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International Code Council (ICC): Become an ICC Certified Accessibility Inspector/Plans Examiner
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Paragraph (e) Availability of auditory information for people who are hard of hearing (Section-by-Section Analysis)
TIA recommended that this section be revised to reflect a general performance standard, similar to the recommendation in the TAAC report....
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Identification of accessible features in hotels and guest rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Many individuals with disabilities travel with family members, personal care assistants, or other companions and require rooms with at least two beds....
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M305.2.2 Length (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For the general provision, the MDE Advisory Committee recommended a transfer support with a length of 15 inches minimum, that overlaps the minimum depth of the transfer surface by 80 percent...
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Comments
Among other means of access, these commenters generally preferred car-borne lifts to station-based lifts, because the latter were viewed as less reliable, safe, and secure....
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The Department of Defense, Department of Housing and Urban Development, General Services Administration, and United States Postal Service are required to adopt accessibility standards for...
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Sections 35.108(d)(1)(v) and 36.105(d)(1)(v)—Comparisons to Most People in the Population, and Impairment Need Not Prevent or Significantly or Severely Restrict a Major Life Activity
and 36.105(d)(1)(ii) state that an impairment is a disability if it substantially limits the ability of an individual to perform a major life activity as compared to most people in the general...
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Section 1193.43 Output, display, and control functions [1193.37 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Since functions requiring voice communication are more specific than the general output functions covered by this section, the Board sought comment (Question 10) on whether moving the requirements...
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11B-203.9 Employee workstations
and elements within employee workstations shall only be required to comply with Sections 11B-206.2.8 _|Accessible Routes; Employee Work Areas|_, 11B-207.1 _|Accessible Means of Egress; General...
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Hospital and healthcare settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department generally follows the guidance of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on the use of service animals in a hospital setting....
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Other International Law Issues
Civil Aeronautics Board, 477 U.S. 597 (1986), determined that, with minor exceptions not germane to the issue raised by commenters, U.S. carriers do not receive Federal financial assistance...
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Prohibition against surcharges for use of a service animal. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters also noted that service animal users cannot be required to comply with other requirements that are not generally applicable to other persons....
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IV. Eligibility for Goods and Services
They must be based on actual risks and not on mere speculation, stereotypes, or generalizations about individuals with disabilities....
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Threshold Height
A maximum height of ½ inch is generally specified, although an exception permits a maximum height of ¾ inch at existing or altered thresholds that have a beveled edge on each side....
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§ 382.5 Qualified individual with a disability
facilities, or obtaining information about schedules, fares or policies, takes those actions necessary to avail himself or herself of facilities or services offered by an air carrier to the general...
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§382.3 Qualified individual with a disability
terminal facilities, or obtaining information about schedules, fares, reservations, or policies, takes those actions necessary to use facilities or services offered by an air carrier to the general...
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Accessible Lavatory
prohibition on accessible lavatories being placed in toilet compartments (213.3.4) removing references to operable parts dispensers, and receptacles, as such elements are generally...
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1133B.2.5.1
SECTION 1133B GENERAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR ENTRANCES, EXITS AND PATHS OF TRAVEL 1133B.2 Doors. 1133B.2.5.1 Door closer. ...
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EXAMPLES OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
The car dealer would be able to communicate general information about the cars using brochures, exchanging notes by pen and notepad, or taking turns at a computer terminal keyboard....
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5. Comments on Proposed Rule
The comments generally supported the proposed rule, except for the scoping requirements for units with mobility features and units with communication features....
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Open movie captioning (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In order to distinguish between the general auxiliary aid requirement and the “open captioning” that is referenced in § 36.303(g)(2)(ii), the Department is proposing to define the term “...
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"Place of Lodging" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed definition specifies that a place of lodging is a facility that provides guestrooms for sleeping for stays that are primarily short-term in nature (generally two weeks or less...
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8. Q: What about children whose presence is dangerous to others? Do we have to take them, too?
The determination that a child poses a direct threat may not be based on generalizations or stereotypes about the effects of a particular disability; it must be based on an individualized...