Rather, a building that was newly designed and constructed at one time--and therefore subject to the accessibility standards in effect at the time--becomes an "existing facility" after it...
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"Existing Facility" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Alterations To An Area Containing A Primary Function
36.402): Normal maintenance, re-roofing painting or wallpapering, asbestos removal, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of building...
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E) Alternate Services
If a town meeting is scheduled to be held on the second floor of a building without an elevator and a person using a wheelchair wishes to attend the meeting, the meeting should be relocated...
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Contractual arrangements with private entities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department believes that title II obligations extend to the public entity as soon as the building is used by or on behalf of a state or local government entity, irrespective of whether...
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2. Tips to Improve Access
The barriers you find inside a fitness facility can involve the building itself, the equipment, the classes, and staff training and attitudes. ...
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217 Telephones
other public telephones provided shall be equipped with a volume control and shall be dispersed among all types of public telephones, including closed circuit telephones, throughout the building...
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Interactive Illuminated Models
Rather than painting the buildings and landscape to provide high contrast visuals (as in the original Carroll Center project shown in figure 10), here the model is all-white, greatly simplifying...
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Location
Where buildings have multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, the accessible parking spaces must be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances....
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III-3.5000 Discrimination on the basis of association
ILLUSTRATION 1: The owner of a building may not refuse to lease space to a medical facility because the facility specializes in treatment of individuals with HIV disease....
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Location
Where buildings have multiple accessible entrances with adjacent parking, the accessible parking spaces must be dispersed and located closest to the accessible entrances....
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Issue: Curb Ramps
Under program access, alternative routes to buildings that make use of existing curb ramps may be acceptable where people with disabilities must only travel a marginally longer route....
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Rulemaking Authority
We do not generally regulate things that get put into the environment that are not attached in some way to the building – so we’re not going to regulate this furniture (slide 6)....
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Compliance Problems Due to Lack of Accessibility Guidelines
A number of commenters from the building industry attributed difficulty in meeting the Act's March 13, 1991 compliance deadline, in part, to the lack of accessibility guidelines....
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III-6.4000 Alterations: Historic preservation
Under those provisions, alterations should be done in full compliance with the alterations standards for other types of buildings....
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Structural Impracticability (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Two commenters argued that the DOJ requirement is too limiting and would not exempt some buildings that should be exempted because of soil conditions, terrain, and other unusual site conditions...
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Structural Impracticability (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Two commenters argued that the DOJ requirement is too limiting and would not exempt some buildings that should be exempted because of soil conditions, terrain, and other unusual site conditions...
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Scoping for timeshare or condominium hotels. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
One commenter asked the Department how developers should scope units where buildings are constructed in phases over a span of years, recommending that the scoping be based on the total number...
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ADA Compliance Motivators & Strategies
One facility planner had trusted his Architect to design ADA compliant buildings without ever verifying that the Architect understood this responsibility....
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Audio Description (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 44 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 allows eligible businesses a tax credit of 50 percent of the cost of “eligible access expenditures,” defined as amounts paid or incurred ...
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3. Grievance Procedure
Title 28, Code of Federal Regulations, section 35.107(b), provides that: "A public entity that employs 50 or more persons shall adopt and publish grievance procedures providing for prompt...
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Does the Voting Rights Act protect language minorities?
The list of jurisdictions covered by the Act's minority language requirements is printed in the Code of Federal Regulations at the end of 28 C.F.R. Part 55....
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3.Guidelines for Compatibility With Peripheral Devices
ITMs should pass through cross-manufacturer, non-proprietary, industry-standard codes, translation protocols, formats or other information necessary to provide transactions in an accessible...
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36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas
Billing Code 8150‒01-P ARCHITECTURAL AND TRANSPORTATION BARRIERS COMPLIANCE BOARD 36 CFR Part 1191 RIN 3014-AA22 Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines; Outdoor...
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Electric Bicycles
For example, an electric bicycle is legally a "bicycle" in California, according to California Vehicle Code CVC 406(b).(14) In Florida, electric bicycles that travel under 32 km/h (20 mi...