Many disabled people rely heavily upon grab bars to maintain balance and prevent serious falls....
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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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11B-609.3 Spacing
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11B-609.3 Spacing
Many disabled people rely heavily upon grab bars to maintain balance and prevent serious falls....
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Slope
The suggested changes would double the allowable cross slope and create a significant impediment for many wheelchair users and others with a mobility disability....
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17. What should employers do to prevent and correct harassment?
Employers should make clear that they will not tolerate harassment based on disability or on any other basis....
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Companions
The rules refer to such people as “companions” and require covered entities to provide effective communication for companions who have communication disabilities....
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Appropriate clear floor space
Inmates with a mobility disability should be able to use, and move without obstruction among, the easily accessible features of their cells....
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Individuals Specifically not Protected by the ADA
states that certain individuals are not protected by its provisions: Persons who currently use drugs illegally Individuals who currently use drugs illegally are not individuals with disabilities...
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End Note
It makes good business sense to comply with the ADA and welcome the expanding market of older adults and people with disabilities....
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Minimum Number of Beach Access Routes [F248.2]
In high-density population areas, entities should consider providing beach access routes more frequently than the minimum of every one-half mile to prevent people with disabilities from...
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Other federal rules
conduct rulemaking to adopt the proposed guidelines, with or without additions and modifications, as accessibility standards in regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Job Restructuring
reallocating or redistributing marginal job functions that an employee is unable to perform because of a disability; and altering when and/or how a function, essential or marginal...
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4. What Kind of Reasonable Accommodation Could My Client Get?
If your client has a disability, the employer is legally required to provide a reasonable accommodation that would help your client do the job....
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Can back doors and freight elevators be used to satisfy the program accessibility requirement?
Only as a last resort and only if such an arrangement provides accessibility comparable to that provided to people without disabilities, who generally use front doors and passenger elevators...
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Examples of Involvement
Meet with municipal recreation department staff when a new program is being created to ensure the participation of people with disabilities....
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II. Exterior Routes...
In order for persons with disabilities to use a facility, there must be at least one accessible route that allows persons who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids to approach, enter and...
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ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters July 26, 2007 Reproduction Reproduction of this document is encouraged....
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What is Program Accessibility?
State and local governments must ensure that services, programs and activities, when viewed in their entirety, are accessible to people with disabilities....
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12188(b)(1)(A)(ii) Attorney General certification
General may, in consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and after prior notice and a public hearing at which persons, including individuals with disabilities...
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§ 36.308 Seating in assembly areas.
achievable for a public accommodation to place wheelchair spaces and companion seats in each such specialty seating area, it shall provide those services or amenities to individuals with disabilities...
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§35.106 Notice (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The preamble to that section gives guidance on how to effectively communicate with individuals with disabilities....
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603.3 Accommodation of Communication Needs (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This section also would require ICT support services to accommodate the communication needs of individuals with disabilities....
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10.3.1(1)
The circulation path, including an accessible entrance and an accessible route, for persons with disabilities shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coincide with the circulation path...
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R101.2 Effect on Existing Facilities
The Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act contain requirements for state and local governments regarding program accessibility and...
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CONTRACTING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
Review the terms of these contracts on a regular basis to ensure that they continue to meet the accessibility needs of people with disabilities....