For example, the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Public Transportation (RERC-APT) is conducting human factors research on boarding and disembarking vehicles by passengers...
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Clear Width of Circulation Paths and Maneuvering Clearances at Wheelchair Spaces
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Public Address Systems
Where public address systems are provided in transportation facilities to convey public information, a means of conveying the same or equivalent information to persons who are deaf or hard...
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12162(a)(3)(A)(ii)(II)
(II) to fold and store wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to transfer to coach seats) equal to not less than the total number of single-level rail passenger coaches in...
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10.3.1 New Construction
New stations in rapid rail, light rail, commuter rail, intercity bus, intercity rail, high speed rail, and other fixed guideway systems (e.g., automated guideway transit, monorails,...
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233.3.2 Residential Dwelling Units with Communication Features, F233.3.2 Residential Dwelling Units with Communication Features, F233.4.2 Residential Dwelling Units with Communication Features
Facilities, other than those containing emergency transportable housing units, shall comply with 233.3.2.1....
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10.3.1(3)
(3) Direct connections to commercial, retail, or residential facilities shall have an accessible route complying with 4.3 from the point of connection to boarding platforms and all transportation...
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Familiarize Yourself with the Law
Some passengers with disabilities bring a copy of the regulations with them when they access air transportation in order to have the primary resource close at hand....
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Physical Barriers
Transportation and Access. Prepare yourself....
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Is there an official review and approval process under the ADA for alternatives pursued as an “equivalent facilitation”?
There is an official review and approval process under the ADA only for transportation facilities (and vehicles) subject to DOT’s ADA regulations, which establish a process for determining...
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Grass Roots Activism
Disabled activists won the case and secured a mandate that all transportation vehicles had to be accessible....
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205 Operable Parts, F205 Operable Parts
Kitchens in emergency transportable housing units typically have fewer electrical outlets than kitchens in other types of residential dwelling units....
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§382.57(c)(5)(iv) Tickets and boarding passes
(iv) Tickets and boarding passes. Where tickets or boarding passes are provided, tickets and boarding passes must have an orientation that is tactilely discernible if orientation is...
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T304.3 Location
Operable parts provided at a wheelchair space shall be located adjacent to the wheelchair space 24 inches (610 mm) minimum and 36 inches (915 mm) maximum from the rear of the...
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T212.1 General
Non-rail vehicles shall provide seat belts and shoulder belts complying with T605 at each wheelchair space.
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T602.5 Fold-Down or Removable Seats
Fold-down or removable seats shall be permitted in wheelchair spaces, provided that, when folded up or stowed, they do not obstruct the minimum size of the wheelchair space specified...
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§ 382.57(c)(5)(iv) Tickets and boarding passes
(iv) Tickets and boarding passes. Where tickets or boarding passes are provided, tickets and boarding passes must have an orientation that is tactilely discernible if orientation is...
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Public entrances
Sixty percent of all public entrances to the facility must be accessible. If there are only two entrances, both must be accessible. (DOT ADA Standard 206.4.1.)
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Are airlines allowed to require all passengers who are both deaf and blind to travel with an attendant?
QUESTION: Are airlines allowed to require all passengers who are both deaf and blind to travel with an attendant? ANSWER: No. Airlines may not have a policy that requires all...
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2. In § 37.3, add the definition “Direct threat” and revise the definition “Wheelchair” to read as follows
2. In § 37.3, add the definition “Direct threat” and revise the definition “Wheelchair” to read as follows:
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12162(a)(3)(A)(i)(I)
(I) to park and secure wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to remain in their wheelchairs) equal to not less than one-half of the number of single-level rail passenger...
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12162(a)(3)(A)(i)(II)
(II) to fold and store wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to transfer to coach seats) equal to not less than one-half of the number of single-level rail passenger...
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5. Fare Handling
A passenger's request for transit personnel (e.g., the driver, station attendant) to handle the fare media when the passenger with a disability cannot pay the fare by the generally...
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7. Medicine
A passenger's request to take medication while aboard a fixed route or paratransit vehicle or in a transit facility should be granted. For example, transit agencies should modify...
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13. Intermediate Stops
The Department views granting a paratransit passenger's request for a driver to make an intermediate stop, where the driver would be required to wait, as optional. For example, a...