Since paratransit is, by its nature, a shared ride system, requests that could disrupt schedules and inconvenience other passengers could rise to the level of a fundamental alteration....
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2010 ADA Definition
Alteration: A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof. Alterations include, but are not limited to, remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic restoration, resurfacing of circulation paths or vehicular ways, changes or rearrangement of the structural parts or elements, and changes or rearrangement in the plan configuration of walls and full-height partitions. Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building or facility.
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202.3.1 Prohibited Reduction in Access
An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a building or facility below the requirements for new construction at the time of the alteration is prohibited...
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Alterations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Alterations....
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11B-202.3.1 Prohibited reduction in access
An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a building or facility below the requirements for new construction at the time of the alteration is prohibited...
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11B-202.3.1 Prohibited reduction in access
An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a building or facility below the requirements for new construction at the time of the alteration is prohibited...
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Q25. When can service animals be excluded?
The ADA does not require covered entities to modify policies, practices, or procedures if it would “fundamentally alter” the nature of the goods, services, programs, or activities provided...
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202.4 Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas
accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, unless such alterations are disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost and scope....
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11B-210.1 General
In alterations, stairs between levels that are connected by an accessible route shall not be required to comply with Section 11B-504, except that striping complying with Section 11B-504.4.1...
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b) Applicability
In practice, the Building Code requirements become applicable only when an addition or alteration is executed that requires a permit, because that is when the enforcement mechanisms described...
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Applicability
In practice, the Building Code requirements become applicable only when an addition or alteration is executed that requires a permit, because that is when the enforcement mechanisms described...
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Reasonable Modification /Accommodation
Reasonable Modification /Accommodation In addition to alteration and program accessibility obligations, public entities may have an obligation under title II and Section 504 to undertake...
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Issue: Curb Ramps
Requirement: When streets and roads are newly built or altered, they must have ramps wherever there are curbs or other barriers to entry from a pedestrian walkway....
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§ 35.151(b) Alteration
(b) Alteration....
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§ 35.151(b) Alterations.
(b) Alterations....
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10. Exclusive or Reduced Capacity Paratransit Trips
A passenger's request for an exclusive paratransit trip may be denied as a fundamental alteration of the entity's services. Paratransit is by nature a shared-ride service....
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11B-505.10 Handrail extensions
In alterations, where the extension of the handrail in the direction of stair flight or ramp run would create a hazard, the extension of the handrail may be turned 90 degrees from the direction...
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24 CFR Part 40—Accessibility Standards for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Publicly Owned Residential Structures (with amendments issued through Feb. 1996)
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 3535(d), 4153. Source: 36 FR 24437, Dec. 22, 1971, unless otherwise noted.
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§40.1 Purpose.
This part prescribes standards for the design, construction, and alteration of publicly owned residential structures to insure that physically handicapped persons will have ready access...
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202.3.1 Prohibited Reduction in Access
An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a building or facility below the requirements for new construction at the time of the alteration is prohibited...
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When do path of travel and/or accessible routes apply? …new construction? …alterations to a parking area? …alterations to a building associated with parking, such as expansion or remodel?
In general, when alterations are made to existing buildings or facilities, an accessible path of travel to the specific area of alteration shall be provided; this path of travel includes...
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11B-202.3.1 Prohibited reduction in access
An alteration that decreases or has the effect of decreasing the accessibility of a building or facility below the requirements for new construction at the time of the alteration is prohibited...
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Conclusion
Section 37.43(a)(1) applies to general alterations of existing facilities that could affect the usability of the facility, and for general alterations, cost is not a factor....
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Reasonable Modification of Policies and Procedures
Any modification that would result in a "fundamental alteration" -- a change in the essential nature of the entity's programs or services -- is not required....
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1.1 Conditions for an Exception
Where compliance with the technical provision would fundamentally alter the function or purpose of the facility or the setting. Condition for an Exception 4....