Section 206.2.8 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible routes in employee work areas.
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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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Employee Work Areas: ADA Standard Section 206.2.8
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Clear Floor or Ground Space: ADA Standard Section 1008.4.2
This will enhance the ability of children with disabilities to independently use the play component....
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11B-1008.4.2 Clear floor or ground space
This will enhance the ability of children with disabilities to independently use the play component....
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11B-404.1 General
It would not be acceptable for security personnel to operate the doors for people with disabilities while allowing others to have independent access. ◼ ETA Editor's Note CBC...
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11B-232.2 General holding cells and general housing cells
title II of the ADA requires that each service, program, or activity conducted by a public entity, when viewed in its entirety, be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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ACCESSIBLE DWELLING UNITS
Requires the Accessibility Specialist plan or above. (Login or upgrade your account!)
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E102.6 ISO (Section-by-Section Analysis)
PDF/UA-1 provides a technical, interoperable standard for the authoring, remediation, and validation of PDF content to ensure accessibility for people with disabilities who use assistive...
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2. Other considerations when developing websites:
included, ensure that moving, blinking, or auto-updating objects or pages may be paused or stopped; design online forms to include descriptive HTML tags that provide persons with disabilities...
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4.1 Introduction
ADA requirements are designed to assure that people with disabilities are not excluded from jobs that they can perform....
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1011.3 Operable Parts
As products with operable parts that comply with 309.4 become available, entities should provide these products to enable individuals with disabilities to operate them....
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Urinals
Some comments questioned the degree to which men with disabilities use or prefer urinals over water closets....
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B. What does an accessibility survey entail?
The purpose of an accessibility survey is to determine whether or not a facility, or the component parts of a facility, have barriers to access by people with a variety of disabilities....
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Section 1630.9(d)
Section 1630.9(d) The purpose of this provision is to clarify that an employer or other covered entity may not compel an individual with a disability to accept an accommodation, where...
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F209.2.2 Bus Loading Zones
terms "designated public transportation" and "specified public transportation" are defined by the Department of Transportation at 49 CFR 37.3 in regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities...
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7.1 Introduction
This chapter discusses: the ADA's prohibition of discrimination on the basis of a relationship or association with an individual with a disability; nondiscrimination requirements...
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Does the ADA prohibit discrimination in the sale, rental, and other terms of housing?
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), prohibits housing discrimination against persons with disabilities, including persons with HIV or AIDS....
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209.2.2 Bus Loading Zones
Department of Transportation at 49 CFR 37.3 in regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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606.4 Faucets and Water Spray Units
this section to require a water spray unit to be provided at the kitchen sink in emergency transportable housing units required to provide mobility features so individuals with mobility disabilities...
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17. Q: Can we exclude children with HIV or AIDS from our program to protect other children and employees?
This applies to the care of all children, whether or not they are known to have disabilities....
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12101(a)(5)
(5) individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation...
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III. Costs and Benefits
First, modifications to policies, practices, and procedures, if needed by an individual with a disability to enable him or her to participate in a program or activity, are already required...
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223.1.1 Alterations
In this way, people with disabilities can have access to the full-range of services provided by a medical care facility....
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Comments
Almost all comments from the disability community supported codifying the DLCC, for the reasons described in the NPRM....