Since the 1970s, numerous museums across the country have initiated efforts to improve the accessibility of their buildings and programs for visitors with disabilities....
Search Results "Regarded as Having an Impairment"
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Museum Investments in Access
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Other requirements. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
handler's disability; that a service animal must be individually trained to do work or perform a task, be housebroken, and be under the control of the handler; and that a service animal must have...
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11B-502.2 Vehicle spaces
Car parking spaces shall be 108 inches (2743 mm) wide minimum and van parking spaces shall be 144 inches (3658 mm) wide minimum, shall be marked to define the width, and shall have an adjacent...
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NPRM
The NPRM proposed that, at new or altered platforms in intercity and commuter rail stations, rail operators would have to ensure that passengers with disabilities would be able to board...
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Annualized Cost of New or Revised Accessibility Requirements in the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines
annualized cost, under each of the Final RA’s three cost scenarios, for the five new or revised accessibility requirements in the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines that are expected to have...
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502.3 Accessibility Services (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This proposal does not have an analog in the existing 508 Standards because, at the time the standards were issued in 2000, mainstream operating systems had a well-established track record...
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502.4 Platform Accessibility Features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
502.4 Platform Accessibility Features (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section addresses specifications for capabilities that users with disabilities have come to expect as core accessibility...
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Temporary Solutions for Election Day
Problem Two: One or more objects protrude too far from the side into the circulation path causing a hazard for people who are blind or who have low vision....
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R306.3.1 Separation
Where chains, fencing, or railings are used for edge treatment, they shall have a bottom edge 380 mm (15 in) maximum above the sidewalk. Advisory R306.3.1 Separation....
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Car Controls [4.10.12]
must be raised from, or flush with, the faceplate (or trim ring if provided) in-car switches not intended for passenger use (in-car stop switches, fireman's operations) do not have...
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4.9.4 HANDRAILS
Stairways shall have handrails at both sides of all stairs....
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Making arrangements in advance of a visit and scheduled programming
They would like to have options to choose from for their visit. If it’s a Braille publication, it should be readily available....
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In Closing
As we look toward the continued development of disability policy, we must have a firm grasp on how we have reached this point....
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BACKGROUND
The United States and LCG have reached an agreement that is in the parties’ best interests, and that the United States believes is in the public interest, to resolve this matter on mutually...
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III-7.5165 Signage
. , men's and women's rooms, room numbers, exit signs) must have raised and Brailled letters; must comply with finish and contrast standards; and must be mounted at a certain height and...
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Legal Authority
amended, mandates that Federal agencies “develop, procure, maintain, or use” information and communication technology (ICT) in a manner that ensures Federal employees with disabilities have...
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Is a compliant passenger loading zone required where valet parking is provided?
loading zone, an accessible passenger loading zone is required whether or not valet parking service is provided; if a restaurant or hotel provides valet parking service but does not have...
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RELEASE OF CLAIMS
Settlement Agreement resolves and releases for the thirty-year term of the Settlement Agreement, all claims for injunctive, declaratory or other non-monetary relief that were brought, could have...
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Section 1194.5 Equivalent facilitation (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, an information kiosk which is not accessible to a person who is blind might be made accessible by having a telephone handset that connects to a computer that responds to touch-tone...
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Other requirements. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
handler's disability; that a service animal must be individually trained to do work or perform a task, be housebroken, and be under the control of the handler; and that a service animal must have...
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11B-406.5.3 Landings
Some designs have been proposed that reduce or omit the level top landing by providing a curb ramp with flared sides of 1:12 or less....
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11B-404.2.10 Door and gate surfaces
Swinging door and gate surfaces within 10 inches (254 mm) of the finish floor or ground measured vertically shall have a smooth surface on the push side extending the full width of the door...
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11B-206.3 Location
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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Section 37.21 Applicability—General
DOT and DOJ have coordinated their rules, and the rules have been drafted to be consistent with one another....