“Audio Description” In the NPRM, the Department used the term “audio description” to refer to the spoken description of information describing the visual elements of a movie to an individual...
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Section 36.303(g)(1) Audio Description
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M101.1 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The MDE NPRM proposed that the purpose of the MDE Standards was to establish technical criteria for diagnostic equipment that is accessible to and usable by patients with disabilities and...
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"Qualified Reader" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Based upon the Department's investigation of complaints alleging that some entities have provided ineffective readers, the Department proposed in the NPRM to define ‘‘qualified reader''...
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Sections 35.130(b)(7)(i)—General Prohibitions Against Discrimination and 36.302(g)—Modifications in Policies, Practices, or Procedures
In the NPRM, the Department proposed §§ 35.130(b)(7)(i) and 36.302(g) to reflect this concept, explaining that a public entity or covered entity ‘‘is not required to provide a reasonable...
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Ticket prices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed § 35.138(e) requiring that ticket prices for accessible seating be set no higher than the prices for other seats in that seating section for that event...
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"Auxiliary Aids and Services" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
‘‘Auxiliary Aids and Services’’ (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department proposed revisions to the definition of auxiliary aids and services under § 35.104 to include...
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Controls for Ranges and Cooktops
In the proposed guidelines, the Option One guidelines for usable kitchens specified that controls should be located so as to be usable without reaching across burners....
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Sections 35.108(a)(1) and 36.105(a)(1) Definition of ‘‘disability’’—General
In the NPRM, the Department proposed revising the ‘‘regarded as’’ prong in §§ 35.108(a)(1)(iii) and 36.105(a)(1)(iii) to reference the regulatory provisions that implement 42 U.S.C. 12102...
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Rules of Construction for Major Life Activities
Rules of Construction for Major Life Activities In the NPRM, proposed §§ 35.108(c)(2) and 36.105(c)(2) set out two specific principles applicable to major life activities: ‘‘[i]n determining...
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Section 35.171 Acceptance of complaints. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department proposed changing the current language in § 35.171(a)(2)(i) regarding misdirected complaints to make it clear that if an agency...
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III. Statutory Background
This proposed rule uses the term “508 Standards” to refer to the standards called for by the Rehabilitation Act....
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3.3.3. Captioning Device Scoping Requirements
In response to the 2014 NPRM, NATO and four advocacy groups representing persons who are deaf and hard of hearing21 submitted a joint comment (Joint Comment), which included a variety...
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Section 35.151(e) Social service center establishments
Section 35.151(e) Social service center establishments In the NPRM, the Department proposed a new Sec. 35.151(e) requiring group homes, halfway houses, shelters, or similar social service...
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Section 35.151(e) Social service center establishments (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.151(e) Social service center establishments (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department proposed a new § 35.151(e) requiring group homes, halfway houses, shelters...
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Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters, however, disagreed about the meaning of the word ‘‘reasonable'' as it is used in § 36.311(b) of the NPRM....
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Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters, however, disagreed about the meaning of the word ‘‘reasonable'' as it is used in § 35.137(b) of the NPRM....
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Video remote interpreting (VRI). (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed adding video remote services (hereafter referred to as ‘‘video remote interpreting'' or ‘‘VRI'') and the exchange of written notes among the examples...
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410.6 Real-Time Text Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
See discussion above in Section IV.E.4 (Rulemaking History – 2010 and 2011 ANPRMs: Significant Issues – Coverage of Real-Time Text), and Section V.D (Major Issues – Real-Time Text)....
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M303.2.1 Orientation (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The MDE NPRM proposed to require wheelchair spaces to be designed so that a patient in a wheelchair using diagnostic equipment would be oriented in the same direction that other non-wheelchair...
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Comments
Disability community commenters unanimously supported the Department's proposal....
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Condition, Manner, or Duration
Condition, Manner, or Duration In the NPRM, proposed §§ 35.108(d)(3)(i) and 36.105(d)(3)(i) noted that the application of the terms ‘‘condition’’ ‘‘manner,’’ or ‘‘duration’’ should at...
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5.4.3 Transfer Support Height for M301 and M302
NPRM Proposed Provision: Height not addressed....
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5.6.1 Stirrups Provision for M301
5.6.1 Stirrups Provision for M301 NPRM Description: For patients with limited leg strength and control, thigh, knee and calf supports are necessary to maintain an appropriate position...
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T504 Fare Collection Devices
These technical requirements mirror those proposed in the 2010 NPRM....