CERTIFYING STATE ACCESSIBILITY CODES In order to truly realize the ADA's primary objective of enabling people with disabilities to participate fully in the business, civic, and social...
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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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VI. CERTIFYING STATE ACCESSIBILITY CODES
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2.0 Methodology
., the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) and its eventual replacement, the Americans with Disabilities Act – Architectural Barriers Act Guidelines (ADA-ABA...
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Scope: ADA Standard Section 201.1
Section 201 discusses the scope of the ADA Standards.
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June Kailes
June’s consulting and publications focus on building disability actionable competencies in the worlds of healthcare and emergency management to ensure people with disabilities and others...
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g. Discussion of Significant Regulatory Alternatives That Minimize Impact on Small Entities
Only such an across-the-board requirement fulfills the effective communication objective by permitting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing or blind or have low vision disabilities...
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5. Medical Diagnostic Equipment
Department of Justice may adopt them as mandatory requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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4. Enforcement and Remedies
An individual or a specific class of individuals or their representative alleging discrimination on the basis of disability by a state or local government may either file – (1) an administrative...
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5. Medical Diagnostic Equipment
Department of Justice may adopt them as mandatory requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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D. Notification – Alerting the Public to an Emergency
But many traditional emergency notification methods are not accessible to people with disabilities....
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Issue: 9-1-1 Systems
When direct emergency services are not available, emergency calls for individuals with disabilities are not responded to appropriately, or in a timely manner, and in some instances, not...
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11B-226.1 General
and work benches, fume hoods, reception counters, teller windows, study carrels, commercial kitchen counters, and conference tables to accommodate the individual needs of employees with disabilities...
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Shower Spray Unit
Comments from persons with disabilities strongly supported the requirement for the on/off control....
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Technical Memorandum TM 2012-05 Safe Harbor
Department of Justice in the Guidance and Analysis for 28 CFR Parts 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (as amended by the...
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5. Medical Diagnostic Equipment
Department of Justice may adopt them as mandatory requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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Accessible Amusement Rides
The promise of the ADA...has enabled people with disabilities to enjoy much greater access to a wide range of affordable travel, recreational opportunities and life-enriching services."...
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The International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA)
Uniform iconography promotes legibility, especially for people with low vision or cognitive disabilities....
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Executive Summary
The United States Access Board and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research sponsored a multi-year research study on independent transfers to collect more information...
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Technical Memorandum TM 2012-02 Emergency Response Buildings and Facilities
Department of Justice in the Guidance and Analysis for 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services; Final Rules; September...
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201.1 Scope
This code establishes standards for accessibility to places of public accommodation and commercial facilities by individuals with disabilities....
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More on Notice
Two were renovated using the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and are accessible to children and adults with disabilities, two are not accessible....
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G) Parks and Recreation Programs
programs, services, and activities are among those that the town should review as part of the self-evaluation to determine if any physical or policy barriers exist that may keep people with disabilities...
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New Construction
New Construction The ADA requires that all new facilities built by public entities must be accessible to and usable by people with disabilities....
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Comments
Disability community commenters, on the other hand, supported treating as denials foregone opportunities for subsequent trips resulting from denied or missed trips....
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B. Advisory Committee and Final Report (2006-2008)
The Advisory Committee’s forty-one members comprised a broad cross-section of stakeholders representing industry, disability groups, and government agencies....