If a city or county employs 50 or more people, it is required to have an ADA coordinator....
Search Results "Regarded as Having an Impairment"
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An example of an "undue burden" and how it might be solved is:
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Volume Control on Public Phones
Comments from persons who are hard of hearing sought an increase in the number of phones required to have volume control....
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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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§ 382.53 Medical certificates
(a) Except as provided in this section, a carrier shall not require a person who is otherwise a qualified person with a disability to have a medical certificate as a condition for being...
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9.5 Do the ADA's Pre-Employment Inquiry and Confidentiality Restrictions Prevent an Employer from Filing Second Injury Fund Claims?
Most states have established "second injury" funds designed to remove financial disincentives in hiring employees with a disability....
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Maximum Leave Policies
Although employers are allowed to have leave policies that establish the maximum amount of leave an employer will provide or permit, they may have to grant leave beyond this amount as a...
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D. Paperwork Reduction Act
Additionally, an agency may not impose a penalty on persons for violating information collection requirements when an information collection required to have a current OMB control number...
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Standards that measure needed physical or mental ability to perform a job
In establishing physical or mental standards for such jobs, an employer does not have to show that these standards are "job related," justified by "business necessity" or that they relate...
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Staff Training
Covered entities may have established good policies, but if front line staff are not aware of them or do not know how to implement them, problems can arise....
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Americans with Disabilities Act: Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations
As a result, at stations that offer both self and full service, people with disabilities might have no choice but to purchase the more expensive gas from a full-serve pump....
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Regulatory Flexibility Act
The RFA requires agencies to review rules that may have a "significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities."...
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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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Online Barriers Faced By People with Disabilities
People who have difficulty using a computer mouse can use voice recognition software to control their computers with verbal commands....
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M302.2.4 Transfer Sides (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the MDE NPRM, the transfer side provision for diagnostic equipment used by patients in the seated position required transfer surfaces to have the option to transfer from a mobility device...
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Wheelchair Accessible Gates
They have a series of drawings for gate designs that meet accessibility requirements in the UK....
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C. FINDINGS BY THE UNITED STATES
The investigation and compliance review conducted by the Department found that the Museum initially failed to implement means to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity...
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Scenario 8 – Accessibility
Ayana recently enrolled in a school that does not have an elevator. The school was built in the early 1960s and, due to limited resources, the district has never altered the building....
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5. What will happen after I ask for a reasonable accommodation?
The employer also may ask you to submit a letter from your health care provider documenting that you have a mental health condition, and that you need an accommodation because of it....
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Accessibility Policy for Public Entity
Please describe the nature of the problem you have encountered. Please describe what we could do to provide better access for you. ...
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Seat Width Evaluation
The additional platform width may also have been needed to accommodate larger individuals; however the size of the individual and seat width of the wheelchair were not measured and therefore...
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14. Who in a school district participates in the determinations about the provision of auxiliary aids and services under Title II? Does the ultimate decision maker differ depending upon whether the student is covered by the IDEA, Title II, or both?
A school district may give the ADA Coordinator the responsibility of making decisions about the auxiliary aids and services required under Title II, and may choose to have the ADA Coordinator...
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Museum Investments in Access
Since the 1970s, numerous museums across the country have initiated efforts to improve the accessibility of their buildings and programs for visitors with disabilities....
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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...