II, as printed in the Federal Register (7/26/91) The Department of Justice’s regulation implementing title II, subtitle A, of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability...
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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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Part Three: Resources
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-by-Section Analysis)
., Colorado Cross Disability Coalition v. Too, Inc., 344 F. Supp. 2d 707 (D. Colo. 2004); Access Now, Inc. v. AMH CGH, Inc., 2001 WL 1005593 (S.D. Fla. 2001); Pascuiti v....
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THE UNITED STATES' INVESTIGATION AND FINDINGS
Complainant 1 requested to vote using the Edge machine but the poll worker failed to follow the correct procedures in the training manual and disabled the Edge machine located at Complainant...
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B. The ADA Standards for Accessible Design
They establish the minimum scoping and technical requirements for a facility or part thereof to be “readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.” 2010 Standards, Overview...
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VI. IMPLEMENTATION AND ENFORCEMENT
The SCDC will send the status reports to: Susana Lorenzo-Giguere Disability Rights Section Civil Rights Division U. S....
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Overview of Current Media Technologies
Overview of Current Media Technologies Our nation’s museums, science centers, art galleries, historic sites, and national parks are places where visitors with disabilities should be fully...
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citEcar Street Legal Golf Cart Shuttle with Wheelchair Ramp and 6 Seats
This citEcar six passenger, street-legal golf cart also has a wheelchair ramp and tie downs to secure the disabled passenger. ...
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Negotiations Between the Senate and the White House
These discussions would include the administration, the Senate, the House, and both the business and disability communities....
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IT IS SO ORDERED
LIANG, Trial Attorney Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20530 Telephone: (202) 307-0480 Facsimile: (202) 307-1197/98 Email...
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2. State and Local Laws
This means that if there is a state or local law that would exclude an individual with a disability for a particular job or profession because of a health or safety risk, the employer still...
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226 and 902 Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces
basing the calculation on the number of tables rather than on the number of individuals that may be accommodated by the tables could unnecessarily restrict opportunities for persons with disabilities...
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State and Local Government Facilities: Guidance on the Revisions to 28 CFR Section 35.151
that are constructed or altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed, constructed, or altered to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Medical facilities
A disability advocacy group and a number of other commenters recommended that the Department expand the application of section 232.4 to apply to all such facilities in detention and correctional...
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Section 36.401 New Construction (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
., after January 26, 1993) that are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities....
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Convenience Food Restaurants
Disability groups representing people who are deaf supported a requirement to ensure an equivalent level of access....
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1. Face-to-Face Communications
In these types of situations where someone involved has a disability that affects communication, auxiliary aids and services such as qualified interpreters, computer-aided real-time transcription...
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11B-206.2.6 Performance areas
For example, requiring persons with disabilities to go outside the building and reenter the building to gain access the stage when others have a direct route would not be considered coinciding...
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406 Curb Ramps
from the Board’s Public Rights-of-Way Access Advisory Committee, which was comprised of representatives from the transportation industry, Federal, State and local government agencies, the disability...
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2.4
of wheelchair seating locations in assembly areas (including stadium-style movie theaters), whether by modification of the DOJ's regulation implementing Title III of the Americans with Disabilities...
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11B-103 Equivalent facilitation
other responsible parties, must verify that the designs, products or technologies actually result in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability for people with all disability...
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11B-407.1 General
DSA regulates the usability of elevators and platform (wheelchair) lifts for persons with disabilities. ...
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Interim Segway® Personal Transporter Policy
GSA is committed to making all reasonable efforts to make its facilities accessible to persons with disabilities. ...
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218 and 810 Transportation Facilities
However, because detectable warnings have been shown to significantly benefit individuals with disabilities at transit platform edges, the 2010 Standards provide scoping and technical requirements...
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221.2.2 Integration
achievable for a public accommodation to place wheelchair spaces and companion seats in each such specialty seating area, it shall provide those services or amenities to individuals with disabilities...