Emerging technologies such as an audible sign system using infrared transmitters and receivers may provide greater accessibility in the transit environment than traditional braille and raised...
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2010 ADA Definition
Use Zone: The ground level area beneath and immediately adjacent to a play structure or play equipment that is designated by ASTM F 1487 (incorporated by reference, see “Referenced Standards” in Chapter 1) for unrestricted circulation around the play equipment and where it is predicted that a user would land when falling from or exiting the play equipment.
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810.6 Rail Station Signs
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Feature 3 - Building Entrance
An accessible entrance must provide at least one accessible door with maneuvering space, accessible door hardware, and enough clear width to allow people who use crutches, canes, walkers...
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Barrier Removal Before March 15, 2012
Barrier Removal Before March 15, 2012 Businesses removing barriers before March 15, 2012, have the choice of using either the 1991 Standards or the 2010 Standards....
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"Housing at a place of education" definition
or townhouse facilities provided by or on behalf of a place of education that are leased on a year-round basis exclusively to graduate students or faculty, and do not contain any public use...
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Building Entrance
At least one door at the accessible entrance must have a minimum clear width of 32 inches for a voter who uses a wheelchair or other mobility device to pass through the doorway....
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11B-810.6 Rail station signs
Emerging technologies such as an audible sign system using infrared transmitters and receivers may provide greater accessibility in the transit environment than traditional Braille and raised...
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Efforts to maximize benefits
While no product can be readily used by everyone, accessible design can impact market size and market share through consideration of the functional needs of all consumers, including those...
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Fixed Shower Head Height
The original ADAAG allowed fixed shower heads 48 inches high maximum to be used instead of the required hand-held unit in "unmonitored facilities where vandalism is a consideration."...
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382.65 What are the requirements concerning on-board wheelchairs?
an aircraft that has 60 or more seats that does not have an accessible lavatory, the carrier must provide an on-board wheelchair on the request, with advance notice, of a person who can use...
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Team Player Seating Areas
It is recommended that ramps be used wherever possible for accessible routes connecting team or player seating areas and areas of sport activity....
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Sloped Entries
Facilities that use sloped entries are encouraged to provide an aquatic wheelchair designed for access into the water....
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308.1 General
The following table provides guidance on reach ranges for children according to age where building elements such as coat hooks, lockers, or operable parts are designed for use primarily...
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Is There a Usable Circulation Path?
If elevation differences are involved, an elevator or other evacuation device might be used, or others might move the person by using a wheelchair carry on the stairs....
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308.1 General
The following table provides guidance on reach ranges for children according to age where building elements such as coat hooks, lockers, or operable parts are designed for use primarily...
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5.7.1.1 Lift Compatibility Clearance in Base for Stretchers (M301)
For stretchers with a shorter wheelbase than “standard,” the clearance for a lift may use both the clearance in the base and the clearance around the base to position the lift around the...
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16. Q: What is a TDD and does every police station have to have one?
A: A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is a device used by individuals with hearing or speech disabilities to communicate on the telephone....
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G.12 - May an agency exempt an acquisition from the requirements of Section 508 if such procurement is undertaken to comply with the Government Paperwork Elimination Act (GPEA)?
EIT developed, procured, maintained or used to meet the objectives of GPEA must also meet the requirements of Section 508, i.e., comply with the Access Board's standards where applicable...
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Door Hardware
Lever hardware is required for entry doors to the building and to individual dwelling units because these doors are part of the public and common use areas, and are, therefore, subject to...
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M. Single-User or "Family" Toilet Room
In those facilities built or altered since the ADA went into effect, single-user toilet rooms should have accessible features that could be useful during shelter operation....
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Are temporary mental or physical impairments covered by part 382?
Example: While on a skiing trip, Jane breaks her leg and is placed in a cast that keeps her from bending her leg and walking without the use of crutches....
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B. Information about the Aircraft
[Secs. 382.21 and 382.45] When feasible, you should provide information pertaining to a specific aircraft to be used for a specific flight....
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Accommodations for Passengers Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
[Sec. 382.47(b)] More specifically, carriers must implement this requirement by using open captioning or an inset for a sign language interpreter as part of the video presentation....
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12183(a)(2)
(2) with respect to a facility or part thereof that is altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of an establishment in a manner that affects or could affect the usability of the facility...