One of the fastest-growing areas of school reform is the creation of public schools through a chartering process. Since first appearing in the early 1990s, many charter schools have...
Search Results "CRPD: Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities"
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DOE "Dear Colleague" Letter: Charter Schools, (May 14, 2014)
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Northeast Passage Living Beyond Disability
The mission of Northeast Passage is to create an environment where individuals with disabilities can enjoy recreation with the same freedom of choice, quality of life, and independence as...
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Sections 35.171, 35.172, and 35.190--Streamlining Complaint Investigations and Designated Agency Authority (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is proposing modifications to its current procedures with respect to the investigation of complaints alleging discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities...
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Flash Receiver (BE1442)
The Flash receiver is highly appreciated by all users, including hard of hearing and deaf people, for its unique functions and for its elegant design....
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§ 37.21(a)(3)
(3) Any private entity that is not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people but operates a demand responsive or fixed route system....
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Autistic Self Advocacy Network
ASAN was created to serve as a national grassroots disability rights organization for the Autistic community, and does so by advocating for systems change and ensuring that the voices of...
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Bobrick B-30929 ClassicSeries® Surface-Mounted Toilet Tissue, Seat-Cover Dispenser and Waste Disposal
Mounts against side wall in accessible toilet compartment to allow clearance for grab bar above unit has toilet tissue dispenser on right side of unit....
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Reach Ranges and Operability Requirements
One of the basic principles of universal design and accessibility is to provide controls that most people can reach and use....
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National AgrAbility Project
The vision of AgrAbility is to enhance quality of life for farmers, ranchers, and other agricultural workers with disabilities....
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Issue: 9-1-1 Systems
Result: People who are deaf or hard of hearing, or those who have speech impairments, and use TTY’s or computer modems for telephone communication are unable to access emergency services...
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The International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA)
Uniform iconography promotes legibility, especially for people with low vision or cognitive disabilities....
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G) Parks and Recreation Programs
These programs, services, and activities are among those that the town should review as part of the self-evaluation to determine if any physical or policy barriers exist that may keep people...
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New Construction
New Construction The ADA requires that all new facilities built by public entities must be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities....
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Captioning (Advisory Guidance)
Closed captioning refers to assistive technology designed to provide access to television for persons with hearing disabilities that is visible only through the use of a decoder....
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CHILDREN’S USE
[DSA-AC] Describes spaces and elements specifically designed for use primarily by people 12 years old and younger....
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106.5.21 Common Use
Interior or exterior circulation paths, rooms, spaces, or elements that are not for public use and are made available for the shared use of two or more people....
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Is Identification of the Path(s) to the Means of Egress Necessary?
Once notified, people who are deaf or hard of hearing can read and follow standard exit and directional signs....
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Detectable Warning
A standardized surface feature built in or applied to walking surfaces or other elements to warn visually impaired people of hazards on a circulation path....
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TACTILE WARNING
A standardized surface texture applied to or built into walking surfaces or other elements to warn visually impaired people of hazards in the path of travel....
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Abbreviations
Abbreviations Some participants felt they did not receive equivalent information available to sighted people when words on the map were abbreviated....
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Indiana AgrAbility
In 1979, a farmer with severe disabilities asked Purdue's Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering for help with modifying his tractor so he could continue farming....
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Work Support of Virginia Commonwealth University
Worksupport is a web portal that highlights VCU funded projects on many topics related to the employment of individuals with disabilities....
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Signage
And I understand that there are people out there that, these things just don’t register....
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11B-213.3.6 Bathing facilities
two or more accessible showers are provided within the same functional area, at least one shower shall be opposite hand from the other or others (that is, one left-hand controls versus right-hand...
