Thirty percent of people with low vision have clinically significant depression and they become isolated and don’t go out....
Search Results "CRPD: Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities"
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Cognition and Emotional States
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N. Health Units/Medical Care Areas
accessible entrance, an accessible route to the different types of services offered within the medical care unit, turning and maneuvering spaces, and cots or beds that are at a height to which people...
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3. Measuring Door Openings
This measures the clear width of the door opening through which people pass, which is less than the width of the door itself....
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E2-c
Are any interior stairs along these routes configured with a cane-detectable warning or a barrier that prevents travel into the area with less than an 80-inch high head clearance so that people...
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§ 36.105(d)(3)(i)
the rules of construction, in determining whether an individual is substantially limited in a major life activity, it may be useful in appropriate cases to consider, as compared to most people...
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Audible Alarms [4.28.2]
Audible Alarms [4.28.2] Sound levels are specified in this section to benefit people who have a hearing impairment....
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Accessible Seating
Aisle seats with folding or removable armrests (or no armrests) are required for people who walk with difficulty or who prefer to transfer from wheelchairs....
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Products
Products: There are numerous products that can be used to accommodate people with limitations....
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Knee Clearance: Clearance as Measured from Distal Knee Point - Manual Wheelchair
Shaded areas depict the envelope of space required by the specified percentage of people if positioned with the distal knee point touching an obstruction....
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§100.201 Dwelling unit
of dwellings in which sleeping accommodations are provided but toileting or cooking facilities are shared by occupants of more than one room or portion of the dwelling, rooms in which people...
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Knee Clearance: Clearance as Measured from Anterior-Most Abdomen Point - Manual Wheelchair
Shaded areas depict the envelope of space required by the specified percentage of people if positioned with the abdomen touching an obstruction....
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Set-up and Placement of Talk-to-Text Services
If they are displaying text on a large screen or several monitors for multiple people, they will likely be positioned toward the front of the room near the screen where the text will be...
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§ 35.108(d)(3)(i)
the rules of construction, in determining whether an individual is substantially limited in a major life activity, it may be useful in appropriate cases to consider, as compared to most people...
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Error/Omission: Doors into and within guest rooms that are not accessible guest rooms do not provide at least 32" clear opening width.
Result: People who use a wheelchair, scooter, or walker are unable to enter standard guest rooms and are excluded from accommodations when accessible guestrooms are occupied....
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11B-706.3 Receiver hearing-aid compatibility
which may require removal of hearing aids, earphones, and headsets that must be worn over the ear, which can create disruptive interference in the transmission and can be uncomfortable for people...
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Examination Necessary for Reasonable Accommodation
Examination Necessary for Reasonable Accommodation A medical examination may be required if an employee requests an accommodation on the basis of disability....
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Section 1630.2(h) Physical or Mental Impairment
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights (DOE OCR) will not change.” 2008 Senate Statement of...
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24. Educational setting
As pointed out in several comments, the parents' right under §104.36 to challenge the placement of their child extends not only to placement in special classes or separate schools but also...
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§35.170 Complaints (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.170 provides that any individual who believes that he or she or a specific class of individuals has been subjected to discrimination on the basis of disability...
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6. EDUCATE YOUR COMMUNITY
Continuity of operations planning for business and organizations Preparedness planning for service providers/organizations that serve a specific population Planning for people...
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The ADA and Its Integration Mandate
In 1990, Congress enacted the ADA “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” 4 In passing the ADA...
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INTRODUCTION
For example, with the aging of the American population, the number of people using mobility assistive devices (such as manual wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, and powered scooters) is increasing...
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Choice of Option One for Defining ‘‘Designed and Constructed for First Occupancy’’ (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Most business groups and some disability rights groups favored Option One, and some business groups and most disability rights groups favored Option Two....
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1. Width and Depth of Wheelchair Spaces
One commenter (a disability rights organization) asserted that if diagnostic equipment is accessible for wheelchairs it should also be accessible to scooters and recommended enlarging the...