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Location of accessible routes to stages. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Appendix C: Resources
National Consortium for Physical Education and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities www.ncperid.org NCPERID promotes research, professional preparation, service delivery, and advocacy...
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T402 Ramps and Bridgeplates
These commenters – including a transit agency, an advocacy organization, and two transportation research centers – urged the Board to update (i.e., increase) the specified design loads for...
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D. Second Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (2011 ANPRM)
Comments came from industry, federal and state governments, foreign and domestic companies specializing in information technology, disability advocacy groups, manufacturers of hardware and...
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Get Involved in the Planning Process
Independent living centers (ILCs) are private, nonprofit corporations that provide advocacy and services to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities and the accessibility...
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Glossary of Acronyms
NAD National Association of the Deaf NADDC National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils NAPAS National Association of Protection and Advocacy...
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B. Public Comments Regarding the Effects of the Rule on Small Movie Theaters
The Department received 436 comments during the 2014 NPRM comment period from movie industry representatives, individuals with disabilities, advocacy groups representing individuals with...
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Hold and release of unsold accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Conversely, numerous individuals, advocacy groups, and at least one public entity urged the Department to tighten the conditions under which unsold tickets for accessible seating may be...
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7.2. Public Comments Regarding the Effects of the Rule on Small Movie Theaters
As noted in Section 1.3, the Department received 436 comments during the 2014 NPRM comment period from movie industry representatives, individuals with disabilities, advocacy groups representing...
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Hold-and-release of unsold accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Conversely, numerous individuals, advocacy groups, and at least one public entity urged the Department to tighten the conditions under which unsold tickets for accessible seating may be...
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Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters from advocacy organizations noted that persons who develop significant hearing loss often discontinue their normal routines and activities, including meetings, entertainment,...
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Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments from advocacy organizations noted that persons who develop significant hearing loss often discontinue their normal routines and activities, including meetings, entertainment, and...
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Safe harbor for qualified small businesses regarding what is readily achievable. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Advocacy groups both for individuals with disabilities and private businesses requested specific guidance on what measures were required for barrier removal. ...
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Comfort animals vs. psychiatric service animals.
While some advocacy groups have urged the Department to modify its position, the Department does not believe that such a modification would serve the array of individuals with disabilities...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters from some State agencies, many advocacy organizations, and individuals strongly urged the Department to mandate such action because of the high proportion of TTY calls and relay...
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Condition, Manner, or Duration
Several disability rights advocacy groups and individuals supported the NPRM approach, with some referencing the value of pointing to the rules of construction and their relevance to condition...
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Individual Captioning Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A commenter from a disability advocacy organization encouraged the Department to specify the number of individual captioning devices that must be made available at each movie theater, pointing...
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Covered Content on Primary Web Sites
Disability advocacy organizations and individuals who self-identified as having a disability unanimously supported the Department's proposal to require that all public-facing content on...
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I. BACKGROUND
The Disability Rights Council of Greater Washington (the “DRC”) was a nonprofit advocacy group with a direct interest in protecting the rights of individuals with disabilities, including...
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National Association of the Deaf, Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, and Lee Nettles, Plaintiffs v. NETFLIX, INC., Defendant - Statement of Interest
., and its implementing regulation.1 Plaintiffs, an individual who is deaf and two advocacy organizations serving the interests of persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, allege that Netflix...
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ATMs. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Specifically, "talking ATMs"--or ATMs with speech output that are independently usable by individuals who are blind or have low vision--are an important issue for one advocacy group, as...
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General comments regarding safe harbor. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Several disability groups and state advocacy centers felt that there was no need for a safe harbor because the statute already controls costs by limiting required actions to what is "readily...
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Accessible golf cars. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These comments came from individuals, disability advocacy and recreation groups, a manufacturer of accessible golf cars, and representatives of local government....
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Accessible golf cars (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These comments came from individuals, disability advocacy and recreation groups, a manufacturer of accessible golf cars, and representatives of local government....