Department of Justice ADA regulations state, "Alterations made to provide an accessible path of travel to the altered area will be deemed disproportionate to the overall alteration when...
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202.4 Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas
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27. Is an employer's obligation to offer reassignment to a vacant position limited to those vacancies within an employee's office, . . . or geographical area?
Is an employer's obligation to offer reassignment to a vacant position limited to those vacancies within an employee's office, branch, agency, department, facility, personnel system (if...
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Minimum Clear Opening
The Department also recognizes that wider doorways may ensure easier passage for wheelchair users....
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11B-504.8 Floor identification
"Fire Department Signs" are for use by emergency responders, to enable efficient navigation through tall buildings in emergency situations without having to backtrack, losing valuable time...
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11B-504.8 Floor identification
"Fire Department Signs" are for use by emergency responders, to enable efficient navigation through tall buildings in emergency situations without having to backtrack, losing valuable time...
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1023.9 Stairway identification signs
"Fire Department Signs" are for use by emergency responders to enable efficient navigation through tall buildings in emergency situations without having to backtrack, losing valuable time...
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1. What does direct and equal access mean?
“Direct access” means that PSAPs must directly receive TTY calls without relying on an outside relay service or third-party services....
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Subpart B -- General Requirements (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Subpart B includes general prohibitions restricting a public accommodation from discriminating against people with disabilities by denying them the opportunity to benefit from goods or services...
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Sales Counters
Some comments reflected a misunderstanding that this section also applied to sales counters and other elements that are addressed in section 227 (Sales and Service). Response....
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12143(c)(4) Undue financial burden limitation
under this section shall provide that, if the public entity is able to demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the provision of paratransit and other special transportation services...
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12143(a) General rule
for purposes of section 12132 of this title and section 794 of title 29 for a public entity which operates a fixed route system (other than a system which provides solely commuter bus service...
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Subpart B -- General Requirements (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Subpart B includes general prohibitions restricting a public accommodation from discriminating against people with disabilities by denying them the opportunity to benefit from goods or services...
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Open Captioning (or Other Technologies) as an Option for Compliance (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In Question 9 of the 2010 ANPRM, the Department asked whether it should give movie theaters the discretion to exhibit movies with open captions should they so desire, as an alternate method...
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Accessible teeing grounds, putting greens, and weather shelters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department's NPRM sought public input on the proposed requirements for accessible golf courses....
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1023.9 Stairway identification signs
The signage shall also state the story of, and the direction to, the exit discharge and the availability of roof access from the interior exit stairway and ramp for the fire department....
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Accessible teeing grounds, putting greens, and weather shelters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department sought public input on the proposed requirements for accessible golf courses....
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B. Digital Conversion of Movie Theater Auditoriums
Based on data from July 2015 that NATO provided to the Department, the Department estimates that more than 98 percent of indoor movie auditoriums (or 38,688 auditoriums) in the United States...
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Section 35.151(b) Alterations
The Department is not changing the requirements for program accessibility....
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Section 35.151(b) Alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is not changing the requirements for program accessibility....
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§35.130(b)(1)(iv) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (b)(1)(iv) permits the public entity to develop separate or different aids, benefits, or services when necessary to provide individuals with disabilities with an equal opportunity...
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F. Cost and benefits of movie captioning and video description regulations
The Department thus asks for information so that the Department can determine whether such a proposed rule (1) should be deemed an economically "significant regulatory action" as defined...
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11B-203.5 Machinery spaces
Spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment shall not be required to comply with these requirements or to be on an accessible...
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11B-203.5 Machinery spaces
Spaces frequented only by service personnel for maintenance, repair, or occasional monitoring of equipment shall not be required to comply with these requirements or to be on an accessible...
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Contractors
Contractors This manual recognizes the important role that contractors play in providing services, equipment, and other accommodations to passengers with disabilities....