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Battery-powered Wheelchairs
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SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 POLICY INTERPRETATION NO. 4
For example, a university has properly maintained that the structural changes and devices necessary to adapt its oceanographic vessel for use by mobility impaired persons are prohibitively...
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4. Proposed Updates to Other Web-Specific Provisions in Existing 508 Standards
These six provisions for which the Board proposes deletion or replacement are as follows: We propose to replace § 1194.21(g) of the existing 508 Standards, which prohibits applications...
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2. Whether this person can perform this job without posing a "direct threat" to the health or safety of the person or others
Conclusions of general medical studies about work restrictions for people with certain disabilities will not be sufficient evidence, because they do not relate to a particular individual...
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B. TTYs & Telephone Relay Services
Computers generally operate in American Standard Code for Information Interexchange (ASCII), an electronic "language."...
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Section 36.102 Application (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.102(b)(2) emphasizes that the general and specific public accommodations requirements of subparts B and C obligate a public accommodation only with respect to the operations of...
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A. Existing 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines (1998-2000)
Generally speaking, the existing 508 Standards take a product-based regulatory approach in that technical requirements for electronic and information technology are grouped by product type...
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Shower Compartments
The 1991 Standards require alternate roll-in showers in a portion of accessible transient lodging guest rooms, but provision of this shower type in other facilities is generally permitted...
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Applicable standards. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 306 of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12186, directs the Attorney General to issue regulations to implement title III that are consistent with the guidelines published by the Access Board....
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Effective Communication Provisions
In a doctor’s office, an interpreter generally will be needed for taking the medical history of a patient who uses sign language or for discussing a serious diagnosis and its treatment options...
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Introduction
This free service provides answers to general and technical questions about ADA requirements and free ADA documents, such as Commonly Asked Questions about Title II of the Americans with...
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Applicable standards
Section 306 of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12186, directs the Attorney General to issue regulations to implement title III that are consistent with the guidelines published by the Access Board....
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1133B.2.3.2
SECTION 1133B GENERAL ACCESSIBILITY FOR ENTRANCES, EXITS AND PATHS OF TRAVEL 1133B.2 Doors. 1133B.2.3.2 Automatic and power-assisted doors. ...
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Lines of Sight
Generally, where the sight line is between the heads in the row immediately in front, it is also over the head of the second row....
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§35.107 Designation of Responsible Employee and Adoption of Grievance Procedures
Delay in filing the complaint at the Federal level caused by pursuit of the remedies available under the grievance procedure would generally be considered good cause for extending the time...
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4.4 Mammography Equipment
Generally men undergo mammography to evaluate breast enlargement, tenderness, or a palpable lump....
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A new § 36.308(c)(1) has been added to provide that when an assembly area has designated seating sections that provide spectators with distinct services or amenities that are not generally...
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9. What Kind of Documentation Would Be Helpful?
If your client asks you not to disclose the specific diagnosis, it may be sufficient to state the general type of disorder (e.g., "an anxiety disorder"), or to describe how the condition...
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Historic Preservation
Title II Regulations 28 § 35.150 Existing facilities: (a) General....
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Identify Departments and Programs
The self-evaluation should cover general nondiscrimination provisions, communications, program and facility accessibility and web accessibility....
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49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble
Ashby, Deputy Assistant General Counsel for Regulation and Enforcement, Department of Transportation, 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE., Room 94-102, Washington, DC 20590. (202) 366-9306 (voice...
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§35.107 Designation of responsible employee and adoption of grievance procedures (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Delay in filing the complaint at the Federal level caused by pursuit of the remedies available under the grievance procedure would generally be considered good cause for extending the time...
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About the Authors
Development Center (MTDC) as a project leader in 2001 She began her career with the Forest Service at the Nez Perce National Forest, working in facilities, landscape architecture, land line, and general...
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3.3.1 Unoccupied Device Width
The U.S. standards, generally accepted by the other countries, were derived from manufacturers’ data in the 1970’s and did not include many of WhMD technologies that are in use today....