In 2011, 2.3% of elderly population 65+adults use scooters (about 800,000 people), according to data from the National Health and Aging Trends Study....
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Sub-Committee Summary of Scope for Recommendations
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III. Proposed Accessibility Guidelines
Congress International (SBCCI), and incorporated suggestions received in response to the August 2, 1989 advance notice; (2) Option two (Option Two) offered guidelines developed by the National...
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Station 5-Lateral Operating Space (Sweep Width)
The proportion of inline skating and other emerging transportation and recreational modes is rapidly increasing on our Nation's shared path facilities....
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Rebuilding Together Knoxville - Knoxville, TN
We work to assure that low-income homeowners, particularly older adults, military veterans, people with disabilities and families with children, live in warmth, safety and independence....
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International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
The Association provides a forum to demonstrate design professionals’ impact on the health, safety, well being and virtual soul of the public, balancing passion for good design and strategy...
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Cybex Total Access Upright Bike
This allows fitness enthusiasts who have physical or sensory limitations to take advantage of fitness training on the same gym floor and using the same equipment as those who do not....
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§1607.18 Citations.
Selection Procedures (1978) are intended to establish a uniform Federal position in the area of prohibiting discrimination in employment practices on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, or national...
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How is a charge of discrimination filed?
., disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, retaliation); the issue or issues involved in the alleged discriminatory act(s) (e.g., hiring, promotion, wages,...
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Executive Order 12866
The ADA states, ‘‘[i]t is the purpose of this [Act] (1) to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;...
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Projecting Numbers of Attendees with Disabilities
A national conference that has a disability focus can have well over a thousand attendees with disabilities....
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Presentation Materials / Slides and Video
Slides: These guidelines for PowerPoint or other projected presentation materials are from the Training and Advocacy Support Center (TASC)(link is external), a division of the National Disability...
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The ADA and Its Integration Mandate
In 1990, Congress enacted the ADA “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” 4 In passing the ADA...
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Other Information for Individuals with Hearing or Vision Impairments
The proposed rule set forth the following non-exhaustive list of covered topics: flight safety, ticketing, flight check-in, flight delays or cancellations, schedule changes, boarding, the...
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8. Batteries
On March 26, 2007, PHMSA published a safety advisory to inform the traveling public and airline employees about the importance of properly packing and handling batteries and battery-powered...
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Other Power-driven Mobility Devices (OPDMDs)
volume of pedestrian traffic (which may vary at different times of the day, week, month, or year); the facility's design and operational characteristics; whether legitimate safety...
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Wild animals, monkeys, and other nonhuman primates. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department believes that this approach reduces risks to health or safety attendant with wild animals....
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Wheelchair Securement Systems
design force, with one commenter (an equipment manufacturer) merely stating general opposition to the proposal and the other commenter (a public transit agency) expressing concern about safety...
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11B-404.2.9 Door and gate opening force
is 35 inches (889 mm) minimum above the floor or ground surface....
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7.4 Legal and Regulatory Considerations
manufacturer wants to introduce it into commercial distribution in the U.S. for the first time, or if a marketed device has been changed in a way that could significantly affect the device’s safety...
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Section 37.3 Definitions
entity to permit an individual to participate in or benefit from the services, programs, or activities of that public entity when that individual poses a direct threat to the health or safety...
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Attachment A: Disability-Related Issues for Emergency Plan Coordinators
Make sure that people know how to report safety hazards (i.e. fire extinguishers that need servicing, exits which are not kept clear, furniture and other items that block barrier‑free passages...
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III 3.11000 Insurance
Any exclusion must be based on legitimate safety concerns (see III−4.1200), rather than on the terms of the insurance contract....
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Transfer Heights
that the majority of WMDs (92% of subjects in the first phase and the 5th percentile (or approximately 94% in this study) could transfer within one inch of the mean wheelchair seat to floor...
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BS8300:2001 Research
They include information on space required for “kneeholes,” reaching abilities of wheeled mobility users, clear floor area space requirements and maneuvering clearances....
