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Search Results "Legal Obligation"
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Others questioned if the tenant should be obligated to use alternative methods of barrier removal before the burden shifts....
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Aviation Consumer Protection
The Office also provides legal review and support on aviation economic licensing matters....
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III. STRUCTURAL MODIFICATIONS TO WHC BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES
Relief from Group 3 Room Obligation....
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b. A Qualified Person with a Disability
aids or services for effective communications.18 Essential eligibility requirements can include minimum age limits or height requirements (such as the age at which a person can first legally...
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11. Q: If the person uses sign language, what kinds of communication will require an interpreter?
If the legality of a conversation will be questioned in court, such as where Miranda warnings are issued, a sign language interpreter may be necessary....
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Overview
Throughout this NPRM, the current, legally enforceable ADA Standards will be referred to as the "1991 Standards," 28 CFR part 36, App....
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3. What if my mental health condition could affect my job performance?
You may have a legal right to a reasonable accommodation that would help you do your job. A reasonable accommodation is some type of change in the way things are normally done at work....
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What terms will let people know whether our facility is accessible?
This term is not legally defined or commonly understood. The meaning of "accessible" is well defined in the accessibility guidelines, so there is no doubt about its implications....
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STEP 5: INSPECT THE FACILITY AT THE COMPLETION OF CONSTRUCTION TO IDENTIFY ADA MISTAKES AND HAVE THEM FIXED.
When ADA problems are identified, the Justice Department will take whatever legal action is needed to enforce the ADA, including requiring renovations needed to bring the facility into compliance...
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New Construction
certain occupancies that are not specifically addressed in Chapter 2, and these regulatory provisions must be read in conjunction with Chapter 2 to ensure an accurate understanding of the legal...
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Areas for further work
This may be due the time and effort required to consider them all or to the reluctance of an organization to commit to the development of standards that could have legal consequences....
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Disabled or handicapped or ??? Which terms should be used?
Though individuals who have disabilities use a variety of terms to refer to themselves, as an agency we must ensure that we use terminology that complies with legal direction and is considered...
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Shelves, Sales and Service Counters, and Check-Out Aisles
Shelves, Sales and Service Counters, and Check-Out Aisles The obligation to remove barriers also applies to merchandise shelves, sales and service counters, and check-out aisles....
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Who is Covered by the ADA?
“Grandfather provisions” often found in local building codes do not exempt businesses from their obligations under the ADA....
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Wheelchair Accessible Telephones
The Department believes these scoping requirements for wheelchair accessible telephones are reasonable and will not result in burdensome obligations or lost revenue for owners and operators...
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6. Do Title II and Section 504 apply to private contractors of child welfare agencies and courts?
. §§ 84.3(h); 84.4(b)(1), (4). 66 Private entities involved in child welfare activities may also be public accommodations with their own nondiscrimination obligations under Title III...
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"Undue burden.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The term undue burden means "significant difficulty or expense'' and serves as a limitation on the obligation to provide auxiliary aids and services under Sec.36.303 and Sec. 36.309 (b)(...
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C. Additional Resources
Integration obligations of state and local disability service systems - Statement on Enforcement of the Integration Mandate of Title II of the ADA and Olmstead v. L.C....
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22. Q: How do I make my child care center's building, playground, and parking lot accessible to people with disabilities?
A: Even if you do not have any disabled people in your program now, you have an ongoing obligation to remove barriers to access for people with disabilities....
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11. Self-evaluation
This change was made as part of an effort to reduce unnecessary or counterproductive administrative obligations on small recipients....
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C.3.i. - Does Section 508 require contractors to manufacture EIT that meets the applicable Access Board’s technical provisions?
Contractors (including manufacturers and designers) are under no obligation to consider either Section 508 or the Access Board’s standards if they do not wish to market their products to...
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Contractual arrangements with private entities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department believes that title II obligations extend to the public entity as soon as the building is used by or on behalf of a state or local government entity, irrespective of whether...
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Ticket Sales
Once third-party ticket vendors acquire tickets for accessible seats, they are obligated to sell them in accordance with the Department's ADA requirements....
