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Background
The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or "the Act"), enacted on July 26, 1990, provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the areas...
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Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These commenters argued that if a public accommodation already is in the process of altering its facility, there should be a legal requirement that individuals with disabilities are entitled...
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202.5 Alterations to Qualified Historic Buildings and Facilities
These regulations require public entities that operate historic preservation programs to give priority to methods that provide physical access to individuals with disabilities....
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3.3.3. Captioning Device Scoping Requirements
Single-Auditorium 4 *Source: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in conjunction with NATO and other disability...
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III-4.4600 Seating in assembly areas
In situations when a person who uses a wheelchair transfers to existing seating, the public accommodation may provide assistance in handling the wheelchair of the patron with the disability...
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7.1. Purpose and Objective of the Final Rule, Relative to Movie Theaters Categorized As Small
existing regulation implementing the ADA’s title III auxiliary aids provision reiterates the obligation of covered entities to ensure equally effective communication with individuals with disabilities...
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III-1.7000 Relationship to title II
ILLUSTRATION 3: A private, nonprofit corporation operates a number of group homes under contract with a State agency for the benefit of individuals with mental disabilities....
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Paragraph (e) (Advisory Guidance)
Though these disabilities may vary widely, these persons have difficulty grasping, pinching, or twisting objects and often have difficulty with finer motor coordination....
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Definitions of residential facilities and transient lodging. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The commenter argued that since emergency response personnel must meet certain physical qualifications that have the effect of exempting persons with mobility disabilities, there is no need...
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Section 37.137 Paratransit Plan Development
It is possible that this may happen and such action would have a negative effect on transportation provided to persons with disabilities in general....
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501.1 Scope (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This exception is included because assistive technology frequently needs flexibility in order to perform well for end-users with disabilities....
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Civil Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act
institutions such as prisons, jails, pretrial detention centers, juvenile correctional facilities, publicly operated nursing homes, and institutions for people with psychiatric or developmental disabilities...
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Feature 1 - Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas
Feature 1 - Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas When parking is provided for meeting participants, accessible parking must be provided for participants with disabilities....
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Food and Restaurant Services
Food and Restaurant Services People with disabilities need to access tables, food service lines, and condiment and beverage bars in restaurants, bars, or other establishments where food...
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1017.7.1 Maximum Running Slope and Segment Length
Gradual running slopes on trails are more useable by individuals with disabilities. Where the terrain results in steeper running slopes, resting intervals are required more frequently....
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New Construction and Alterations
New Construction and Alterations The ADA requires that all new facilities built by public accommodations, including small businesses, must be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities...
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Guest Rooms with Communication Features
Department believes the requirements for guest rooms with communications features in the 2010 Standards clarify the requirements necessary to provide equal opportunity for travelers with disabilities...
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Vanity Counter Tops
Industry commenters considered this specification unduly restrictive while persons with disabilities considered it inadequate in ensuring equivalent access....
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8.5 Recovering Drug Addicts
However, a person who casually used drugs illegally in the past, but did not become addicted is not an individual with a disability based on the past drug use....
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11B-707.4 Privacy
[From Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (as amended by the final rule published on September 15, 2010)]....
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d. Problem: Videos and Other Multimedia Lack Accessible Features
These and other types of multimedia can present two distinct problems for people with different disabilities....
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Typical Transfer Techniques: Staff Assistance and Patient Lifts
The kind of assistance needed will depend on the patient’s disability....
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For More Information
For More Information Technical Information Regarding Web Accessibility For technical assistance regarding Section 508 Standards and how to make web pages accessible to people with disabilities...