A: Individuals with hearing and speech disabilities must have direct access to "911" or similar emergency telephone services, meaning that emergency response centers must be equipped to...
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17. Q. What about "911" calls? How are those made accessible to people with speech or hearing disabilities?
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8. Could an Employer Discriminate Against My Client Because of the Information I Provide?
You therefore may wish to discuss with your client the risks associated with disclosing the condition (such as potential illegal discrimination), and with not disclosing it (such as not having...
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Key Title II obligations for state and local government entities
These examples reflect many of the experiences of state and local leaders around the country who have implemented these strategies to comply with the ADA....
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Place of lodging
facility is a place of lodging if it - (1) Provides guestrooms for sleeping for stays that are primarily short-term in nature (generally two weeks or less) where the occupant does not have...
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1003.2.13.5 Areas of refuge
Every required area of refuge shall have direct access to an enclosed stairway complying with Sections 1003.2.13.2 and 1005.3.2 or an elevator complying with Section 1003.2.13.3....
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§8.33 Housing adjustments.
The recipient may not impose upon individuals with handicaps other policies, such as the prohibition of assistive devices, auxiliary alarms, or guides in housing facilities, that have the...
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Can back doors and freight elevators be used to satisfy the program accessibility requirement?
the same hours the front door remains unlocked; the passageway to and from the floor is accessible, well-lit, and neat and clean; and the individual with a mobility impairment does not have...
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Technical Assistance for Division Offices and States
If you have any questions, please contact Nichole McWhorter at nichole.mcwhorter@dot.gov or (202) 366-1396. Attachment cc: Directors of Field Services...
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Maintaining Accessibility in Museum Shops
Sales and ticket counters that have been lowered to provide access must be clear and unobstructed for use by people with disabilities....
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U.S. Air Carriers
Since then, these regulations have been amended a number of times....
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E202.5.1 Basis for a Determination of Undue Burden (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed organizational restructuring of the undue burden provision represents an editorial revision only that is not intended to have substantive impact....
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Table 1
Table 1 analyzes requirements in the proposed guidelines that are the same as requirements in the DOJ 2010 Standards.24 The requirements in the proposed guidelines in Table 1 will have...
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General Policy
It is H&R Block’s policy to ensure that persons with disabilities have a full and equal opportunity to benefit from the goods, services, privileges, advantages, and accommodations offered...
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10.3.1(1)
devices, fare vending or other ticketing areas, and fare collection areas shall be placed to minimize the distance which wheelchair users and other persons who cannot negotiate steps may have...
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Kitchen Electrical/Lighting/Mechanical
People reduced circulation, quadriplegia for example, may have difficulty with extreme changes in temperature....
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Overview of FSTAG Implementation Process
Now that you have learned about the extent of application, general exceptions, and the technical requirements, you may wonder how the whole process ties together....
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Using TTYs
On a TTY call, both parties must have a TTY. (Title IV of the ADA establishes a 24-hour relay service so that calls can be made through an intermediary when only one party has a TTY)....
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Slope [4.7.2]
In alterations where it is technically infeasible to meet new construction requirements, curb ramps may have a maximum slope of 1:10 if the rise does not exceed 6 inches....
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A4.1.3(10)
a large facility such as a convention center that has water fountains at several locations on a floor, the accessible water fountains should be located so that wheelchair users do not have...
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1. a. Private Businesses that Serve the Public
If you own, operate, lease, or lease to a business that serves the public, then, you are covered by the ADA and have compliance obligations for: Existing facilities, Altered...
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Length
As these bars were used by individuals who often had unsteady gait and were at risk of falls, the shorter bars were likely to have been used to enable both older individuals and caregivers...
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§1630.1(c)(4) Broad coverage
The primary object of attention in cases brought under the ADA should be whether covered entities have complied with their obligations and whether discrimination has occurred, not whether...
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Is there an official review and approval process under the ADA for alternatives pursued as an “equivalent facilitation”?
DOJ does not have a mechanism to certify any specific variation from its 2010 Standards as being “equivalent.”...