When DOJ updated the ADA Regulations and adopted the 2004 ADAAG in 2010, it recognized that many business owners and government entities had already invested considerable time, effort and...
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2010 ADA Definition
Public Entity: From Regulation 36.104: (1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 103(8) of the Rail Passenger Service Act).
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Question: Alteration vs. Maintenance for Stairs in Pre-ADA Building
The site in question is a large, pre-ADA building with retail on the ground floor and offices (not public accomodations)Â on the second floor....
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2. Benefits: Qualitative Summary of Benefits
Public address systems, in turn, enable passengers with hearing-related disabilities (as well as other passengers) to better understand information conveyed by the vehicle operator, which...
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Accessible Pools: Means of Entry and Exit
The Department of Justice published revised final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for title II (State and local government services) and title III (public...
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7 [§ 4.7.8]
If the curb ramp you are surveying is along a public right-of-way or at a pedestrian crossing, vehicles should be prohibited from parking directly in front of the curb ramp on the street...
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4. Passenger Vessels
In June of 2013 the Board released for public comment proposed guidelines for access to ferries, cruise ships, excursion boats, and other passenger vessels under the ADA....
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Exterior Telephones
Scoping for wheelchair access in 217.2 was intended to cover interior and exterior public telephones....
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M301.2.2 Sunset Provision (Section-by-Section Analysis)
It provides a sunset for the low transfer height provision of five years from the date of publication of this rule in the Federal Register....
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M302.2.2 Sunset Provision (Section-by-Section Analysis)
It provides a sunset for the low transfer height provision of five years from the date of publication of this rule in the Federal Register....
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DOT Disability Hotline or Hotline:
Members of the public may call 1-800-778-4838 (voice) or 1-800-455-9880 (TTY) from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m....
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Develop a Plan
Although places of public accommodation are not required to have a plan, the Department of Justice recommends one: "...Such a plan...could serve as evidence of a good faith effort to comply...
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2. Educational Uses
Educational Uses: Areas of PV systems on a school site that will be used by teachers, students, staff or the general public for teaching, educational, demonstration or informational purposes...
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4. Passenger Vessels
In June of 2013 the Board released for public comment proposed guidelines for access to ferries, cruise ships, excursion boats, and other passenger vessels under the ADA....
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Question 21
Are there particularly helpful types of equipment or furniture that are not generally available to the public that may assist individuals with disabilities, such as pool or shower chairs...
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Workforce Recruitment Program
This referral program connects public- and private-sector employers nationwide with highly motivated postsecondary students and recent graduates with disabilities who are eager to prove...
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Employment Opportunities for Disabled Americans Act of 1986
Man using wheelchair lift to access a public bus. — National Archives...
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Additional Acknowledgements
on the creation of this guide, including: Lou Ann Blake, Managing Editor, Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research, National Federation of the Blind Lise Hamlin, Director of Public...
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4.10.1 GENERAL
Freight elevators shall not be considered as meeting the requirements of this section, unless the only elevators provided are used as combination passenger and freight elevators for the public...
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The final rule does not apply to outdoor developed areas administered by state and local governments and by private entities covered by Titles II and III the Americans with Disabilities...
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Sections 35.108(e) and 36.105(e)—Has a Record of Such an Impairment
An individual may have a ‘‘record of’’ a substantially limiting impairment—and thus establish coverage under the ‘‘record of’’ prong of the statute—even if a covered entity does not specifically...
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Lehigh Valley Center for Independent Living (LVCIL) - Allentown, PA
This growth has included the development of many programs and services in which LVCIL works closely with committes, groups, and government entities on the local, municipal, county, state...
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SEC. 512. AMENDMENTS TO THE REHABILITATION ACT. 42 USC 12115
subparagraph: (C)(i) For purposes of title V, the term 'individual with handicaps does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when a covered entity...
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Definition of Disability
It was included in the ADA to protect people who might not meet either of the first two parts of the definition, but who are subject to adverse decisions by covered entities based upon unfounded...
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Section 36.406(b) Application of Standards to Fixed Elements
., Advisory 504.4 suggests, but does not require, that covered entities provide visual contrast on stair tread nosings to make them more visible to individuals with low vision)....
