Cognitive disabilities may cause people to reason, draw conclusions, or respond more slowly. People with cognitive disabilities may appear easily distracted....
Search Results "ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act"
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Tips for Assisting People Who Have Disabilities that are Not Apparent
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Qualified Individual with a Disability
Any individual with a disability who: (1) “takes those actions necessary to avail himself or herself of facilities or services offered by an carrier to the general public with respect...
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6. May an employer ask an individual for documentation when the individual requests reasonable accommodation?
Reasonable documentation means that the employer may require only the documentation that is needed to establish that a person has an ADA disability, and that the disability necessitates...
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Who Must Comply with Title I of the ADA?
An employer cannot discriminate against qualified applicants and employees on the basis of disability....
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§27.5 Person with a disability
Person with a disability means (1) any person who (a) has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, (b) has a record of such an impairment...
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C102.3 American National Standards Institute/ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE)
ANSI/IEEE C63.19-2011 American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Compatibility between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids, Committee C63 – Electromagnetic Compatibility...
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E102.3 American National Standards Institute/ Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (ANSI/IEEE)
ANSI/IEEE C63.19-2011 American National Standard for Methods of Measurement of Compatibility between Wireless Communications Devices and Hearing Aids, Committee C63 – Electromagnetic Compatibility...
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III. Statutory Background
Note that reference is made here to “Section 255 of the Communications Act”, rather than the commonly used reference to “Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996” because the Telecommunications...
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12101(a)(1)
(1) some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older;...
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§ 382.5 Individual with a disability
§ 382.5 Individual with a disability....
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Who is Protected
To be protected under the ADA a person needs to meet the ADA’s definition of disability and be “qualified.”...
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For additional information
For additional information about the ADA and its requirements, contact the Department of Justice ADA Information Line....
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Accessibility: ADA Standard Section 1008.2.6.1
Ground surfaces shall comply with ASTM F 1951 (incorporated by reference, see “Referenced Standards” in Chapter 1). Ground surfaces shall be inspected and maintained regularly and...
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Escalators: ADA Standard Section 810.9
Where provided, escalators shall comply with the sections 6.1.3.5.6 and 6.1.3.6.5 of ASME A17.1 (incorporated by reference, see “Referenced Standards” in Chapter 1) and shall have a...
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11B-411.1 General
Destination-oriented elevators shall comply with Section 11B-411 and with ASME A17.1. They shall be passenger elevators as classified by ASME A17.1. Elevator operation shall be...
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11B-810.9 Escalators
Where provided, escalators shall comply with the sections 6.1.3.5.6 and 6.1.3.6.5 of ASME A17.1 and shall have a clear width of 32 inches (813 mm) minimum. Exception: Existing...
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11B-411.1 General
Destination-oriented elevators shall comply with Section 11B-411 and with ASME A17.1. They shall be passenger elevators as classified by ASME A17.1. Elevator operation shall be...
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11B-810.9 Escalators
Where provided, escalators shall comply with the sections 6.1.3.5.6 and 6.1.3.6.5 of ASME A17.1 and shall have a clear width of 32 inches (813 mm) minimum. Exception: Existing...
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‘‘Qualified individual with a disability.’’
‘‘Qualified individual with a disability.’’...
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More Steps Toward Access
Instruct your employees to contact the ADA Coordinator if they get disability-related questions they cannot answer....
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QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS
The most common systems are American Sign Language and signed English....
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Chapter 2 Addendum: Title II Checklist (ADA Coordinator, Notice & Grievance Procedure)
Does the state or local government use the Department of Justice’s model “Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act” or a similarly comprehensive notice? ...
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§ 36.105(d)(2)(iii)(C) Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function
(C) Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function;...
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§ 35.108(d)(2)(iii)(C) Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function
(C) Intellectual disability substantially limits brain function;...