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§382.91(d)
(d) As part of your obligation to provide or ensure the provision of assistance to passengers with disabilities in moving through the terminal (e.g., between the terminal entrance and the...
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Podium
., have everyone sit at a head table with a tabletop microphone) or provide the speaker who has a disability with a hand-held or lavaliere microphone to allow her to speak from a position...
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15. What are some other best practices for child welfare agencies and courts?
In addition, we recommend that they look for ways to coordinate with disability organizations and agencies to assist in service planning and to support them in their efforts to ensure equal...
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20. Q: What about holding cells and jails that are not accessible?
A: An arrestee with a mobility disability must have access to the toilet facilities and other amenities provided at the lock-up or jail....
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§ 36.302(f)(9)(i)
(i) Individuals with disabilities and their companions shall be permitted to purchase the same maximum number of tickets for an event per sales transaction as other spectators seeking to...
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§ 35.138(i)(1)
(1) Individuals with disabilities and their companions shall be permitted to purchase the same maximum number of tickets for an event per sales transaction as other spectators seeking to...
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Who has to follow part 382?
., travel agents); (3) organizations and their employees that have business arrangements with air carriers to provide disability-related services (e.g., wheelchair service, baggage handling...
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E202.6.2 Alternative Means
Where ICT that fully conforms to the 508 Standards is not commercially available, the agency shall provide individuals with disabilities access to and use of information and data by an alternative...
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Sections 35.108(g) and 36.105(g)—Exclusions
Sections 35.108(g) and 36.105(g)—Exclusions The NPRM did not propose changes to the text of the existing exclusions contained in paragraph (5) of the definition of ‘‘disability’’ in the...
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11B-812 Electric vehicle charging stations
addressed by 2010 ADA Standards, although a case could be made, based on the general obligation for governments to make their services, programs or activities available to individuals with disabilities...
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8. NEEDS + RESOURCES ASSESSMENT
Construction materials Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) One of the key roles your network can play is to identify unmet needs and communicate them to people...
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1. WORKING WITH VOLUNTEERS
THINGS TO CONSIDER: Many people want to help after an emergency and volunteers can be a great way to connect people to goods and services (think: distributing food/water, canvassing/flyering...
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2. CREATING A SPACE
Is it a familiar space to people in your community? How many people can it hold? Who owns it? Would the owner be open to joining your emergency network?...
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Kitchen Appliances and Fixtures
Refrigerator, 2 freezers and pantry for storage to save trips and energy Column refrigerator and freezer offer storage space within reach of shorter people, children, and wheelchair...
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How is a charge of discrimination filed?
., disability, race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, retaliation); the issue or issues involved in the alleged discriminatory act(s) (e.g., hiring, promotion, wages,...
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Disputes and Disagreements Regarding FAPE and non-FAPE Matters
to establish and implement a system of procedural safeguards for parents to appeal district actions regarding the identification, evaluation, or educational placement of students with disabilities...
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Primary Consideration
Public entities are required to give primary consideration to the type of auxiliary aid or service requested by the person with the disability unless they can demonstrate that another equally...
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III-3.1000 General
A public accommodation may not discriminate against an individual with a disability in the operation of a place of public accommodation....
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RELAY CALLS
Beginning immediately as of the effective date of this Agreement, to provide equal access to its telephone services for individuals with disabilities, THE CREDIT UNION shall require...
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902 Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces
Persons with disabilities considered the 34 inch maximum height too high for surfaces used for any length of time....
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References
Goswami A, Ganguli S, and Chatterjee BB (1987) Anthropometric Characteristics of Disabled and Normal Indian Men. Ergonomics, 30(5):817‒823....
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§1191.1(b)
Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum dated October 31, 2008, Access for People with Disabilities [available on the Internet at: http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites...
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Future Research Needs
Such proposed software must be grounded in well-documented user needs and should build capacity within resource-constrained cultural institutions to cost-effectively address the needs of people...