Several years have passed since the comment period closed in late 2012. In the intervening years, 1:6 ramps have become well-established in the transit community....
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Running Slope of Ramps Deployed to Roadways or Curb-Height Bus Stops
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I. BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION
In addition, the United States alleges that accessible seating should have been provided in each specialty seating area that provides spectators with distinct services or amenities that...
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C. REMEDIAL ACTION
By no later than thirty days after the effective date of this Agreement, BIDMC shall designate an ADA Compliance Officer who shall have the primary authority and responsibility for ensuring...
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Grab bar clearance
Have local authorities accepted one-piece dispensers in toilet compartments that are recessed behind the horizontal grab bars? These units stick out ¼" or so....
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Smooth surface / kickplate
We expect to have a thumbnail viewer in the Voices comments soon that will allow you to preview user uploaded images without downloading the entire file....
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§382.123(a)(1)
You must move items that you or your personnel have placed in the priority stowage area (e.g., crew luggage, an on-board wheelchair) to make room for the passenger's wheelchair, even if...
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Commercial Facilities
For purposes of this definition, “rail” and “railroad” have the meaning given the term “railroad” in Section 202(e) of the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970 [45 U.S.C. 431(e)]....
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206.7.5 Existing Site Constraints
For example, a new building constructed between and connected to two existing buildings may have insufficient space to coordinate floor levels and also to provide ramped entry from the public...
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11B-802.4.2 Identification
Seats with folding or retractable armrests are intended for use by individuals who have difficulty walking....
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Companion Seats
The Department recognizes that some facilities have created problems by locating the wheelchair space and companion seat on different floor elevations (often a difference of one riser height...
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404.2.9 Door and Gate Opening Force
Fire doors shall have a minimum opening force allowable by the appropriate administrative authority....
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Peripheral Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
No substantive comments were received and no changes have been made to this definition....
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Chapter 8: Special Rooms, Spaces, and Elements
In the final rule, requirements from other chapters have been relocated to this chapter....
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Doorways
Corresponding changes have been made to a similar provision in the general scoping section for doors (206.5.3)....
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Van Accessible Signage
While some may have misinterpreted it as removal of the requirement for van accessible spaces, others considered this designation important in encouraging car drivers to use other accessible...
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§382.21(b)(2)
Example 1 to paragraph (b)(2): The common cold is readily transmissible in an aircraft cabin environment but does not have severe health consequences....
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2. Types of Telephone Emergency Services Covered
Secondary PSAPs have the same responsibilities under the ADA as do primary PSAPs. They must be able to receive transferred TTY calls as efficiently and effectively as voice calls. ...
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Voting Area
The accessible voting area must have an accessible entrance and adequate circulation and maneuvering space for voters who use wheelchairs or scooters, or who walk with mobility devices,...
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National Voter Registration Act
One of the basic purposes of the Act is to increase the historically low registration rates of minorities and persons with disabilities that have resulted from discrimination....
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Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Under USERRA, employers must make "reasonable efforts" to help returning employees become qualified for reemployment in the positions they would have attained if they had not left for military...
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1007.6 Areas of refuge
Every required area of refuge shall have direct access to a stairway complying with Sections 1007.3 or an elevator complying with Section 1007.4....
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Examples of making a program accessible are:
It is not necessary to remove physical barriers at the inaccessible campus, if the two campuses offer the same courses, have the same hours, and serve the same geographic area....
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Section 35.151(i) Curb ramps
that the regulation should acknowledge that there are times when there are transitions from sidewalk to road surface that do not technically qualify as “curb ramps’’ (sloped surfaces that have...