When stairs are unavoidable, they should generally meet the requirements for stairs in Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standards....
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Tread Obstacles on Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
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Taking Measurements
If you can set the digital display to percent or degrees, the maximum slope generally allowed is 8.33% or 4.76 degrees (for a 1:12 slope)....
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Information about Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
There is no known single cause of ASD, but it is generally accepted that it is caused by abnormalities in brain structure or function....
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What was measured and why?
In general, the RPE score is equal to the steady state heart rate divided by 10....
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Portable tactile maps
Anecdotal evidence suggests that users generally find it difficult to develop a strong sense of their current position in the context of a map while in motion, and without access to visual...
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Conclusions and Recommendations
Too often innovation and alternative designs that will meet the needs of frail individuals, but that do not meet ADAAG specifications, are rejected by local officials who generally don’t...
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Introduction
This free service provides answers to general and technical questions about ADA requirements and is a source for free ADA materials including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design....
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Breed limitations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
the ability to determine, on a case-by-case basis, whether a particular service animal can be excluded based on that particular animal's actual behavior or history—not based on fears or generalizations...
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11B-216.6 Entrances
Directional signs are needed where the accessible route diverges from the route for the general public and should be located at decision points (for example where the path to the stairs...
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Section 37.151 Waiver for Undue Financial Burden
Generally, the section allows an entity to request a wavier at any time it determines that it will not be able to meet a five-year phase-in or make measured progress toward its full compliance...
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11B-403.3 Slope
Exception: The running slope of sidewalks shall not exceed the general grade established for the adjacent street or highway. Advisory 11B-403.3 Slope....
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11B-228.3.2.1 Public use or common use EVCS
EVCS are not addressed by 2010 ADA Standards, although a case could be made, based on the general obligation for governments to make their services, programs or activities available to individuals...
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3. Voluntary Compliance
This described increase is attributable in large part to settlements of Federal or State disability rights lawsuits brought by private plaintiffs or State attorneys general against individual...
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Americans with Disabilities Act
B, Part I applies to designated public transportation provided by state and local governments by bus, rail, or other conveyance (other than aircraft or intercity or commuter rail) as a general...
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Speech Output
Such technologies, which can be installed through software or hardware enhancements, can generate all of the information required to be accessible in audible output....
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Q9: How can a school district meet its obligation, as described in the Section 504 regulation, to evaluate students to determine the need for special education or related services consistent with the Amendments Act?
Additionally, the Committee on Education and Labor in the House of Representatives cautioned that "an individual with an impairment that substantially limits a major life activity should...
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1. Summary of Results
Incremental Benefits* $69.1 $67.5 Monetized Incremental Costs Costs to federal agencies, contractors, and vendors: $155.0 $146.8 (a) In-house...
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4.3.5.4 360-degree Turn
In spaces in which turning around is not critical for usability, another basis for determining the minimum floor area can be used as in the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines which only...
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5.0 Conclusions
In these countries, international agencies are also completing massive projects to improve education, health, transportation and housing....
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68.74. Continuing Education
(C) International Code Council/American National Standards Institute (ANSI) A117.1 Standard on Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities; (D) Life safety codes; or (E) Fair Housing...
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Section 36.303(g)(6) Alternative Technologies
Department to require open movie captioning at movie theaters, the Department declined to make such a proposal in the NPRM, noting that in the debate leading up to passage of the ADA, the House...
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3. The Department of Justice’s Regulatory Developments Reinforce that Netflix is a Public Accommodation
The Department first made this position public in a 1996 letter from Assistant Attorney General Deval Patrick responding to an inquiry by Senator Tom Harkin regarding the accessibility of...
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DOT Response
In addition, transportation providers should be aware that to be a legitimate safety requirement, any limitation must be based on actual risks, not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations...
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BACKGROUND
In sum, the United States states that these failures constitute a pattern or practice of discrimination and unlawful discrimination that raises an issue of general public importance. 42...