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VI. Communications
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B. Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing: When Auxiliary Aids and Services Must be Provided
When these communications involve a person with a disability, an auxiliary aid or service may be required for communication to be effective....
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§382.35(b)
(b) You must not require passengers with a disability to sign waivers of liability for damage to or loss of wheelchairs or other assistive devices, or for the loss of, death of, or injury...
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§382.123(a)(3)
(3) You must ensure that a passenger with a disability who does not take advantage of the opportunity to preboard is able to use the area to stow his or her wheelchair or other assistive...
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At least one percent of all fixed seats in all seating areas must be aisle seats with no armrest, or with a removable or folding armrest
These seats accommodate people who have a mobility disability but who wish to use a seat that is not a wheelchair seating location....
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12182(b)(2)(A)(ii)
modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, when such modifications are necessary to afford such goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations to individuals with disabilities...
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§ 36.302(f)(7)(i)
(i) A public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that an individual with a disability may use a ticket acquired in the secondary ticket market under...
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Question 12
What types of equipment and furniture are already accessible to individuals with disabilities?...
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Architectural Barriers Act
__________________________________ 1968 The Architectural Barriers Act mandates the removal of what is perceived to be the most significant obstacle to employment for people with disabilities—the...
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Service Animals Must Be Under Control
Animals Must Be Under Control Under the ADA, service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the service animal’s work or the individual’s disability...
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Q. Can an employer refuse to hire an applicant or fire a current employee who is illegally using drugs?
Individuals who currently engage in the illegal use of drugs are specifically excluded from the definition of a "qualified individual with a disability" protected by the ADA when an action...
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5. Q: I have always had a clearly posted "no pets" policy at my establishment. Do I still have to allow service animals in?
The ADA requires you to modify your "no pets" policy to allow the use of a service animal by a person with a disability....
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§ 35.138(g)(1)
(1) A public entity shall modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that an individual with a disability may use a ticket acquired in the secondary ticket market under the...
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§ 37.93(b)
authority shall ensure that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than July 26, 1995, that each train has one car that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.73(d)
(d) Each public entity purchasing or leasing used vehicles that are not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities shall retain documentation of the specific good...
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§ 37.83(c)
(c) For purposes of this section, it shall be considered feasible to remanufacture a rapid or light rail vehicle so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.197(b)
accessible OTRB, OTRBs acquired through the actions listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.197(c)
(c) For purposes of this section, it shall be considered feasible to remanufacture an OTRB so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals...
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Lift
Devices used by individuals with disabilities that do not fit this envelope (e.g., may "gurneys'') do not have to be carried....
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§ 37.7(b)(4)
private entity or manufacturer shall consult, in person, in writing, or by other appropriate means, with representatives of national and local organizations representing people with those disabilities...
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EQUIVALENT FACILITATION
Note: In determining equivalent facilitation, consideration shall be given to means that provide for the maximum independence of persons with disabilities while presenting the least risk...
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§ 37.79 Purchase or lease of new rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems
after August 25, 1990, to purchase or lease a new rapid or light rail vehicle for use on the system shall ensure that the vehicle is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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References
Americans with disabilities. Household Economic Studies, 70-107. 2006. Brault MW. Americans with disabilities. Household Economic Studies, 70-131. 2012....
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Companions
The ADA refers to such people as “companions” and requires public entities to provide effective communication for companions who have disabilities Effective communication with companions...