For more than 100 years the Association’s mission has been “To advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.”...
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New Hampshire Association for the Blind
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International Hearing Society (IHS)
Founded in 1951, the Society continues to recognize the need for promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards for its members in the best interests of the hearing impaired it...
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Mind's Eye Travel
Trips Mind's Eye Travel is an organization that creates tours for people who are blind or visually impaired....
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1118B.4
If carpet or carpet tile is used on a ground or floor surface, then it shall be securely attached; have a firm cushion, pad or backing or no cushion or pad; and have a level loop, textured...
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Additional Protections from Discrimination
Public school students with disabilities have the right to be free from discrimination based on disability; are entitled to an equal opportunity regardless of disability; and have the right...
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Work Areas (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
They would not have required that all individual work stations be constructed or equipped (for example, with shelves that are accessible or adaptable) to be accessible....
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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE: Paratransit Requirements for §5311-Funded Fixed-Route Service Operated by Private Entities
If the state itself provided fixed-route service in a locality, it would unquestionably have to provide ADA complementary paratransit service....
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Which transition type do users with disabilities prefer?
I use a lightweight manual chair and have good upper extremity strength and trunk control. My preferences are: E - gives the safest spot for me to stop and make a turn. ...
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Re: A Key to Long-Term AI Success
You will have more time to react when new platforms appear and can quickly move in either direction....
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Drinking Fountain Scoping for Exterior Sites
However, the basic scoping in section 211 would have applied equally to detention and correctional facilities, including the requirement for units designed to accommodate people who have...
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C. Federal Appellate Case Law
Federal court of appeals to address the question whether the ADA requires movie theaters to provide captioning and audio description to patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or blind or have...
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218 and 810 Transportation Facilities
The technical specifications for the diameter and spacing of the truncated domes have also been changed....
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11B-405.2 Slope
Ramp runs shall have a running slope not steeper than 1:12. Exception: Reserved....
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Grab Bar Cross Sections
Non-circular cross sections were to have maximum cross section dimensions of 2 inches, a perimeter dimension between 4 and 4‒11/16 inches, and edges with a c inch minimum radius....
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Ambulatory Accessible Toilet Compartments
Substantive changes have been made to scoping provisions for ambulatory accessible toilet compartments (213.3.1) and urinals (213.3.3). Comment....
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206.3 Location
means that circulation paths, such as vehicular ways designed for pedestrian traffic, walks, and unpaved paths that are designed to be routinely used by pedestrians must be accessible or have...
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Protruding Objects [1017.9]
Objects that protrude into the trail clear tread width, passing spaces, and resting intervals can pose hazards to people who are blind or have low vision....
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R205 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes
Sections 6D.01and 6G.05 of the MUTCD require alternate pedestrian routes to be accessible and detectable, including warning pedestrians who are blind or have low vision about sidewalk closures...
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Ticket pricing. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, many theaters built prior to the passage of the ADA have balconies that are inaccessible to people who use wheelchairs, and the only wheelchair spaces are located in the orchestra...
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Scenario 5 – Timeframes for Evaluation
In September, two weeks after the new school year began, his 16 year-old son told him that he was having a hard time hearing his teacher and, as a result, he is unable to take detailed notes...
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Age and Gender
With all due respect to the youngsters in this room who have low vision, most people with low vision are old. The median age is 75 [- 76] years (slides 21 and 22)....
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THREATS AND HAZARDS: WHAT CAN YOUR COMMUNITY DO?
Regardless of having advance warning of an emergency, there are several key response roles that communities can play....
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9. Remedial action
This paragraph has been revised in response to comments in order to include persons who would have been in the program if discriminatory practices had not existed....
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Parking
1001 and over 20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000 Public entities with very limited parking (four or fewer spaces) must have...
