Requirement: Title II requires that city governments ensure that communications with individuals with disabilities are as effective as communications with others....
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Can a public accommodation exclude a person with HIV or AIDS because that person allegedly poses a direct threat to the health and safety of others?
A public accommodation may exclude an individual with a disability from participation in an activity if that individual’s participation would result in a direct threat to the health or safety...
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ADA Facilities Checklist: Initial Questions for Private Entities
Do any company policies, procedures or practices tend to discriminate against people with disabilities? 6. Does the company lease any space to any Public Accommodations?...
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Appoint an ADA Coordinator
Knowledge of the ADA and other laws addressing the rights of people with disabilities, such as Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act....
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QUESTION: WHEN A RAIL OPERATOR CONSTRUCTS A NEW STATION PLATFORM OR ALTERS AN EXISTING STATION PLATFORM, DOES 49 CFR PART 37 REQUIRE THE RAIL OPERATOR ENSURE THAT THE PLATFORM IS AT LEAST 8 INCHES ABOVE TOP OF RAIL, EVEN IF THE RAILROAD OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 37.42?
entities, such as Amtrak and commuter operators, must construct a new facility for use in designated public transportation so that it is readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities...
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BACKGROUND
The United States Department of Justice (Department) is responsible for administering and enforcing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) 42 U.S.C. §§ 12131-12134...
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Multi-Story Buildings and Facilities: ADA Standard Section 206.2.3
Section 206.2.3 covers the scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible routes within multi-story buildings and facilities
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Stadium-Style Movie Theaters
The line-of-sight requirements recognize the importance to the movie-going experience of viewing angles, and the final regulations ensure that movie patrons with disabilities are provided...
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ADA Title II: State and Local Government Activities
Title II requires that State and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities (e.g. public education...
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Turnstiles and Security Gates at Entrances
Turnstiles and Security Gates at Entrances Businesses with narrow revolving turnstiles located at the entrance exclude people with disabilities unless accessible gates or passages are...
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Statutory Background
The Access Board is responsible for developing and maintaining accessibility guidelines for the construction and alteration of facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (...
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20. When an employee requests leave as a reasonable accommodation, may an employer provide an accommodation that requires him/her to remain on the job instead?
Example A: An employee with emphysema requests ten weeks of leave for surgery and recuperation related to his disability....
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Service animal access to areas of a public accommodation. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The NPRM proposed at § 36.302(c)(7) that an individual with a disability who uses a service animal has the same right of access to areas of a public accommodation as members of the public...
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III-4.2300 Service animals
A public accommodation must modify its policies to permit the use of a service animal by an individual with a disability, unless doing so would result in a fundamental alteration or jeopardize...
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1.9.1 Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance.
buildings, facilities, site work and other improvements to which this code applies in compliance with state law to ensure that these improvements are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities...
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1.9.1 Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance.
buildings, facilities, site work and other improvements to which this code applies in compliance with state law to ensure that these improvements are accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities...
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Living In Place Institute
other influencers about increased safety and accessibility in all homes, allowing current and future occupants continue to live in place comfortably and safely regardless of their age or physical...
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Hallways
These objects may pose hazards to voters with vision disabilities, who may bump into them if they are not detectable by a sweep of a cane....
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What Kinds Of Tests Are Covered?
protections, as applicable, of Title II of the ADA, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, the assessment provisions in the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) and the Individuals with Disabilities...
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Accessible Presentation of Meeting Content
Presenting Meeting Content Accessibly | Providing Additional Auxiliary Aids and Services Accessible meetings create a level playing field for participants with disabilities....
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7. Q: What procedures should law enforcement officers follow to arrest and transport a person who uses a wheelchair?
A: Standard transport practices may be dangerous for many people with mobility disabilities. Officers should use caution not to harm an individual or damage his or her wheelchair....
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Participants
sample populations were individuals who live in the community and use a wheeled mobility device, as well as having the ability to transfer independently and represent a broad spectrum of disabilities...
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E) Alternate Services
For small towns, alternate service may include meeting with an individual with a disability in his or her home to fill out specific forms if the town office is not accessible....
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Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.138(d) requires public entities to provide individuals with disabilities with accurate information about the location of accessible seating. ...
