attorneys general during the past few years, the availability of movies exhibited with closed movie captioning and audio description varies significantly across the U.S. depending upon locality...
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1. Purpose and Need for Rule and Scope of Regulatory Assessment
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2. Background
ANPRM that we are considering including accessibility guidelines for shared use paths in the accessibility guidelines for pedestrian facilities in the public right-of-way since state and local...
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28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
Concurrently with the publication of this NPRM, the Department is publishing an NPRM to amend its title II regulation, which covers state and local government entities, in order to adopt...
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5. Q: What are some common problems that people with disabilities have with law enforcement?
Example: A call comes in from a local restaurant that a customer is causing a disturbance....
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4. b. GOVERNMENT ADA PUBLICATIONS AND INFORMATION
Title II (State and Local Governments) Title III (Public Accommodations) Public Access Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice P.O....
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INTRODUCTION
Harris County operates services, programs, and activities within the meaning of Title II, including operating a voting program for federal, state, and local elections for which it selects...
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A. Accessible Voting Program
For the duration of this Agreement, the County will advertise and publish through the County website and other appropriate local media, the polling place locations that are accessible to...
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II-7.3100 General
State and local agencies that provide emergency telephone services must provide "direct access" to individuals who rely on a TDD or computer modem for telephone communication....
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C. Title II of the ADA
Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by state and local government entities, including by requiring facilities designed, constructed, or altered by or...
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502.3 Access Aisle
Parking access aisles must be part of an accessible route to the building or facility entrance. Access aisles must be placed adjacent to accessible parking spaces....
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Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places
This publication provides a brief discussion of physical barriers to access in five commonly found areas at polling places: parking, sidewalks and walkways, building entrances, interior...
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Priorities for Barrier Removal
In some instances, especially in older buildings, it may not be readily achievable to remove some architectural barriers....
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11B-206.2.5 Restaurants, cafeterias, banquet facilities and bars
In alterations of buildings or facilities not required to provide an accessible route between stories, an accessible route shall not be required to a mezzanine dining area where the mezzanine...
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a) Curb Ramp and Sidewalk Transition Plan
See Cohen, 754 F.3d at 696 (holding that Title II regulations do "not require the City to build curb ramps at every corner during its transition to compliance with the ADA.")....
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(A) Staircase replacements are alterations.
Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, asbestos removal, or changes to mechanical or electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building...
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Where can I learn more about accessibility?
The GSA Accessibility Website provides information about accessibility requirements for buildings owned and managed by the General Services Administration, the "landlord" for the Federal...
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About the Sponsor
HFCDHP’s consulting and training services build capacities and competencies in: Health care services, Educational access for students with disabilities, and Emergency...
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Introduction to the Proceedings
On 29-30 September 2010, the National Institute of Building Sciences and the U.S....
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Place Of Public Accommodation
operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories -- (1) An inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building...
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30. Treatment of students
Thus, if a college had several elementary physics classes and had moved one such class to the first floor of the science building to accommodate students in wheelchairs, it would be a violation...
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Number of Accessible Bathrooms
The report referred to standards requiring every aspect or portion of buildings to be totally accessible, and pointed out that this was not the level of accessibility required by the Act...
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202.3 Alterations
Any elements or spaces of the building or facility that are required to comply with these requirements must be made accessible within the scope of the alteration, to the maximum extent feasible...
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The Roles of the Access Board and the Department of Justice
minimum guidelines that shall supplement the existing Minimum Guidelines and Requirements for Accessible Design for purposes of subchapters II and III of this chapter * * * to ensure that buildings...
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Place of public accommodation
operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories -- (1) An inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a building...