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2010 ADA Definition
NTTAA: National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995: The National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (NTTAA) directs that as a general matter, all Federal agencies and departments shall use technical standards that are developed or adopted by voluntary consensus standards bodies, which are private, generally non-profit organizations that develop technical standards or specifications using well-defined procedures that require openness, balanced participation among affected interests and groups, fairness and due process, and an opportunity for appeal, as a means to carry out policy objectives or activities. Public Law 104– 113, section 12(d)(1) (15 U.S.C. 272 note).
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§1630.1(c)(1) In general
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What Makes Removal of a Barrier "Readily Achievable"?
Click here to view PDF version of this document (0.88 MB) The following paragraphs are taken, verbatim, from the Americans with Disabilities Act and the implementing Regulations and Technical...
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Objective of, and legal basis for, the proposed standards
The legal basis for the proposed standards is Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act....
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§ 37.9(d)(1)(i)(B)
(B) With respect to airport facilities, an entity that is an airport operator subject to the requirements of 49 CFR part 27 or regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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2019 California Standards for Accessible Design Guide (effective January 1, 2020)
Including selected excerpts from the Americans with Disabilities Act and Safe Harbor criteria Effective January 1, 2020 Version 1.0 COMPILED and © 2019 by EVAN TERRY ASSOCIATES,...
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Hearing Loop Systems Demo Video
Hearing Loop Systems are T Coil compatible and act as a personal wi-fi system for the hearer in crowded, noisy venues such as concerts, church services and conferences....
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ADA and the FTA: Improving Transit Access for People with Disabilities
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, the transit industry has worked to make buses and trains accessible to all....
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1. Movable aisle armrests
The Department agrees that, if in a given aircraft, seats and seat pitches are configured so as to permit a horizontal transfer of a passenger from a boarding wheelchair to the aircraft...
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2. Updates to Functional Performance Criteria: 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines
First, while the functional performance criteria in proposed 302 no longer reference assistive technology, this amounts to an editorial change only....
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Alterations and Water Closet Clearances in Single-User Toilet Rooms With In-Swinging Doors (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Standards allow a lavatory to be placed a minimum of 18 inches from the water closet centerline and a minimum of 36 inches from the side wall adjacent to the water closet, which precludes side transfers...
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
In order to facilitate seating of wheelchair users who wish to transfer to existing seating, paragraph (a)(1) of the final rule adds a requirement that, to the extent readily achievable,...
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
In order to facilitate seating of wheelchair users who wish to transfer to existing seating, paragraph (a)(1) of the final rule adds a requirement that, to the extent readily achievable,...
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Introduction
Access to civic life by people with disabilities is a fundamental goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....
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Sections 35.101 and 36.101—Purpose and Broad Coverage
In the NPRM, the Department proposed revising these sections by adding references to the ADA Amendments Act in renumbered §§ 35.101(a) and 36.101(a) and by adding new §§ 35.101(b) and 36.101...
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Accessible Routes
For each accessible amusement ride, an accessible route is required to connect to a wheelchair space, a ride seat designed for transfer, or a transfer device for use with an amusement ride...
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Minimum Number [9.1.2 and 9.1.3]
Rooms with combination roll-in/transfer showers are required in transient lodging facilities with more than 50 rooms....
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11B-610.3 Shower compartment seats
In transfer-type showers, the seat shall extend from the back wall to a point within 3 inches (76 mm) of the compartment entry....
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ABA Enforcement
So what we do, in terms of ABA, and of course with barriers act enforcement, is essentially done by complaint (slide 4)....
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Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
The Regulatory Flexibility Act requires federal agencies to consider the impacts of their rules on small entities, analyze alternatives that minimize the impacts on small entities, and to...
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Q. Will the ADA increase litigation burdens on employers?
In drafting the ADA, Congress relied heavily on the language of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its implementing regulations....
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Signatures
FOR THE UNITED STATES: JOCELYN SAMUELS Acting Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division EVE L. HILL Deputy Assistant Attorney General Civil Rights Division REBECCA B....
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ii. Web accessibility under the ADA
contemplated that the Department would apply the statute in a manner that evolved over time, and it delegated authority to the Attorney General to promulgate regulations to carry out the Act...
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Soft Contained Play Structures
Transfer systems (left) or platform lifts can serve as a part of an accessible route connecting entry points on soft-contained play structures....
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13. Do the provisions for openings in floor and ground surfaces in Section 302.3 apply to walking surfaces in play areas?
Decking or platform surfaces that are part of a transfer system connecting accessible elevated play components are not required to comply with Section 302.3....
