Once on the exam table, some patients may need a staff person to stay with them to help maintain balance and positioning....
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Is it OK to tell a patient who has a disability to bring along someone who can help at the exam?
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3. What types of complaints does the ADA Mediation Program resolve?
or alternate formats of written materials to a patient's spouse who is blind; Modification of policies, practices, and procedures: alleging that a restaurant refuses to serve a person...
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Issue 9: Reach (how far?)
Besides the inaccessibility for wheelchair users, a person who is blind will have difficulty finding and getting to the pushbutton, even with the pushbutton locator tone sounding. ...
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Seats
Although not required, seats with backs will enable a larger number of persons with disabilities to use the lift independently....
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QUALIFIED INTERPRETERS
Family members are not considered appropriate interpreters because of their emotional or personal involvement and because it would be difficult to maintain confidentiality....
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It appears that the accessibility standards may result in lots of chargers in ADA spaces not being used or “stranded assets.” Was this issue addressed in development of the standards?
which display the International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA), sometimes referred to as the wheelchair symbol, are generally understood to be reserved for the exclusive use of a disabled person...
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FCC Consumer Guide: Video Relay Services
Video Relay Services Video Relay Service is a form of Telecommunications Relay Service that enables persons with hearing disabilities who use American Sign Language to communicate...
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Effects of Lighting and Daylighting on Performance
Too little light their sensitivity is reduced and what might look like mood lighting to the average person can be a funhouse....
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13. New Construction and Alterations
2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design or the then-current iteration of the California Building Code ("CBC" or "Title 24"), whichever standard provides greater protection or access to persons...
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H) Accessible Print Material
Alternate formats may include materials in Braille, large print, files on computer disk that can be used in a personal computer, or an audiotape recording of the print document....
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If Passenger with a Disability Requests Private Screening
[Sec. 382.49(b)] If, however, you are able to conduct a security screening of a passenger with a disability without the need for a physical search of the person, you are not required to...
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12181(9) Readily achievable
considered include (A) the nature and cost of the action needed under this chapter; (B) the overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the action; the number of persons...
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11B-244.1 General
Religious practice may restrict general access to specific areas, for example a raised altar area; however access for persons with disabilities to these areas may be required....
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Comments
A number of transportation industry commenters, however, believed that the definition should be modified to permit consideration of threats to the safety of the disabled person him- or herself...
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410.5 Digital Encoding of Speech (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This provision was recommended by the Advisory Committee to help improve auditory clarity for persons with hearing impairments. It is new to both the 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines....
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Classes of Sleeping Accommodations [9.1.4]
For example, if a person requests an accessible room with one bed, but the only accessible room is one with two beds (usually let at a higher rate), leasing the larger room at the lower...
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4.1.3(19)(b)
Such assembly areas, if (1) they accommodate at least 50 persons, or if they have audio-amplification systems, and (2) they have fixed seating, shall have a permanently installed assistive...
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There Are No “The Disabled” And There Is No “One Size Fits All.”
People with disabilities have the same range of personality traits, interests, and desires as everyone else. People with disabilities are a part of the world’s diversity....
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Question 16
accessibility by individuals with mobility disabilities and should there be requirements for mattresses to ensure that the height of the mattress, even when compressed by the weight of a person...
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Doorways [4.8.4]
Recommendation: Stairs that open onto ramp landings should be configured so that a person using a wheelchair is not required to maneuver close to the stair opening....
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Forward Reach [4.2.5]
Since the forward reach over an obstruction is limited by how far a person using a wheelchair can pull up below it, the depth of reach cannot exceed the amount of usable clear floor space...
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R308.2 Transit Shelters
The clear space must be located entirely within the transit shelter and not interfere with other persons using the seating....
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viii. Hospital beds and gurneys
In order to permit transfers by individuals with mobility disabilities, including those using wheelchairs, accessible height-adjustable beds would allow persons using wheelchairs and other...
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A4.3.1(1) Travel Distances
In inclement weather, slow progress and resting can greatly increase a disabled person’s exposure to the elements....