Wolfe, Special Litigation Counsel Alberto Ruisanchez, Deputy Chief Disability Rights Section /s/ Amanda Maisels Amanda Maisels Trial Attorney Disability Rights Section Civil Rights...
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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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CONCLUSION
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206.7 Platform Lifts, F206.7 Platform Lifts
Although safety standards require manufactured housing to provide a secondary means of escape, the secondary means of escape usually is not accessible to occupants with mobility disabilities...
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Maximum Extent Feasible
If providing accessibility in conformance with this section to individuals with certain disabilities (e.g., those who use wheelchairs) would not be feasible, the facility shall be made accessible...
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Maintenance of Accessible Features
that it is not sufficient to provide features such as elevators, toilet rooms and assistive listening systems if those features are not maintained in a manner that enables people with disabilities...
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Overview
Providing equal opportunity to people with disabilities is the fundamental principle of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....
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ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires state and local governments, businesses, and non-profit organizations to provide goods, services...
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202.3 Alterations
Residential dwelling units not required to be accessible in compliance with a standard issued pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of...
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Q27. What does under control mean? Do service animals have to be on a leash? Do they have to be quiet and not bark?
In most instances, the handler will be the individual with a disability or a third party who accompanies the individual with a disability....
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24. TRAINING FOR OWNED HOTELS, MANAGED HOTELS, AND JOINT VENTURE HOTELS
functions require them to interact with hotel guests shall be required to complete a program to educate them on the use of service animals and effective communication with individuals with disabilities...
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CONCLUSION
They embody precisely the kind of segregated, second-class treatment of people with disabilities the ADA was intended to combat. ...
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Section 35.136 Service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
regulation states that ‘‘[a] public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to avoid discrimination on the basis of disability...
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§382.11(a)(2)
(2) You must not require a qualified individual with a disability to accept special services (including, but not limited to, preboarding) that the individual does not request....
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D.
The Department began receiving complaints from persons with disabilities regarding a new design of movie theaters across the country, including stadium-style movie theaters owned and/or...
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Sec.36.605(a)(2)
(a) of this section, and after publishing a separate notice in the Federal Register, hold an informal hearing in Washington, DC at which interested persons, including individuals with disabilities...
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2010 Title III ADA Regulations
A public accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities...
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2010 Title II ADA Regulations
(a) A public entity shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities...
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T208.1 General
Non-rail vehicles shall provide passenger access routes that permit boarding and alighting, onboard circulation, and seating by passengers with disabilities....
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C201.2 Readily Achievable
readily achievable, it shall ensure that the equipment or software is compatible with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer premises equipment commonly used by individuals with disabilities...
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C. Door Hardware
Is the door hardware (lever, pull, panic bar, etc.) usable with one hand, without tight grasping, pinching or twisting of the wrist, since many persons with disabilities may not have high...
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You must ensure that there is space to stow at least one folding wheelchair
You must ensure that there is space for at least one passenger with a disability to stow a folding wheelchair in the cabin of the aircraft if the aircraft has a designed seating capacity...
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9. Can public schools charge for the provision of auxiliary aids or services?
DOJ and ED strongly advise school districts that they inform students with disabilities and their parents that the district can and will provide auxiliary aids and services, and that there...
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12145(a) Granting
temporarily relieve such public entity from the obligation under section 12142(a) or 12144 of this title to purchase new buses that are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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9.1.4(2) Equivalent Facilitation
limit construction of accessible rooms to those intended for multiple occupancy, provided that such rooms are made available at the cost of a single occupancy room to an individual with disabilities...
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II. PARTIES
enter into this agreement (“Settlement Agreement”) in the spirit of cooperation, and in furtherance of their shared commitment to accessibility, equality, and independence for Patrons with Disabilities...