Elevators typically return to the ground floor when a fire alarm is activated and can be operated after that only by use of a “fire fighters” keyed switch....
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Can People with Limited Mobility Use the Usable Circulation Path by Themselves?
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About and Acknowledgements
Her publications Living and Lasting on Shaky Ground: An Earthquake Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities, is distributed by California Office of Emergency Safety and Creating a...
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Southern Tier Independence Center (STIC) - Binghamton, NY
with disabilities have the right to: choose with whom and where they live; work in a competitive job at a fair wage; plan their own social activities; worship where they wish; use public transportation...
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Appendix C: Previous Research on the Visibility of Detectable Warning Surfaces
Virginia Department of Transportation (O’Leary, Lockwood, & Taylor, 1996) A group of 27 partially sighted pedestrians participated in this study of detectable warnings which was conducted...
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XI. Overview of Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for New Construction and Alterations
An accessible route must connect accessible public transportation stops, parking spaces, passenger loading zones, and public streets or sidewalks to all accessible features and spaces within...
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809 Residential Dwelling Units
The Board has sought to further this approach and to make the document more internally consistent by folding those remaining chapters specific to a facility type (residential and transportation...
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3. Stowage Space for Wheelchairs
wheelchairs having been deleted in response to comments expressing concern about the adequacy of space, problems arising from the disassembly and reassembly of wheelchairs in the context of transportation...
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Complaints
An association representing U.S. carriers objected to a proposed exception to the 45-day limitation on accepting written complaints for complaints referred by the Department of Transportation...
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382.7 To whom do the provisions of this Part apply?
foreign carrier is not covered under the rule with respect to an operation between two foreign points, even if, under a code-sharing arrangement with a U.S. carrier, the foreign carrier transports...
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A. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review) and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures This action has been determined to be significant under Executive Order 12866 and the Department of Transportation...
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‘‘Auxiliary aids and services.’’
The Department is aware that the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (ATBCB) has used the phrase ‘‘text telephone’’ in lieu of the statutory term ‘‘TDD’’ in its final...
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Section 35.151(b) Alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Sections 227, 42 U.S.C. 12147, and 242, 42 U.S.C. 12162, of the ADA adopt the same requirement for public transportation facilities under title II....
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
24 CFR 40.4. 6 We are required to establish and maintain minimum guidelines and requirements for the accessibility standards adopted by the Department of Justice and Department of Transportation...
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1.3 Previous Research
., “Pedestrians Who Are Blind at Unfamiliar Signalized Intersections: Research on Safety,” Proceedings of the Transportation Research Board 2004 Annual Meeting (Washington, DC: 2004)....
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Background
Department of Transportation (DOT) adopted by reference the revised ADAAG as regulatory standards effective November 29, 2006, and added or modified four sections....
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Background
Department of Transportation (DOT) adopted by reference the revised ADAAG as regulatory standards effective November 29, 2006, and added or modified four sections....
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Choice of Option One for Defining ‘‘Designed and Constructed for First Occupancy’’ (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the same vein, some Option One supporters found Option Two objectionable on due process grounds....
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Common Use Circulation Paths in Employee Work Areas
routes due to the size or function of the area: • Employee work areas, or portions of employee work areas, that are less than 300 square feet and are elevated 7 inches or more above the ground...
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Accessible golf cars.
Safety and the impact on golf course grounds were other areas addressed by the comments. Again, opinions were divided....
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II. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The Act defines "covered multifamily dwellings" as "(a) buildings consisting of 4 or more units if such buildings have one or more elevators; and (b) ground floor units in other buildings...
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Tips for Assisting People Who Are Blind or Visually-Impaired
Don’t move a person’s cane or assistive device if the person has placed it on the ground near a seat....
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Use of the International Symbol of Accessibility and Other Signs
Provide clear floor or ground spaces of 30 by 48 inches (760 by 1,220 millimeters) to allow a forward or parallel approach....
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New Accessible Handpump for Campgrounds
The pump's control heights should be between 28 and 40 inches from the ground....
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References
A classification scheme of therapeutic recreation research grounded in the rehabilitative sciences. Therapeutic Recreation Journal, 30(3), 179-197. Soiltac. (n.d.)....
