7.4 Legal and Regulatory Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require that covered medical care providers ensure that medical...
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7.4 Legal and Regulatory Considerations
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Americans with disabilities. Household Economic Studies, 70-107. 2006. Brault MW. Americans with disabilities. Household Economic Studies, 70-131. 2012....
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Companions
The ADA refers to such people as “companions” and requires public entities to provide effective communication for companions who have disabilities Effective communication with companions...
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A. Accessible Voting Program
Fauquier County shall not exclude individuals with disabilities from participation in or deny them the benefits of the voting program, or subject them to discrimination, on the basis...
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The ADA and the House Committees: Three Phases
First, most of its Democratic members supported disability rights....
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Other Laws of Interest
__________________________________________________________________ OTHER LAWS OF INTEREST Other federal laws prohibit discrimination and provide equal opportunity for people with disabilities...
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B. Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing: When Auxiliary Aids and Services Must be Provided
When these communications involve a person with a disability, an auxiliary aid or service may be required for communication to be effective....
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§382.35(b)
(b) You must not require passengers with a disability to sign waivers of liability for damage to or loss of wheelchairs or other assistive devices, or for the loss of, death of, or injury...
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§382.123(a)(3)
(3) You must ensure that a passenger with a disability who does not take advantage of the opportunity to preboard is able to use the area to stow his or her wheelchair or other assistive...
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Can you upgrade/expand an existing location without adhering to ADA standards?
To the extent that EVCS are a public accommodation or commercial facility they are covered by the federal law of the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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At least one percent of all fixed seats in all seating areas must be aisle seats with no armrest, or with a removable or folding armrest
These seats accommodate people who have a mobility disability but who wish to use a seat that is not a wheelchair seating location....
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12182(b)(2)(A)(ii)
modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, when such modifications are necessary to afford such goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to individuals with disabilities...
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§ 36.302(f)(7)(i)
(i) A public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that an individual with a disability may use a ticket acquired in the secondary ticket market under...
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Question 12
What types of equipment and furniture are already accessible to individuals with disabilities?...
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Q35. Do apartments, mobile home parks, and other residential properties have to comply with the ADA?
The Fair Housing Act is the Federal law that protects the rights of people with disabilities in residential facilities. For information or to file a complaint, contact the U.S....
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Service Animals Must Be Under Control
Animals Must Be Under Control Under the ADA, service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the service animal’s work or the individual’s disability...
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Q. Can an employer refuse to hire an applicant or fire a current employee who is illegally using drugs?
Individuals who currently engage in the illegal use of drugs are specifically excluded from the definition of a "qualified individual with a disability" protected by the ADA when an action...
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5. Q: I have always had a clearly posted "no pets" policy at my establishment. Do I still have to allow service animals in?
The ADA requires you to modify your "no pets" policy to allow the use of a service animal by a person with a disability....
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§ 35.138(g)(1)
(1) A public entity shall modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that an individual with a disability may use a ticket acquired in the secondary ticket market under the...
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§ 37.93(b)
authority shall ensure that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than July 26, 1995, that each train has one car that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.73(d)
(d) Each public entity purchasing or leasing used vehicles that are not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities shall retain documentation of the specific good...
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§ 37.83(c)
(c) For purposes of this section, it shall be considered feasible to remanufacture a rapid or light rail vehicle so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.197(b)
accessible OTRB, OTRBs acquired through the actions listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.197(c)
(c) For purposes of this section, it shall be considered feasible to remanufacture an OTRB so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals...