In fact, it refers to any chronic visual impairments that cause functional limitations or disability (slide 3)....
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4. Identification and Maintenance
Two disability organizations supported the requirement for affixing an international accessibility symbol....
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ADA Requirements
Under the ADA, hotels, motels, inns and other places of lodging designed or constructed after January 26, 1993, must be usable by persons with disabilities....
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C. 255 Guidelines: Application and Scoping (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Advisory Committee was unable to reach consensus on recommendations for requirements to make ICT accessible for individuals with cognitive disabilities, citing a lack of common standards...
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B. JURISDICTION
Modify policies, practices, and procedures when necessary in order to afford access to services and facilities to individuals with disabilities, 42 U.S.C. §§ 12182(a) & 12182 (b)(2)(...
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Signatures and Contact Information Page
BREEN, Special Legal Counsel Disability Rights Section By: ________________________________ JEANINE M....
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A. Background
On October 10, 1995, The United States filed a complaint to enforce title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), 42 U.S.C. §§ 12181 through 12189, against Ellerbe Becket...
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The ADA and Department of Justice Regulations
The ADA broadly protects the rights of individuals with disabilities in employment, access to state and local government services, places of public accommodation, transportation, and other...
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Purpose of the Manual
Knowing your legal responsibilities will help ensure consistent compliance with the law and protect the civil rights of air travelers with disabilities when providing services, facilities...
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C. Boarding and Deplaning Assistance
If a passenger with a disability requests assistance getting on or off an airplane or you offer assistance and the passenger consents to the type of boarding or deplaning assistance you...
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i. EIT for effective communication in accessible rooms
the opportunity to make outgoing telephone calls on more than an incidental convenience basis to make TTYs available for the use of customers, patients, or clients who have communication disabilities...
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BACKGROUND
The United States alleges that the claimants listed in paragraph 24 below, are individuals with disabilities within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12111(8)....
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Existing Facilities
Existing Facilities Many business facilities were built without features that accommodate people with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs....
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General Regulatory Approach
Many of these commenters said they preferred a more general approach, in which an overall objective of nondiscrimination and service to persons with disabilities was stated, with the details...
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Scales
Too often, individuals who use wheelchairs are not weighed at the doctor’s office or hospital, even though patients without disabilities are routinely weighed, because the provider does...
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Staff Training
Covered entities should teach staff about the ADA's requirements for communicating effectively with people who have communication disabilities....
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Section 4.1.1, Application (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 4.1.1(3) preserves the basic principle of the proposed rule: Areas that may be used by employees with disabilities shall be designed and constructed so that an individual with a...
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3. ADA Coordinators
Every City department with over fifty employees has a designated ADA Coordinator responsible for investigating disability access complaints and serving as a resource for the department on...
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Diversion and Coordination with Mental Health Providers
and Coordination with Mental Health Providers: A settlement agreement in Portland led to the creation of a crisis center available to first responders seeking to divert individuals with disabilities...
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1. Typical Issues
Typical Issues During an evacuation, some individuals with a mobility disability may arrive at the shelter in a car or van....
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Websites
to a health program or activity that uses a website: “a Health Insurance MarketplaceSM creating a Website for application for health insurance coverage must ensure that individuals with disabilities...
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Other requirements. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The NPRM also proposed that the regulation include the following requirements: that the work or tasks performed by the service animal must be directly related to the handler's disability...
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NPRM
The NPRM proposed that, at new or altered platforms in intercity and commuter rail stations, rail operators would have to ensure that passengers with disabilities would be able to board...
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233.3.2 Residential Dwelling Units for Sale
Residential dwelling units offered for sale shall provide accessible features to the extent required by regulations issued by Federal agencies under the Americans with Disabilities Act or...