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Disability Advocacy: Reaching for an Accessible Future | Jessica Benham | TEDxUniversityofPittsburgh
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Section 36.406(f)(3)
., placing temporary seating on the floor of a basketball court for a concert)....
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Service Animal Issues
Many foreign carriers and their organizations stated that foreign carriers often had policies more restrictive than those of the ACAA (e.g., only dogs, or only dogs certified by recognized...
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Steven R Jones
Assist individuals and entities in the State of Georgia understand their rights, responsibilities and obligations for accessibility in the built environment under State and Federal Laws...
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Regulatory Process Matters
Based on Bureau of Census statistics from 1994, 20.6 percent or 54 million persons in the United States have some level of disability....
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Readily Achievable (Section-by-Section Analysis)
They pointed out the unique financial configurations of telecommunications companies as being divided into separate design units, each with its own budgetary resources and fiscal responsibilities...
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Background
Background There are an estimated 56.7 million people with disabilities in the United States (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010)....
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Section 1630.2(p) Undue Hardship
., a State vocational rehabilitation agency, or if Federal, State or local tax deductions or tax credits are available to offset the cost of the accommodation....
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Time periods
The legislative history of title II of the ADA makes it clear that, under title II, ‘‘local and state governments are required to provide curb cuts on public streets.’’...
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Notice Requirement (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Other commenters stated that they believed the form of notice should be left to the discretion of movie theaters. ...
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Kiosk at Non-Airport Locations
NFB, ACB, and AFB specifically urged the Department to cover non-airport kiosks in the final rule and to state in the preamble that ADA provisions prevail when there is an overlap with the...
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Section 35.136 Service Animals (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department's title II regulation now states that, "[a] public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications are necessary to...
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General description of monetized benefits for water closet clearance in single-user toilet rooms—out-swinging doors (Req. #28)
However, due to the widespread adoption at the State and local level of model code provisions that mirror Req. #28, it is further understood that about half of all existing facilities assumed...
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Acceleration
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities....
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Sweep Width
American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. Guide for the Development of Bicycle Facilities....
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General description of monetized benefits for water closet clearance in single-user toilet rooms—out-swinging doors (Req. # 28)
However, due to the widespread adoption at the State and local level of model code provisions that mirror Req. # 28, it is further understood that about half of all existing facilities assumed...
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Commercial Facilities in Private Residences (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The preamble stated that the approach for commercial facilities would be the same as that for places of public accommodation, i.e., those portions used exclusively as a commercial facility...
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382.19 May carriers refuse to provide transportation on the basis of disability?
The rationale for this requirement was stated in the preamble to the 1990 ACAA rule, and it remains valid (see 55 FR 8027; March 6, 1990)....
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Section 1630.2(j)(1)(ii) Significant or Severe Restriction Not Required; Nonetheless, Not Every Impairment Is Substantially Limiting
Section 1630.2(j)(1)(ii) Significant or Severe Restriction Not Required; Nonetheless, Not Every Impairment Is Substantially Limiting Section 1630.2(j)(1)(ii) states: “An impairment...
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E. Community Evacuation and Transportation
State and local governments need to establish procedures to ensure that people with disabilities can evacuate the area of an emergency in a variety of conditions, with assistance when it...
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Statutory Background
To ensure that buildings and facilities are accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, the ADA establishes accessibility requirements for State and local government facilities...
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PART 1: OVERVIEW AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
Public hospitals and clinics and medical offices operated by state and local governments are covered by Title II of the ADA as programs of the public entities....
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11B-404.2.7 Door and gate hardware
In addition to the requirements of this section, designers should be aware of the Part 12, Section 12-10-202(f) requirement for lever hardware as adopted by the State Fire Marshal. ...
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"Qualified interpreter.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters stated that a lack of guidance on what the term means would create confusion among those trying to secure interpreting services and often result in less than effective communication...