Some State and local laws also define service animal more broadly than the ADA does. Information about such laws can be obtained from the State attorney general’s office....
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How “Service Animal” Is Defined
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Q. What employers are covered by the ADA, and when is the coverage effective?
The employment provisions of title I of the ADA apply to private employers, State and local governments, employment agencies, and labor unions....
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217 Telephones
increasing scoping for volume controls on public telephones (217.3) clarifying the application of TTY scoping requirements to exterior sites (217.4.4) incorporating requirements for transportation...
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REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION RELATED TO THE BENEFITS AND PRIVILEGES OF EMPLOYMENT
., employee assistance programs (EAP's), credit unions, cafeterias, lounges, gymnasiums, auditoriums, transportation), and (3) parties or other social functions (e.g., parties to celebrate...
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QUESTION: MUST RAILROADS SUBMIT PLANS FOR MEETING THE PERFORMANCE STANDARD OF SECTION 37.42 ON A STATION-BY-STATION BASIS?
The General Counsel of the Department of Transportation has reviewed this document and approved it as consistent with the language and intent of 49 CFR Part 37....
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Battery-powered Wheelchairs
[Sec. 382.41(g)] Carriers may require that a passenger with a disability wishing to have a battery-powered wheelchair transported on a flight (including in the cabin) check in for the...
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Regulatory Flexibility Act (5 U.S.C. 601-612)
The wheelchair equipment provision applies only to how transportation providers, regardless of size, use the equipment they have. Again, no retrofit is required....
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III-7.5185 Automated teller machines
That standard, however, is under review by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and is the subject of current rulemaking....
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Power Wheelchairs
They often cannot be folded or disassembled for transport, so a ramp or lift-equipped van is required....
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Bicycle Trailers
Bicycle Trailers Bicycle trailers are often used to carry children and to transport cargo....
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Fares
an agency wants 12 slots for a trip to the mall on Saturday for clients with disabilities, the agency makes the reservation for the trips in its name, the agency will be paying for the transportation...
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1. Width and Depth of Wheelchair Spaces
The Access Board sought input in questions 31, 32, and 33, regarding the required size of wheelchair spaces on raised platforms, the use of scooters on raised platforms, and the associated...
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382.43 Must information and reservation services of carriers be accessible to individuals with hearing impairments?
are also adding a new access requirement in §382.43(a)(4) to ensure that deaf and hard of hearing passengers are informed how to reach carriers by TTY: in any medium in which a carrier states...
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Residential Facilities
Under the 1991 title II regulation, state and local governments had the option of complying with the UFAS or the 1991 Standards....
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‘‘Qualified interpreter.’’
Section 35.160 requires the use of auxiliary aids including qualified interpreters and commenters stated that a lack of guidance on what the term means would create confusion among those...
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Qualified interpreter (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.160 requires the use of auxiliary aids including qualified interpreters and commenters stated that a lack of guidance on what the term means would create confusion among those...
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Electric Bicycles
Many States have addressed electric bicycles through legislation. Often the legislation allows electric assisted bikes on bike lanes and shared use paths....
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1 - Design and drawing
Justice clarified Sections 104.1 and 104.1.1 saying that conventional industry tolerances apply to absolute dimensions (for example, a single number) as well as to dimensions that are stated...
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Existing Site Constraints: ADA Standard Section 206.7.5
Section 206.5.1 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for the use of platform lifts due to existing site constraints.
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Section 36.309 Examinations and Courses (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (a) restates section 309 of the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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Section 36.309 Examinations and Courses (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Paragraph (a) restates section 309 of the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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A. What are the ADA’s Requirements for Emergency Communications Systems?
Points (PSAPs) provide direct and equal access to their services for people with disabilities who use teletypewriters (TTYs).1 1 Department of Justice Nondiscrimination on the Basis of State...
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§382.43(a)(4)
If you do not have a TTY number, you must state how TTY users can reach your information and reservation service (e.g., via a voice relay service)....
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DEFINITION: SERVICE ANIMAL
FIND IT IN THE REGULATIONS: State and Local Governments: §35.104 definition and §35.136 service animals Places of Public Accommodation: §36.104 definition and §36.302 (c) service animals...