"I believe that losing my hearing was one of the greatest gifts I've ever received," says Elise Roy. As a disability rights lawyer and design thinker, she knows that being Deaf gives...
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When we design for disability, we all benefit | Elise Roy | TED Talks
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Accessible Designs for Personal Health Records
Accessible Personal Health Records As medical records are being transitioned from paper to electronic, it is hoped that healthcare consumers will discover new and more effective ways...
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Medical Kiosks
Medical Kiosks Healthcare kiosks include, but are not limited to, self check-in kiosks, physician videoconferencing systems, diagnostic kiosks, health/medication information dispensaries...
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Test C (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Thus, a person who is denied services or benefits by a public entity because of myths, fears, and stereotypes associated with disabilities would be covered under this third test whether...
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A. Regulatory Planning and Review (Executive Orders 12866 and 13563)
These executive orders direct agencies to assess the costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize...
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Recognition of psychiatric service animals, but not "emotional support animals.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters explained the benefits emotional support animals provide, including emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, therapeutic benefits, and the promotion of emotional...
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Recognition of psychiatric service animals but not "emotional support animals." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters explained the benefits emotional support animals provide, including emotional support, comfort, therapy, companionship, therapeutic benefits, and the promotion of emotional...
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Public entities may not discriminate or impose eligibility criteria to screen out people with disabilities
compliance with this obligation: Trained and supervised corrections staff to conduct screening interviews of all prisoners upon admission to help identify prisoners with mental...
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14. There has never been a disabled person in my store; therefore I should not have to make my facility accessible.
all individuals who may have a disability, including individuals who are blind or have a vision disability, are deaf or hard of hearing, have intellectual disabilities, and people with mental...
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ILLINOIS STATE POLICE
., as "GINA"; and "medical examinations and inquiries" refers to any inquiry, procedure or test that seeks information on an individual's physical or mental impairments or health....
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Section 1630.5 Limiting, Segregating and Classifying
This part does not, however, affect pre-existing condition clauses included in health insurance policies offered by employers....
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Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy (CDHP)
The Center focuses on improving access to health care for people with disabilities and enhancing health professions education for disabled people. ...
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QUESTION: WHAT KINDS OF ANIMALS ARE REGARDED AS SERVICE ANIMALS?
* Consequently, the Department understands a service animal to be any dog that is individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability,...
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Issue 14: How can improved lighting and zero net energy goals by achieved while improving health care?
In health care that’s a challenge because it’s a 24/7 operation. It’s entirely different than an office building....
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1. a. Complying with the ADA
Section 504 states, “No otherwise qualified individual with a disability . . . shall, solely by reason of her or his disability, be excluded from the participation in, be denied the benefits...
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1. a. Complying with the ADA
For example, hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities that accept Medicaid, Medicare, or any other form of federal funding must comply with the Rehab Act....
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"Service Animal" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
definition of "service animal" in § 36.104 of the current regulation, which is defined as, "any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit...
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Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health
The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Developmental Disabilities and Health (RRTCDD) has the following goals for people with I/DD: increase understanding of health status, health...
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Issue: Local Laws, Ordinances, and Regulations
For example, a municipal ordinance banning animals from city health clinics may need to be modified to allow a blind individual who uses a service animal to bring the animal to a mental...
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Q12: Should school districts conduct FAPE evaluations as described in the Section 504 regulation for students who, prior to the Amendments Act, had health problems but might not have been considered persons with a disability?
A: The answer depends upon whether, because of the health problem, that student has a disability and, because of that disability, needs, or is believed to need, special education or related...
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§ 382.5 Individual with a disability
Individual with a disability means any individual who has a physical or mental impairment that, on a permanent or temporary basis, substantially limits one or more major life activities,...
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§382.3 Individual with a disability
Individual with a disability means any individual who has a physical or mental impairment that, on a permanent or temporary basis, substantially limits one or more major life activities,...
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1.1.4 Appendices
Provisions contained in the appendices of this code shall not apply unless specifically adopted by a state agency or adopted by a local enforcing agency in compliance with Health and Safety...
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Appalachian Trail Conservancy's "Backcountry Sanitation Manual"
This comprehensive manual explains the basic issues of remote area sanitation, including health, aesthetics, and regulations, but it focuses on the construction and maintenance of moldering...
