The ADA states, ‘‘[i]t is the purpose of this [Act] (1) to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities;...
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Executive Order 12866
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2.1.3. Baseline
The baseline represents the Department’s best assessment of the state of the movie exhibition industry. ...
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References
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board (Access Board) (1991). 36 CFR part 1191: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Accessibility guidelines for buildings and facilities: State...
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6. Do the ADA and Olmstead apply to persons at serious risk of segregation in sheltered workshops?
For example, public entities, including state and local education agencies, may be contributing to a pipeline to segregation if vocational rehabilitation counselors, caseworkers, and other...
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1136A.2 Switch and control heights
ETA Editor's Note Division V Sections 1137A through 1143A from California Building Code Chapter 11A, are not adopted by the Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC...
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1136A.2 Switch and control heights
ETA Editor's Note Division V Sections 1137A through 1143A from California Building Code Chapter 11A are not adopted by the Division of the State Architect - Access Compliance (DSA-AC)...
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Accessible Boat Slips
One accessible boat slip is required for facilities containing 25 or fewer total slips....
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Background
The guidelines are required to principally address the access needs of individuals with disabilities affecting hearing, vision, movement, manipulation, speech, and interpretation of information...
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3. Testimony of Class Members
Morton, 405 U.S. 727, 734-35 (1972) (holding that "the 'injury in fact' test requires more than an injury to a cognizable interest....
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Movie Theater (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In order to make it clear which facilities are subject to the specific captioning and audio-description requirements set forth in § 36.303(g), the Department is proposing in § 36.303(g)(...
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Q9: How can a school district meet its obligation, as described in the Section 504 regulation, to evaluate students to determine the need for special education or related services consistent with the Amendments Act?
explained in Q5, in determining if a student has a disability, the school district should ensure that it follows the expanded Amendments Act interpretation of disability, including the requirement...
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Verification of Service Animals
Carriers may require that passengers traveling with emotional support animals present current documentation (i.e., dated within a year of the date of travel) from a mental-health professional...
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Emergency Evacuation Devices
Evacuation chairs and other devices are not mandatory or required by law, although many building management companies and corporations purchase them voluntarily....
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36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble
February 8, 2012 UNITED STATES ACCESS BOARD A FEDERAL AGENCY COMMITTED TO ACCESSIBLE DESIGN 1331 F Street, N.W....
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F201.4.1 Documentation and Notification When Exceptions Used for Trails or Beach Access Routes
This section requires federal agencies to document the basis for not fully complying with a specific provision in the technical requirements for trails on a portion of a trail based on Exception...
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229 Windows
Each glazed opening required by an administrative authority to be operable shall comply with 309. Exceptions: 1....
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801.1 Scope
The provisions of Chapter 8 shall apply where required by Chapter 2 or where referenced by a requirement in this document. Advisory 801.1 Scope....
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801.1 Scope
The provisions of Chapter 8 shall apply where required by Chapter 2 or where referenced by a requirement in this document. Advisory 801.1 Scope....
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IV. RESOLVING ADA COMPLAINTS THROUGH MEDIATION
Using more than 400 professional ADA-trained mediators throughout the United States, the ADA Mediation Program continues to ensure compliance with the ADA at minimal expense to the government...
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Section 1630.2(j)(1)(iii) Substantial Limitation Should Not Be Primary Object of Attention; Extensive Analysis Not Needed
Section 1630.2(j)(1)(iii) Substantial Limitation Should Not Be Primary Object of Attention; Extensive Analysis Not Needed Section 1630.2(j)(1)(iii) states: “The primary object of attention...
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9.2 Is a Worker Injured on the Job Protected by the ADA?
In most cases, the definition of disability under state workers' compensation laws differs from that under the ADA, because the state laws serve a different purpose....
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Expanding Your Market: Accessibility Benefits Older Adult Customers
Census Bureau, “Interim Projections of the Population by Selected Age Groups for the United States and States: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2030,” 21 April 2005, www.census.gov/population/projections...
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E. Increasing Numbers of Individuals with Hearing and Vision Impairments
An October 21, 2008 Department of Health and Human Services´ Progress Review on Vision and Hearing in the United States noted that Richard Klein, Chief of the NCHS Health Promotion Statistics...
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Sub-Committee Summary of Scope for Recommendations
In 1994-95, 0.21% of elderly (65+) adults used scooters (64,000 people), according to our analysis of the NHIS-D published in 2000 in "Mobility Device Use in the United States."...