In view of this fact, the final Guidelines provide that in a dwelling unit with a single bathroom, the bathroom may be designed in accordance with either set of specifications -- the first...
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Number of Accessible Bathrooms
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Does a wheelchair user have to use the seat belt and shoulder harness?
This guidance has been approved through the Department of Transportation’s Disability Law Coordinating Council as representing the official views of the Department on this matter....
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Chapter 7: Interacting with People with Disabilities
When assisting and interacting with individuals with disabilities, you should use language that gives an accurate, positive view of them....
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Retain term "service animal.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has decided that changing the term used in the final rule would create confusion, particularly in view of the broader parameters for coverage under the FHAct, cf....
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36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas - Preamble
Board), are issuing a final rule that amends the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines by adding scoping and technical requirements for camping facilities, picnic facilities, viewing...
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A. GENERAL NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Operating each program, service, or activity so that, when viewed in its entirety, it is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. 28 C.F.R. §§ 35.149-.150....
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Retain term "service animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has decided that changing the term used in the final rule would create confusion, particularly in view of the broader parameters for coverage under the FHAct, cf., preamble...
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8 [§§ 4.3.3; 4.3.7]
8 [§§ 4.3.3; 4.3.7] Curb ramps should have at least 36 inches of clear space at the “top” of the ramp, which can be seen in the illustration to the right [below]....
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What Other Accessibility Requirements Apply to Play Components?
The play area guidelines address accessible routes connecting play components along with certain spaces that are crucial to making a play area usable for children 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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[ADA Stds 4.13.9] Yes _____ No _____ A clear floor space on the latch side of the door (pull side) allows a person using a wheelchair or scooter to pull the door open and then...
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4.30.6 Mounting Location and Height
Where permanent identification is provided for rooms and spaces, signs shall be installed on the wall adjacent to the latch side of the door....
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General [5.1]/ Access Aisles [5.3]
Space should also be available so that people using wheelchairs do not obstruct required exit and circulation routes....
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Doors and Gates in Series [§404.2.6]
Doors and Gates in Series [§404.2.6] At hinged or pivoted doors or gates in series, a separation is required that is at least 48” plus the width of doors or gates swinging into the space...
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Are side flares required at curb ramps?
Side flares are essential in alterations when space for a top landing (36” deep min.) is not available; in this instance, side flares (1:12 max. slope) are necessary to accommodate wheelchair...
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Error/Omission: There is no accessible route from accessible parking to an accessible entrance.
Result: A person using a wheelchair, scooter, or walker has no way of getting from the accessible parking space to the building entrance....
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11B-809.7 Accessible routes
The accessible route shall adjoin or overlap clear floor spaces and connect all exterior doors....
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The Limits of Utilizing a Cost-Benefit Analysis
You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Kailes, J. (1995). "Midlife Cripdom: Getting Fewer Miles per Gallon?" The Disability Rag 16(4). Kailes, J. (2001)....
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John Brabyn, Ph.D., Director of Rehabilitation Engineering Research, Center on Low Vision and Blindness (NIDRR), Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
JMU Publication (slides 70 – 74) Bollards should be a minimum of 1 m high, and color contrasted with the background against which they will be viewed....
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"Existing Facility" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
It has been the Department’s view that newly constructed or altered facilities are also existing facilities with continuing program access obligations, and that view is made explicit in...
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REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESSIBILITY
For example, the 1991 Standards required only one van-accessible space for every eight accessible spaces, see 28 C.F.R. pt. 36, Appendix D, §4.1.2(5)(b), while the 2010 Standards require...
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216 Signs
The guidelines also include provisions specific to certain elements and spaces, including parking, entrances, means of egress, and toilet and bathing rooms....
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New Construction
Scoping Requirements Requirements in Chapter 2 indicate which elements and spaces must be accessible on a site or in a facility (the scope of coverage)....
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Building Guidelines and Standards are needed for Accommodations of Low Vision Persons
All these things should be easily found by the person who negotiates these spaces....