Under the "program accessibility" requirement in title II, each service, program, or activity, when viewed in its entirety, must be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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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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Section 35.150(b)(2) Safe Harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Sources of Technical Assistance
ADA | Acrobat PDF format Title III regulation, including the ADA Standards for Accessible Design Title III Technical Assistance Manual Tax Incentives Packet on the Americans with Disabilities...
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Comments
Most disability community commenters believed that the operational use of the concept was an unnecessary obstacle to transportation opportunities for people with mobility disabilities and...
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Requirement to block accessible guest room reservations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments received by the Department by and on behalf of both individuals with disabilities and public accommodations that provide reservations services made clear that, in many cases, when...
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Web Accessibility
H&R Block provides online content in the following manner to ensure it is accessible to individuals with disabilities on www.hrblock.com, mobile applications, and the Online Tax Preparation...
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VII. APPENDIX: OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION
Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR), in ten regions of the country to provide publications and technical assistance on the ADA....
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II. DEFINITIONS
“Effective Communication” means communication with persons with disabilities that is as effective as communication with others. ...
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Conference Papers and Journals
International Conference on Aging Disability and Independence (internationalbi-annual conference) 7. Transportation Research Board annual conferences 8. ...
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Internet Postings (Advisory Guidance)
However, many Internet users with disabilities have difficulty obtaining this information if it is not correctly formatted....
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A. Accessible Voting Program
an obligation to provide an accessible voting program under the ADA, including a program that is accessible to persons who use wheelchairs and persons who are blind or have other vision disabilities...
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Section 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Path of travel—safe harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These commenters argued that if a public entity is already in the process of altering its facility, there should be a legal requirement that individuals with disabilities be entitled to...
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Appendix E to Part 37—Reasonable Modification Requests
., providing fixed route bus service that people with disabilities can use to move among stops on the system, providing complementary paratransit service that gets eligible riders from their...
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C. Title II of the ADA
Title II of the ADA prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by state and local government entities, including by requiring facilities designed, constructed, or altered by or...
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Chapter 2 Addendum: Title II Checklist (ADA Coordinator, Notice & Grievance Procedure)
Does the state or local government use the Department of Justice’s model “Notice Under the Americans with Disabilities Act” or a similarly comprehensive notice? ...
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Mobile Web Sites, Mobile Apps, and Other Electronic Communication Technology
They urged the Department to require carriers to ensure that their apps are compatible with the built-in or external assistive technologies that individuals with disabilities use....
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Comments to the NPRM
The comments were polarized, with almost all disability community commenters favoring the proposal and almost all transit industry commenters opposing it....
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A. Accessible Voting Program
Harris County shall not exclude qualified individuals with disabilities from participation in or deny them the benefits of its voting program, or subject them to discrimination, on...
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Section 35.150(b)(2) Safe harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.150(b)(2) Safe harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis) The ‘‘program accessibility'' requirement in regulations implementing title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act requires...
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"Auxiliary Aids and Services" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
See Department of Justice, The Americans with Disabilities Act, Title II Technical Assistance Manual Covering State and Local Government Programs and Services (1993), available at http:/...
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Implementation Alternatives
noted that if only a percentage of kiosks were required to be accessible, the wait time for passengers who need an accessible automated kiosk could be significantly longer than for non-disabled...
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Early Actions in the House
Early Actions in the House Compared with the Senate, where there were powerful and passionate advocates of disability in leadership positions on both sides of the aisle, Republican and...
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Maintenance of Accessible Features
Maintenance of Accessible Features Accessible pool features must be maintained in operable, working condition so that persons with disabilities have access to the pool whenever the pool...
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Chapter 4 9-1-1 and Emergency Communications Services
How can direct emergency communications services be provided to individuals with hearing disabilities who do not have TTYs?...