Employers cannot fire or choose not to hire a qualified person now because they fear the worker will become too ill to work in the future....
Search Results "Work Area Equipment"
2010 ADA Definition
Work Area Equipment: Any machine, instrument, engine, motor, pump, conveyor, or other apparatus used to perform work. As used in this document, this term shall apply only to equipment that is permanently installed or built-in in employee work areas. Work area equipment does not include passenger elevators and other accessible means of vertical transportation.
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What if an employer has concerns about an applicant’s ability to do the job in future?
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Check-out Aisle Counter Height
Under this requirement, the height of check-writing surfaces, where provided, is to comply with the height of work surfaces addressed in section 902.3 (34 inches maximum), consistent with...
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What does the Justice Department do to enforce the Voting Rights Act?
The Department also works with states and localities to help them understand the Voting Rights Act and avoid discrimination in voting, and may send federal observers to monitor elections...
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Scoping [4.1.3(14)]
In alterations, this requirement applies where a new alarm system is installed or an existing system is replaced or upgraded; the degree of compliance is determined by the scope of work...
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Q7. What questions can a covered entity's employees ask to determine if a dog is a service animal?
and (2) what work or task has the dog been trained to perform?...
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Time Management
It may also be difficult to prepare for, or to begin, work activities....
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Social Security Act
Security Act ________________________________________________________________ 8/14/1935 The Social Security Act of 1935 establishes an income maintenance system for those unable to work...
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1.1.7.3.1 Detached one- and two-family dwellings
Detached one- and two-family dwellings, efficiency dwelling units, lodging houses, live/work units, townhouses not more than three stories above grade plane in height with a separate means...
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§ 38.159(b)(1) Design load
Working parts, such as cables, pulleys, and shafts, which can be expected to wear, and upon which the lift depends for support of the load, shall have a safety factor of at least six, based...
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Swimming Pools: ADA Standard Section 242.2
Section 242.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for swimming pools.
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James E. Woods, Ph.D., P.E. Natural Lighting for Persons with Low Vision
That’s a research gap that needs to be worked on....
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2. The 2010 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Department was not persuaded that strides made in making captioning and audio description technology available to moviegoers with disabilities were sufficient to make regulatory action in this area...
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What happens after I file a charge with the EEOC?
For more information about work support, contact the Social Security Administration at: 1-800-772-1213 (voice) 1-800-325-0778 (TTY www.ssa.gov/work For more information about the...
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Public Address Systems and Microphones
Recommendations: Both systems can share sound sources (microphones, mixers, tape players, VCRs) but not all microphones of a public address system work well with ALSs....
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Step 1: Determine the Applicability of FSTAG
Does the work meet the definitions for new construction or alteration? Definitions are in "Understanding Trail Terminology" of this guidebook. If yes, 2....
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Ensuring Online Files and Documents are Accessible
WAI is an international community of member organizations, staff, and individuals who work to promote accessibility, and issues guidance and technical tools to help improve accessibility...
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7.4 Nondiscrimination and Relationship or Association with an Individual with a Disability
The employer may not assume that the individual will be unreliable, have to use leave time, or be away from work in order to care for the family member with a disability; refuse...
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24. Is it a reasonable accommodation to modify a workplace policy?
might have to modify a policy to allow an employee with a disability to bring in a small refrigerator, or to use the employer's refrigerator, to store medication that must be taken during working...
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"Service Animal" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The current definition of "service animal" in § 36.104 is, "any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with...
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Comfort animals vs. psychiatric service animals.
Under the Department's present regulatory language, some individuals and entities have assumed that the requirement that service animals must be individually trained to do work or carry...
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§1607.16 Definitions.
A substantially different rate of selection in hiring, promotion, or other employment decision which works to the disadvantage of members of a race, sex, or ethnic group....
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Wheelchair seating locations must be on an accessible route
• Wheelchair seating locations must be on an accessible route that provides access from parking and transportation areas and that connects to all public areas, including concessions, restaurants...
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M6
Inside the room is there an area for a person who uses a wheelchair to turn around - either a 60-inch diameter circle or a “T”-shaped turn area?...
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907.2.6.2.2 Manual fire alarm boxes
Manual fire alarm boxes are not required to be located in accordance with Section 907.3 where the fire alarm boxes are provided at staff-attended locations having direct supervision over areas...