Search Results "Usability"

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  § 36.403(a)

  (a) * * *

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines
  29.1 Q. Is it acceptable to design a bathroom with an in-swinging 2'10 door which can be retrofitted to swing out in order to provide the necessary clear floor space in the bathroom?

  A. No. The requirements in the Guidelines must be included at the time of construction. Thus, for a bathroom, there must be sufficient maneuvering space and clear floor space so that...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.403(a) General.

  (a) General.

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
  106.5.5 Alteration

  A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof....

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
  Alteration

  A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) Section 36.403 implements the statutory requirement that any alteration that affects or could affect the usability...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Update - A Primer for State and Local Governments (Title II Primer)
  Alterations

  rearranging structural parts or elements, changing or rearranging plan configuration of walls and full-height or other fixed partitions, or making other changes that affect (or could affect) the usability...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines
  10.2 Q. Does the route leading from inside a private attached garage to the dwelling unit have to be accessible?

  However, the door connecting the garage and dwelling unit would have to meet the requirements for usable doors....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
  Number of Accessible Bathrooms

  A number of comments were received on how many bathrooms in a dwelling unit should be subject to the Act's "usable" bathroom requirement....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
  7(1) Usable kitchens

  (1) Usable kitchens. Usable kitchens would meet section 100.205(c)(3)(iv) if:...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
  In-swinging Bathroom Doors

  Once a minimum door width is provided, a tenant who finds a bathroom not readily usable can have the door rehung as an outswinging door....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.501(b) Injunctive relief

  36.304, §§ 36.308, 36.310(b), 36.401, 36.402, 36.403, and 36.405 of this part, injunctive relief shall include an order to alter facilities to make such facilities readily accessible to and usable...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
  Sec.36.501(b) Injunctive relief

  Sec..36.308, 36.310(b), 36.401, 36.402, 36.403, and 36.405 of this part, injunctive relief shall include an order to alter facilities to make such facilities readily accessible to and usable...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
  Requirement 3. Usable doors.

  Section 100.205(c)(2) provides that covered multifamily dwellings with a building entrance on an accessible route shall be designed in such a manner that all the doors designed to...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines
  Requirement 3 -- Usable Doors

  [See subsections ...]

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
  Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel Section 36.403 implements the statutory requirement that any alteration that affects or could affect the usability of or access to an area of...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
  Showers

  The final Guidelines for usable bathrooms (the first set of specifications) specify size dimensions for shower stalls in only one situation -- when the shower stall is the only bathing facility...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
  Bathroom Design Illustrations

  Accordingly, the first set of specifications for usable bathrooms does not specify a parallel approach to the tub....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  § 36.403 Alterations: Path of travel.

  [See subsections ...]

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
  Sec.36.403 Alterations: Path of travel

  Sec.36.403 Alterations: Path of travel.

• Legal Documents > LEGAL OPINION - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE of GENERAL COUNSEL on 49 CFR 37.43(a)
  Questions presented:

  Is the replacement of a staircase at an existing public transportation facility an “alteration” that affects or could affect the usability of a facility for purposes of the ADA and...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
  Alterations and Additions

  Normal maintenance, such as pothole repair, surface patching, or repainting in place existing striping for a few spaces, is not considered an alteration except where it affects a facility’s usability...

• Legal Documents > LEGAL OPINION - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE of GENERAL COUNSEL on 49 CFR 37.43(a)
  Brief Answers

  is being replaced due to concrete deterioration or to make the staircase easier or safer to use, such a staircase replacement qualifies as an alteration that affects or could affect the usability...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions & Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
  Q2: Milling a Road Surface

  regardless of whether it exceeds the height of the road before milling, falls within the definition of “alteration” because it is a change to the road surface that affects or could affect the usability...