Title III of the ADA bans discrimination against persons with disabilities by owners or operators of places of public accommodation, 42 U.S.C. §12182(a), and establishes an ongoing requirement...
Search Results "Public Entity"
2010 ADA Definition
Public Entity: From Regulation 36.104: (1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 103(8) of the Rail Passenger Service Act).
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I. BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION
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Audio Description (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In § 36.303(g)(3)(ii) of the NPRM, the Department is proposing that a public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a movie theater shall ensure that its auditoriums have...
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City of Plant City: ADA Coordinator
Ability to interpret and explain ADA regulations and guidelines to executive staff, department heads, supervisors, employees and the general public....
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1015.3 Height
In Group F occupancies where exit access stairways serve fewer than three stories and such stairways are not open to the public, and where the top of the guard also serves as a handrail,...
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1015.3 Height
In Group F occupancies where exit access stairways serve fewer than three stories and such stairways are not open to the public, and where the top of the guard also serves as a handrail,...
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Tonka's Job - A Mobility Assistance Animal Video
It took decades for the general public to accept dogs as service animals for the blind and disabled, now the ADA recognizes miniature horses as well....
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ATA - Alliance for Technology Access
Through public education, information and referral, capacity building in community organizations, and advocacy/policy efforts, the ATA enables millions of people to live, learn, work, define...
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Disabled American Veterans
ensuring that veterans and their families can access the full range of benefits available to them; fighting for the interests of America’s injured heroes on Capitol Hill; and educating the public...
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Research on Disability
Both past and current grant-funded projects are described and share their body of work in the form of publications, events, expert staff, and results....
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June Kailes
June’s consulting and publications focus on building disability actionable competencies in the worlds of healthcare and emergency management to ensure people with disabilities and others...
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Accessible Icon Project
As street art, the work was intended to use the language of graffiti—unsanctioned, informal public expression—to pose questions about disability in the built environment and in democratic...
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Accessible Mats for Beach and Outdoor Events
Every year, millions of people visit public beaches, parks, and other outdoor public entertainment, relaxation, and recreational areas....
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810 Transportation Facilities
The Board has added clarification that detectable warnings be provided "along the full length of the public use area of the platform."...
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Contours of Disability in America
The United States Public Health Service (USPHS), established in 1902, gave new attention to the importance of health care for society....
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Center for Independence of the Disabled in New York (CIDNY) - New York and Kew Gardens, NY
Together, we educate the public. We advocate for our civil rights and a strong safety net of benefits and services....
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Food and Restaurant Services
There must be an accessible route to all dining areas, including raised or sunken dining areas and outdoor dining areas, as well as to food service lines, service counters, and public restrooms...
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Parking
Parking If your business provides parking for the public, but there are no accessible spaces, you will lose potential customers....
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Proposed Section 36.309 Purchase of Furniture and Equipment (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.309 Purchase of Furniture and Equipment Section 36.309 of the proposed rule would have required that newly purchased furniture or equipment made available for use at a place of public...
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Section 36.305 Effective Date (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (c) concerns transportation services provided by public accommodations not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people....
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Accessible Routes (Exterior and Interior)
Once a voter with a disability arrives at the polling site, there must be an accessible route from the accessible parking, passenger drop-off sites, sidewalks and walkways, and public transportation...
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C. Next Generation 9-1-1
On July 26, 2010, the Department published an ANPRM announcing the Department’s intention to consider a rule to revise the ADA title II regulation to address how Public Safety Answering...
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Applicability
building under the jurisdiction, custody or control of GSA will be considered on a case-by-case basis and will require the approval of the appropriate GSA Assistant Regional Administrator, Public...
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Use of Segways® and Similar Devices by Individuals with a Mobility Impairment in GSA-Controlled Federal Facilities
To that end, on December 3, 2007, GSA's Public Buildings Service issued the following interim policy to permit individuals with a mobility impairment to use these devices in Federal buildings...
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F206.2.5 Restaurants and Cafeterias
required to existing raised or sunken dining areas, or to all parts of existing outdoor dining areas where the same services and decor are provided in an accessible space usable by the public...
