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Department of Justice method
of Justice method In the tips and techniques section of "Survey Tools and Techniques," (www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/ckstools.htm) the checklist states that slopes can be measured in three ways...
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§ 38.83(b)(2)(i) Requirements
The controls shall allow reversal of the lift operation sequence, such as raising or lowering a platform that is part way down, without allowing an occupied platform to fold or retract into...
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§ 38.23(b)(2)(i) Requirements
The controls shall allow reversal of the lift operation sequence, such as raising or lowering a platform that is part way down, without allowing an occupied platform to fold or retract into...
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General Provisions
When the rule says that ADA paratransit eligibility shall be strictly limited to persons in the eligible categories, then, it is not saying that entities are in any way precluded from serving...
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§ 38.159(b)(2)(i) Requirements
The controls shall allow reversal of the lift operation sequence, such as raising or lowering a platform that is part way down, without allowing an occupied platform to fold or retract into...
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11B-106.5 Defined terms
MEZZANINE MULTIBEDROOM HOUSING UNIT NFPA NOSING OCCUPANT LOAD OCCUPIABLE SPACE OPEN RISER OPERABLE PART PASSENGER ELEVATOR PATH OF TRAVEL PEDESTRIAN PEDESTRIAN WAY...
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11B-207.1 General
In an emergency situation much time can be wasted if persons with disabilities must travel the full distance to the inaccessible exit door before there is a sign posted indicating that the...
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Standby Power for Platform Lifts
The lack of standby power could be life-threatening in situations where the power failure is associated with a fire or other emergency....
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QUESTION: WHAT CONSIDERATIONS APPLY TO PVOs’ OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO PASSENGERS WITH DISABILITIES WITH RESPECT TO BOARDING AND DISEMBARKING FROM VESSELS?
*Except in emergencies, the Department strongly discourages hand-carrying (i.e., picking up a passenger physically in the arms of PVO personnel) as a means of providing assistance, since...
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The International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA)
for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities, the National Fire Protection Association’s NFPA 5000 Building Construction and Safety Code and NFPA 170 Standard for Fire Safety and Emergency...
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Section 1630.2(j)(1) Rules of Construction
It concluded that “adopting a new, undefined term that is subject to widely disparate meanings is not the best way to achieve the goal of ensuring consistent and appropriately broad coverage...
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A. About Appendices 1 and 2
Reviewing programs and facilities for accessibility is one of the most effective ways for state and local governments to ensure that they are complying with the Americans with Disabilities...
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Energy utilization, short-term and long-term
[Are there] ways you could do this in terms of paint colors? Where again, it’s going to be [for] all of us because we’re all going to be in a situation where the lighting is lower....
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Portable tactile maps
Portable tactile maps The most obvious way to provide spatial information for visually disabled visitors is to offer portable raised-line and textured (tactile) maps that can be carried...
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11B-403.3 Slope
Access Board published in the Federal Register its Proposed Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-Of-Way, along with a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking....
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III. Summary of Comments
The disability rights organizations generally supported the proposed rule and recommended multiple ways to increase accessibility....
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Midstate Independent Living Consultants, Inc. - Stevens Point, WI
MILC staff provides resources to persons with disabilities current, changing and newly emerging needs in support of their individual independent living goals. ...
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Re: Stair widths
This 48 inches theoretically provides enough room for two or three people to carry a person with mobility issues down to the level of exit discharge. ...
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Q: What is VCO? Who uses it?
It is a communication hybrid of TTY and voice. VCO allows a person with hearing loss to speak directly to the call taker and read the response that is typed back....
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2. What information shall the notice include?
It is a one page document in a standard font, and includes brief statements about: employment, effective communication, making reasonable modifications to policies...
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§382.151(b)
If a telephone link to the CRO is used, TTY service or a similarly effective technology must be available so that persons with hearing impairments may readily communicate with the CRO....
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The ADA’s Benefits to Businesses
People with disabilities are of all ages, are members of all racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, and live in communities large and small throughout the country....
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11. Do not use language that perpetuates negative stereotypes about psychiatric disabilities.
The American Psychiatric Association has new guidelines for communicating responsibly about mental health....
