difficulty walking a quarter of a mile; 21.8 million (9.4 percent) had difficulty climbing a flight of stairs; 10.2 million (4.4 percent) used a cane, crutches, or walker to assist...
Search Results "Technical Assistance"
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Benefits
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Issue 19: What Principles of Universal Design can be applied in the short term for persons with low vision?
Well, if you have to go to assisted living, it could cost you a hell of a lot more than that....
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5. Q: What are some common problems that people with disabilities have with law enforcement?
The driver, who has a mobility disability, reaches behind the seat to retrieve her assistive device for walking. This appears suspicious to the officer....
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Material Characteristics (slide 6)
When I was photographing assisted-living communities for a research study, we went to this one craft room and there were women playing cards....
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31. Academic adjustments
The Department emphasizes that recipients can usually meet this obligation by assisting students in using existing resources for auxiliary aids such as state vocational rehabilitation agencies...
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1022.9 Stairway identification signs
504.8 and in the second paragraph (only -- included above) of 1022.9 should not be confused with the "Stairway Identification Signs" (hereinafter termed the "Fire Department Signs," to assist...
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Providing Appropriate Information About Accessibility
Don't prejudge or assume what a person can or cannot do by adding comments such as "some people may need assistance," etc....
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Interacting with People with Visual Disabilities
Ask which they prefer and if they need any assistance. When showing a person to a chair, place their hand on the back of the chair....
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Telephones
A TTY-user can communicate with those using standard phones through the Telecommunication Relay Service (TRS), which uses a third-party Communications Assistant (CA) to type the spoken message...
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Conference Papers and Journals
One appeared in the International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics (2004) and the other in Assistive Technology (2010)....
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Paragraph (e) (Advisory Guidance)
Below are some strategies which will assist in designing products which will meet the needs of these persons: a....
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Large Print (Advisory Guidance)
For those individuals who are able to read graphics (via the use of a magnifier or other assistive device) graphics should be included, but placed on a separate page from the text....
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Transfer Sides (M301.2.3 and M302.2.3)
Locating the transfer surface at a corner of the equipment and providing unobstructed access to the two transfer sides also would facilitate assisted transfers....
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A. Background
Because of his disability, and the height of the DEXA equipment used by Jefferson Outpatient, the complainant needed assistance to transfer from his wheelchair to the DEXA machine. ...
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Appendix E to Part 37—Reasonable Modification Requests
The fourth, which applies only to recipients of Federal financial assistance, is where granting the request would cause an undue financial and administrative burden....
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Section 37.155 Factors in Decision To Grant an Undue Financial Burden Waiver
This final element allows some measure of comparability, regardless of the specific service criteria and should assist in a general assessment of level of effort....
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Independent Living Resource Center of Northeast Florida (ILRC) - Jacksonville, FL
The ILRC is a nonprofit, 501(c)3, assisting people with disabilities in Northeast Florida....
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§35.150 Existing Facilities
The concept of ‘‘program accessibility’’ was first used in the section 504 regulation adopted by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare for its federally assisted programs and...
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B. Agreement of the Parties
. ______________________ United States District Judge Agreed and Consented to: For Plaintiff United States of America: BILL LANN LEE Acting Assistant Attorney General for...
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Executive Summary
Improvement in building spatial organization, cues, and signage to assist in wayfinding by persons with low vision. vi....
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Comments to the NPRM
., an extra staff person on vehicles to assist passengers), increased insurance costs, lower service productivity, increased need for training, or preventing providers from charging fees...
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Sections 35.108(d)(4) and 36.105(d)(4)—Examples of Mitigating Measures
medical supplies, equipment, appliances, low-vision devices, prosthetics, hearing aids, cochlear implants and implantable hearing devices, mobility devices, oxygen therapy equipment, and assistive...
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Learning Disabilities Association of America
Professional Advisory Board - The Professional Advisory Board offers counsel in professional and technical areas and is comprised of leading experts in the field of learning disabilities...
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Check-Out Aisles and Sales and Service Counters
The 1991 Standards, at section 7.2, and the 2010 Standards, at section 904.4, contain technical requirements for sales and service counters....
