The Education and Labor Committee report makes clear that the analysis of the term "individual with handicaps'' by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare in its regulations implementing...
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Disability (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
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Subpart D -- New Construction and Alterations (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Subpart D -- New Construction and Alterations (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) Subpart D implements section 303 of the Act, which requires that newly constructed...
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E103.4 Defined Terms (Section-by-Section Analysis)
E103.4 Defined Terms (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section includes definitions for terms used in, or integral to, the proposed 508 Standards....
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‘‘direct threat’’
A ‘‘direct threat’’ is a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices, or procedures, or by the provision of auxiliary...
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M305.2 Transfer Supports
and their connections shall be capable of resisting vertical and horizontal forces of 250 pounds (1,112 N) applied at the worst case accessible location without creating an unacceptable risk...
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V. Section-by-Section Analysis
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IV. Section-by-Section Analysis
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ATMs. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Several commenters expressed concern about the application of a safe harbor to ATMs. Specifically, "talking ATMs"--or ATMs with speech output that are independently usable by...
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Other (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is proposing to reorganize § 36.303(d) and make several substantive changes that reflect changing terminology and technology. The heading "Telecommunications...
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Companions. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department's proposed language for § 36.303(c) imposes no new obligations on places of public accommodation. The first sentence of § 36.303(c)(1) adds the phrase "and their...
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Facility (Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Facility." "Facility" means all or any portion of buildings, structures, sites, complexes, equipment, rolling stock or other conveyances, roads, walks, passageways, parking lots, or...
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§35.131(a) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (a) provides that this part does not prohibit discrimination based on an individual's current illegal use of drugs. The Act and the regulation distinguish between...
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Drug (Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Drug." The definition of the term "drug" is taken from section 510(d)(2) of the ADA.
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State (Section-by-Section Analysis)
"State." The definition of "State" is identical to the statutory definition in section 3(3) of the ADA.
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§35.130(a) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (a) restates the nondiscrimination mandate of section 202 of the ADA. The remaining paragraphs in §35.130 establish the general principles for analyzing whether any...
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ATMs. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
ATMs. The 2010 Standards set out detailed requirements for ATMs, including communication-related requirements to make ATMs usable by individuals who are blind or have low vision. In...
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Act (Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Act." The word "Act" is used in this part to refer to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub. L. 101-336, which is also referred to as the "ADA."
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A. Introduction (Section-by-Section Analysis)
As noted above, the Board is proposing to revise and update both the 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines. The existing standards and guidelines are set forth in two separate regulatory...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Telecommunications. In addition to the changes discussed in § 36.303(b) regarding telecommunications, telephones, and text telephones, the Department has adopted provisions in §...
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VI. Section-by-Section Analysis
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Alterations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Alterations. Although the 2010 Standards contain specifications for alterations in existing detention and correctional facilities, section 232.2 defers to the Attorney General the...
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Communication. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Communication. Several large disability advocacy organizations commented on the 2004 ADAAG section 232.2.2 requirement that at least 2 percent of the general holding cells and...
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Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department proposed one change to Sec. 36.403 on alterations and path of travel by adding a path...