Covered entities are still required to design, construct or alter their facilities in compliance with the ADA Standards even where comparable requirements in a state or local code are interpreted...
Search Results "Existing Facility"
2010 ADA Definition
Existing Facility: Existing facility means a facility in existence on any given date, without regard to whether the facility may also be considered newly constructed or altered under this part.
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If a state or local authority interprets an accessibility requirement differently than how a comparable requirement in the ADA Standards is interpreted under the ADA (or waives that requirement completely), does this have any bearing on ADA compliance?
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§ 35.151(b)(4) Path of travel
An alteration that affects or could affect the usability of or access to an area of a facility that contains a primary function shall be made so as to ensure that, to the maximum extent...
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§ 35.150(d)(2)
providing curb ramps or other sloped areas where pedestrian walks cross curbs, giving priority to walkways serving entities covered by the Act, including State and local government offices and facilities...
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1009.6.4 Separation
Areas of refuge in outdoor facilities where exit access is essentially open to the outside....
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Are there good examples of Title III Compliance for making goods and services accessible?
In some ways, I understand how difficult and expensive it might be to make the facility physically accessible but how about the requirement of Title III to make access to goods and services...
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ADA Shop Talk
If you are worried about lawsuits, legal exposure or just want to make your facility more accessible to persons with disabilities, then join Paul & Mark for the "ADA Shop Talk” Internet...
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Wheelchair Space or Transfer Seat or Transfer Device
The Department believes that the resulting 2004 ADAAG reflected sensitivity to the complex problems posed in adapting existing rides by focusing on new rides that can be designed from the...
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§1607.10 Employment agencies and employment services.
If adverse impact exists the agency should comply with these guidelines....
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Bus Stop Pads
The reference to legal or site constraints was intended to cover existing conditions that would effectively preclude sizing boarding and alighting areas to the minimum dimensions specified...
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4. May an employer ask questions about an obvious hearing impairment, or ask follow-up questions if an applicant discloses a non-obvious hearing impairment?
However, if an applicant has an obvious impairment or has voluntarily disclosed the existence of a hearing impairment and the employer reasonably believes that he will require an accommodation...
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M305.2.6 Gripping Surfaces (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board concurs with the recommendation of the MDE Advisory Committee and views the proposed provision as beneficial and consistent with the existing accessibility guidelines....
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QUESTION: HOW WILL THE DEPARTMENT IMPLEMENT THE CONFLICT OF LAW WAIVER REQUEST PROVISIONS OF PART 39?
*The Department recognizes that new laws are enacted and that existing laws change....
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Treatment of "manually-powered mobility aids.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department believes that because the existing approach is clear and understood easily by the public, no formal definition of the term ‘‘manually-powered mobility aids'' is required....
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B. Advisory Committee and Final Report (2006-2008)
The Board formed the Telecommunications and Electronic and Information Technology Advisory Committee (hereafter, “Advisory Committee”) in 2006 to review the existing 508 Standards and 255...
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10.3.2(4)
EXCEPTION 1: Existing vehicles retrofitted to meet the requirements of 49 CFR 37.93 (one-car-per-train rule) shall be coordinated with the platform such that, for at least one door, the...
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2.2.1 General Description
ALS can be a "standalone" device, or be integrated into an existing Public Address (PA) system (Compton l991)....
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Sections 35.130(b)(7)(i)—General Prohibitions Against Discrimination and 36.302(g)—Modifications in Policies, Practices, or Procedures
These provisions are not intended to diminish the existing obligations to provide reasonable modifications under title II and title III of the ADA....
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Treatment of ‘‘manually-powered mobility aids.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department believes that because the existing approach is clear and understood easily by the public, no formal definition of the term ‘‘manually-powered mobility aids'' is required....
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1136A.1 Receptacle heights
This section shall not apply to existing buildings when the enforcing agency determines that compliance with these standards would create an unreasonable hardship. ...
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11B-233.3.4.2 Alterations to individual residential dwelling units
In public housing facilities with individual residential dwelling units, where a bathroom or a kitchen is substantially altered, and at least one other room is altered, the requirements...
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More Steps Toward Access
Coordinator, who knows the appropriate steps to take to retain sign language interpreters or obtain assistive listening devices, and how and when to transfer a program to an accessible facility...
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Text Telephones (TTY)
Section 217.4.2 of the 2010 Standards requires that a building or facility provide a public TTY on each floor that has four or more public telephones, and in each telephone bank that has...
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2. PRIMARY FUNCTION AREAS
Requirements for alterations (Section F202.4 of ABA Chapter 2) and leased facilities (Section F202.6.2 of ABA Chapter 2) refer to "primary function areas."...
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7. INSTALLATION
Perhaps occurring as frequently as poor installation, however, are the occasions when a proper installation is modified by local facility managers or personnel after the initial installation...
