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Q: Can PSAPs rely on State relay services to answer emergency calls from persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments?
Q: Can PSAPs rely on State relay services to answer emergency calls from persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or who have speech impairments? A: No....
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Annex C EXCERPTS FROM THE DOJ’s 2010 ADA STANDARDS
The excerpts in this annex are a listing of some key provisions related to notification and way finding for your evacuation plan from the 2010 ADA Standards, as adopted by the...
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Communication / Devices / Equipment / Other
In an emergency, I can point to words and letters. I cannot read. I communicate using an augmentative communication device....
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Guest Rooms and In-Room Guest Services
The emergency exit stairway will be the fifth door on your right.”...
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809.3.4 Weather Alert Systems
809.3.4 Weather Alert Systems Where weather alert systems are provided in emergency transportable housing units, this section requires weather alert systems in units with communication...
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A4.3.10 EGRESS
In buildings where physically handicapped people are regularly employed or are residents, an emergency management plan for their evacuation also plays an essential role in fire safety....
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606.4 Faucets and Water Spray Units
606.4 Faucets and Water Spray Units The final rule revises this section to require a water spray unit to be provided at the kitchen sink in emergency transportable housing units required...
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A4.3.10 Egress
Because people with disabilities may visit, be employed or be a resident in any building, emergency management plans with specific provisions to ensure their safe evacuation also play an...
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C. Accessibility Within Toilet Rooms
The Information: If most of your answers to the previous questions are Yes, then the facility has some basic accessibility features and should be surveyed using the ADA Checklist for Emergency...
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233.3.1 Residential Dwelling Units with Mobility Features, F233.3.1 Residential Dwelling Units with Mobility Features, F233.4.1 Residential Dwelling Units with Mobility Features
Facilities, other than those containing emergency transportable housing units, shall comply with 233.3.1.1....
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Deaf or Hard of Hearing
emitted by a standard building egress system, like a fire alarm horn or voice instructions, then that person has a hearing impairment that could affect his or her ability to evacuate in an emergency...
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Car Controls [§407.4.6 and §407.4.7]
Car Controls [§407.4.6 and §407.4.7] If more than one car control panel is provided in a car, both must comply (except in existing cars where only 1 panel must comply). Car...
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ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
Chapter 3, General Effective Communication Requirements Under Title II of the ADA (HTML) | (PDF) Chapter 3, Addendum: Title II Checklist (HTML) | (PDF) Chapter 4, 9-1-1 and Emergency...
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Speech Disabilities
The only “standard” building egress systems that may require a person to have the ability to speak in order to evacuate a building are the emergency phone systems in areas of refuge, elevators...
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11B-230 TWO-WAY COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS
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F230 Two-Way Communication Systems
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230 Two-Way Communication Systems
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d-v. If a ramp is longer than 30 feet, is a level landing at least 60 inches long provided every 30 feet? [ADA Standards § 4.8.4] Yes No
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H2. Does the door to the toilet room provide at least 32 inches clear passage width when the door is open 90 degrees? [ADA Standards § 4.13.5] Yes No
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H6
H6. If the entry has a vestibule, is there a 30-inch by 48-inch clear floor space inside the vestibule where a wheelchair or scooter user can be outside the door swing? [ADA...
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H22. Is a second horizontal grab bar at least 36 inches long securely mounted on the back wall with one end no more than 6 inches from the side wall 33 to 36 inches above the floor?...
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f-vi. Is there a level landing, at least 60 inches x 60 inches, when a ramp changes direction? [ADA Standards § 4.8.4] Yes No