Only about 5% of blind people use Braille for reading; many people who are legally blind are able to read large print. Many have “low vision.”...
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People Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision
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E. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
When federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and information technology, they are required to ensure that the electronic and information technology allows federal...
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2. b. ii. Accessible Door Hardware
People who have limitations in grasping, such as arthritis, find this type of handle difficult or impossible to use....
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3. Tips for People with Visual Disabilities
To fully participate in a fitness facility, I either need to hire (and then train) a personal trainer or memorize by repeated trips with a sighted guide the equipment that I am able to use...
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D. INDEPENDENT LICENSED ARCHITECT
The County will bear all costs and expenses of retaining and using the ILA, including the costs and expenses of any consultants and staff used by the ILA. ...
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Permanently Fixed vs. Portable TTYs
., nearby pay phones) at all times that the public pay phones can be used. ADAAG gives the example of a hotel registration desk in the vicinity of pay phones staffed at all times....
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Auxiliary Alarms [4.28.4]
Auxiliary Alarms [4.28.4] A portion of sleeping units in transient lodging facilities, including those required to be accessible to persons who use wheelchairs, must have a visual alarm...
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A Note on Language and Terms
One might hear the phrase, "the disability community," and think that all people with disabilities use a common language to define themselves and one another, as well as the various accommodations...
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5. Conclusions
Some characteristics of the WC can be adjusted to minimize these WBVs such as adding suspensions systems, using larger more compliant wheels, etc....
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Standardized Tests of Physical Fitness and Community Ambulation
Energy consumption was measured using a portable Aerosport KB1-C metabolic analyzer....
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Publications
Multiple formats should be provided so visitors have flexibility in use....
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III-7.5165 Signage
. 4) New symbols of accessibility identifying volume control telephones, text telephones, and assistive listening systems are required. 5) When pictograms (pictorial symbols) are used...
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Exhibit A
I do not use sign language and do not use interpreters to lip read. __No. I prefer to have family members/ friends help with communication. __No....
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Paragraph (d) (Advisory Guidance)
For the use of voice carry-over, where the person can speak but not hear, the user needs to be able to turn the microphone on to speak and off to allow them to receive the TTY text replies...
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Alternate formats (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
ASCII refers to the American Standard Code for Information Interchange, which is an American National Standards Institute (ANSI) standard defining how computers read and write commonly used...
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Section 1194.5 Equivalent facilitation (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis) This section allows the use of designs or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed in this part provided that they result in substantially...
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11B-707.5 Speech output
Operating instructions and orientation, visible transaction prompts, user input verification, error messages, and all displayed information for full use shall be accessible to and independently...
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Section 1630.10(a)—In General
criteria that even unintentionally screen out, or tend to screen out, an individual with a disability or a class of individuals with disabilities because of their disability may not be used...
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Typical examples of reasonable accommodations are:
Making sure materials and equipment are in easy reach for a factory worker who uses a wheelchair....
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Doors at Entrances to Businesses
Doors at Entrances to Businesses Most entrances to stores and businesses use 36 inch wide doors that are wide enough to be accessible....
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212 and 606 Kitchens, Kitchenettes, Lavatories, and Sinks
A commenter recommended that the mounting height of sinks and lavatories should take into consideration the increased use of three-wheeled scooters and some larger wheelchairs....
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3.Guidelines for Compatibility With Peripheral Devices
3.Guidelines for Compatibility With Peripheral Devices ITMs should be compatible with peripheral devices commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve accessibility, and should...
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11B-805 Medical care and long-term care facilities
INTERPRETATION The requirements of Section 11B-606 apply to all lavatories, sinks, and handwashing fixtures for public use, patient use, and employee use, unless otherwise specifically...
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What values are recommended for ground and floor surfaces along an accessible route?
Board, laboratory measurements from a Kistler force plate and computer analysis of the gaits of persons with mobility impairments (including crutch users and above- or below- knee amputees using...