For more than 100 years the Association’s mission has been “To advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.”...
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New Hampshire Association for the Blind
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3. b. Government Assistance
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guide for Small Businesses, October 15, 2002. https://www.ada.gov/smbusgd.pdf PDF (957 KB) ADA Guide...
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Q27. What does under control mean? Do service animals have to be on a leash? Do they have to be quiet and not bark?
In most instances, the handler will be the individual with a disability or a third party who accompanies the individual with a disability....
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26. Must an employer offer reassignment as a reasonable accommodation if it does not allow any of its employees to transfer from one position to another?
The ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, including reassignment, even though they are not available to others....
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Introduction of new § 35.152 for detention and correctional facilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In view of the statistics regarding the current percentage of inmates with mobility disabilities, the fact that prison populations include large numbers of aging inmates who are not eligible...
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Integrated Setting
your government’s programs, services, or activities.22 However, even if a separate program is offered to people with disabilities or people with one kind of disability, a public entity...
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1. Significant risk of substantial harm
Significant risk of substantial harm An employer cannot deny an employment opportunity to an individual with a disability merely because of a slightly increased risk....
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F206.8 Security Barriers
The accessible route shall permit persons with disabilities passing around security barriers to maintain visual contact with their personal items to the same extent provided others passing...
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206.8 Security Barriers
The accessible route shall permit persons with disabilities passing around security barriers to maintain visual contact with their personal items to the same extent provided others passing...
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II-9.2000 Complaints
A person or a specific class of individuals or their representative may file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability. What must be included in a complaint?...
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4. Flexible Leave Policies
Flexible Leave Policies Flexible leave policies should be considered as a reasonable accommodation when people with disabilities require time off from work because of their disability...
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Wild animals, monkeys, and other nonhuman primates. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
with disabilities....
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a. Summary of Reasons for Proposed Regulation
First, for persons who are deaf or hard of hearing or blind or have low vision, the unavailability of captioned or audio-described movies inhibits their ability to socialize and fully take...
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B. Speaking, Listening, Reading, and Writing: When Auxiliary Aids and Services Must be Provided
When these communications involve a person with a disability, an auxiliary aid or service may be required for communication to be effective....
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5. Q: I have always had a clearly posted "no pets" policy at my establishment. Do I still have to allow service animals in?
The ADA requires you to modify your "no pets" policy to allow the use of a service animal by a person with a disability....
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§ 37.93(b)
(b) Each person providing intercity rail service and each commuter rail authority shall ensure that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than July 26, 1995, that each train has...
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§ 382.9 Assurances from contractors
services to passengers, including carriers’ agreements of appointment with travel agents (excluding travel agents who are not U.S. citizens who provide services to air carriers outside the United...
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Restrictive Housing (Solitary Confinement)
Similarly, in response to Department of Justice findings, Pennsylvania revised its policies to divert prisoners with serious mental health or developmental disabilities from solitary confinement...
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Where Service Animals Are Allowed
Animals Are Allowed Under the ADA, State and local governments, businesses, and nonprofit organizations that serve the public generally must allow service animals to accompany people with disabilities...
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Chapter 2: Learning the Basics about the Law Protecting Air Travelers with Disabilities
[See subsections ...]
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II. Overview of Requirements
A public accommodation is not required to provide personal devices such as wheelchairs; individually prescribed devices (e.g., prescription eyeglasses or hearing aids); or services of a...
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RESOURCES
ADA WEBSITE http://www.ada.gov/ To receive e-mail notifications when new ADA information is available, visit the ADA Website's home page and click the link near the bottom of the right-hand...
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Resources
ADA Website www.ADA.gov To receive e-mail notifications when new ADA information is available, visit the ADA Website’s home page and click the link near the bottom of the right-hand...
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Plain Language Instructions
Elkin, Attorney Advisor, Disability Rights Section, whose contact information is provided in the introductory section of this rule, entitled, ‘‘FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT.''...