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36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)
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Issue 10: Braille (right side up?)
Manufacturers usually impress the Braille into a standard metal sign attached to the APS housing....
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CURRENT SITUATION: THE VAST MAJORITY OF EXAMINATION AND PROCEDURES TABLES ARE 32 INCHES HIGH
As illustrated in Figure 1 above, a standard lower maximum height that is less than 19” would re-classify the existing adjustable height tables available on the market today as inaccessible...
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206.7 Platform Lifts, F206.7 Platform Lifts
Although safety standards require manufactured housing to provide a secondary means of escape, the secondary means of escape usually is not accessible to occupants with mobility disabilities...
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Mobility
Generally speaking, if a person cannot physically negotiate, use, or operate some part or element of a standard building egress system, like stairs or the door locks or latches, then that...
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M301.4 Lift Compatibility
Because of this, or for other cases where an overhead lift would be impossible, a gurney-based transfer was considered acceptable provided the gurney met the new standards, even though a...
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Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to the Forest Service?
See the Guidelines section of this toolbox for more information about laws, guidelines, and standards....
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Introduction
And so this is a real change of pace for this group, but Vijay made it clear from the get go that his goal was to have some enforceable standards....
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Where can I learn more about accessibility?
The United States Access Board Website contains information on national accessibility guidelines, standards, research, publications, and training....
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Protruding Objects
Comment by [Participant]: Well, that standard was specifically written to address people using a cane. Response by Erin Schambureck: A cane, right....
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Floor Naming and Numbering
There are certain conventional standards, but there’s nothing that says, “This is the best-practices way to do it.”...
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Maximum Extent Feasible
feasible, " as used in this section, applies to the occasional case where the nature of an existing facility makes it virtually impossible to comply fully with applicable accessibility standards...
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Number of Accessible Bathrooms
The report referred to standards requiring every aspect or portion of buildings to be totally accessible, and pointed out that this was not the level of accessibility required by the Act...
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Separate Programs
The museum cannot exclude a person who is blind from the standard museum tour....
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Web Accessibility
One is the Section 508 Standards, which federal agencies must follow for new web pages and the other is the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) published by the World Wide Web Consortium...
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408.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This would be a new requirement for the 508 Standards....
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Protruding Objects and Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
Provide and maintain clearance from natural elements around outdoor recreation access routes in accordance with your unit's standards, keeping in mind overhanging hazards to people who are...
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Introduction and Instructions
The National Quality Forum has adopted this standard in their reports to CMS on person- and family-centered care, and in other reports....
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Location and Spacing
Specifiers may be motivated to standardize on a minimum-candela fixture because they are less expensive to purchase and connect, more available, and simplify inventorying....
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Scoping [4.1.2(5)]
Standard spaces must have an access aisle at least 5 feet wide, while those that provide van access must have an access aisle at least 8 feet wide....
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SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS
It should be not Additional research is needed to support signal implementations that do not meet current MUTCD standards....
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Other Road and Shared Use Path Users
"Low rider" bicycles- Bicycles that have been customized for aesthetics to be low to the ground and often longer than standard bicycles....
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Small Business and ADA Readily Achievable Requirements - A Factsheet from the ADA National Network
However, existing buildings are not held to the same standard as buildings being constructed or renovated....
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III-9.1000 General
local agency enforcing a certified code is for practical, but not legal, purposes facilitating compliance with the ADA and helping to eliminate confusion and possible inconsistencies in standards...