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Employees
Employees The City shall not require a medical examination or make inquiries of an employee as to whether such employee is an individual with a disability or as to the nature or...
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201.1 Scope
Executive Director shall have the authority to make adjustments when it is determined that the standards would cause the numbers or locations to be insufficient to adequately meet the needs of people...
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1. Who is the target audience for the ADA notice?
The target audience for public notice includes applicants, beneficiaries, and other people interested in the state or local government’s programs, activities, or services. ...
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QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS
People who use a particular system may not communicate well through an interpreter who uses a different system. (2) 3....
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806.3 Guest Rooms with Communication Features
In guest rooms required to have accessible communication features, consider ensuring compatibility with adaptive equipment used by people with hearing impairments....
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806.3 Guest Rooms with Communication Features
In guest rooms required to have accessible communication features, consider ensuring compatibility with adaptive equipment used by people with hearing impairments....
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What Assistance Will the Person(s) Provide?
Doing so would likely be a last choice when there is an imminent threat to people in the building....
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Release of unsold accessible seats. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Through its investigations, the Department has become familiar with the problem of designated accessible seating being sold to the general public before people who need accessible seating...
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Are self-evaluations and transition plans required to be updated?
As many people know, the self-evaluation was supposed to be conducted and the transition plan developed in the late part of the 20th century (1992-3). That’s a long time ago....
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220.1 General
Accessible ATMs, including those with speech and those that are within reach of people who use wheelchairs, must provide all the functions provided to customers at that location at all times...
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407.7 Color (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The intent of the proposed section is to address the needs of people who are color blind or have low vision....
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Doorways [4.8.4]
Keeping the door swing clear of minimum landing dimensions is a good idea, especially at the bottom of ramps since people using wheelchairs may exit them with some force and speed....
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Forward Reach [4.2.5]
Many people in wheelchairs may not be able to reach far beyond their toes. Forward reaches are measured to the edge of available clear floor space....
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Rise
While intermediate landings offer resting points, they do not reduce the amount of force people using wheelchairs must exert traveling up ramps....
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Access to Performing Areas [4.33.5]
While handrails are not required on ramps adjacent to assembly seating, locating aisles (including those that are stepped) along walls will permit handrails on one side for the benefit of people...
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Wheelchair Spaces
Paired spaces allow flexibility for people attending a performance together....
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Tactile Signage
(Other types of signs that can be placed variously along circulation routes may not be easily found by people with little or no vision.)...
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Mirrors [4.19.6]
Recommendations:Full-length mirrors that extend up to standard height (74 inches minimum recommended) are a good idea because they serve a broader range of people, including those of short...
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Shape and Diameter
The 1½ inch clearance between walls and handrails is an absolute dimension; it provides knuckle clearance while preventing entrapment of the arm for people who lean on rails with their forearm...
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8.1 Objective
8.1 Objective The objective of this study was to establish guidelines for specifying the acceptable output characteristics of assistive listening devices for people with hearing loss....
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223 Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
Medical care facilities included in this section are those in which people receive physical or medical treatment or care and where persons may need assistance in responding to an emergency...
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Stairs
Result: People who use crutches or a cane or who have limited balance may fall at the top or bottom of the stairs because they have no railing to hold onto as they make the transition...
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Section 37.25 University Transportation Systems
Transportation Systems Private university-operated transportation systems are subject to the requirements of this rule for private entities not primarily engaged in the business of transporting people...