 Equipment....
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Effective date: Time period. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Titles II and III of the ADA generally became effective on January 26, 1992, six months after the regulations were published. ...
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Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Virtually every business and industry commenter took the use of the word ‘‘reasonable'' to mean that a general reasonableness standard would be applied in making such an assessment....
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229 Windows
Commenters generally supported this provision but some commenters asked whether the maximum five-pounds (5 lbs.) of force requirement of section 309 applies to the window latch itself or...
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Section 36.406(f)(1)
complies with section 206.3 of the 2004 ADAAG that could be connected to seats on the field, wheelchair spaces and companion seats must be placed on the field even if that route is not generally...
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6.10
Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities, as published in the Federal Register on July 23, 2004, to (a) provide wheelchair spaces with lines of sight comparable to those for members of the general...
