General exceptions for employee work areas in the ADA guidelines (203.9) effectively exempt laundry and other types of equipment used only by employees for work purposes....
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F214 Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers
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Getting Started
Think about how people generally arrive at, enter, and move through the polling place. Do people drive and park? Are people dropped off at the entrance?...
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241 and 612 Saunas and Steam Rooms
The Department believes that there is an element of risk in many activities available to the general public....
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214 and 611 Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers
An exception will permit the maximum height for the tops of these machines to be 2 inches higher than the general requirement for maximum high reach over an obstruction....
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Q5: Effective Date for Public Entities to Comply
technical assistance was provided to respond to questions that arose largely due to the development of a variety of road surface treatments, other than traditional road resurfacing, which generally...
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4. Pressure Gauge
In general, if the operation of a door, a faucet, or other device requires more than 5 pounds of force, it is not accessible to many people with disabilities....
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I have an accessible exam table, but if it is in use when a patient with a disability comes in for an appointment, is it OK to make the patient wait for the room to open up, or else use an exam table that is not accessible?
Generally, a patient with a disability should not wait longer than other patients because they are waiting for a particular exam table....
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Number of Assistive Listening Systems
This allows "mix and match" types of receivers to generally serve such facilities....
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211 Drinking Fountains
Generally, this requires at least two units in order to provide such access....
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1133B.5.4.5
SECTION 1133B GENERAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR ENTRANCES, EXITS AND PATHS OF TRAVEL 1133B.5 Ramps. 1133B.5.4.5 Landing width. ...
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809.2.2 Turning Space
It is generally acceptable to use required clearances to provide wheelchair turning space....
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Blind or Low Vision
Generally speaking, if a person cannot use or operate some part or element of a standard building egress system or access displayed information, like signage, because that element or information...
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809.2.2 Turning Space
It is generally acceptable to use required clearances to provide wheelchair turning space....
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Section 36.302(e) Hotel Reservations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The reservations policies, practices, and procedures of public accommodations are subject to title III's general and specific nondiscrimination provisions. ...
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3. Scope—Web Sites and Other Electronic Information and Communication Technologies
Technologies The SNPRM: Our proposal to require carrier Web site accessibility was limited to all public-facing content on a carrier's primary Web site marketing air transportation to the general...
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Technical Memorandum TM 2013-16 Residential Amenity Centers
Rule 68.30(5) does not apply to any elements, areas, or spaces used, leased, or rented to residents or non-members for activities open to the general public, including but not limited to...
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MONETARY RELIEF FOR THE COMPLAINANT
The ADA authorizes the Attorney General to seek a court award of compensatory damages on behalf of individuals aggrieved as the result of violations of title III of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. §...
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Timely and Complete Access to Information
See Chapter 7 in general and “Tips for Assisting People Who Are Blind or Visually-Impaired” and “Tips for Assisting People Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind” in particular....
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STEP 1: OBTAIN COPIES OF THE ADA REQUIREMENTS AND GIVE THEM TO YOUR ARCHITECT AND BUILDING CONTRACTOR.
While architects and building contractors generally know the requirements of state building and fire codes, they may be not be familiar with the ADA's civil rights requirements, which are...
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T206 Handrails, Stanchions, and Handholds
Large non-rail vehicles must generally provide stanchions or handholds on forward- and rear-facing seat backs....
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How TTYs Work: Transmission Codes
How TTYs Work: Transmission Codes TTYs generate and receive text through tones similar to those of touch-tone phones....