The rules refer to such people as “companions” and require covered entities to provide effective communication for companions who have communication disabilities....
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Appropriate clear floor space
Inmates with a mobility disability should be able to use, and move without obstruction among, the easily accessible features of their cells....
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Individuals Specifically not Protected by the ADA
states that certain individuals are not protected by its provisions: Persons who currently use drugs illegally Individuals who currently use drugs illegally are not individuals with disabilities...
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End Note
It makes good business sense to comply with the ADA and welcome the expanding market of older adults and people with disabilities....
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Minimum Number of Beach Access Routes [F248.2]
In high-density population areas, entities should consider providing beach access routes more frequently than the minimum of every one-half mile to prevent people with disabilities from...
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Other federal rules
conduct rulemaking to adopt the proposed guidelines, with or without additions and modifications, as accessibility standards in regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Job Restructuring
reallocating or redistributing marginal job functions that an employee is unable to perform because of a disability; and altering when and/or how a function, essential or marginal...
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4. What Kind of Reasonable Accommodation Could My Client Get?
If your client has a disability, the employer is legally required to provide a reasonable accommodation that would help your client do the job....
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Can back doors and freight elevators be used to satisfy the program accessibility requirement?
Only as a last resort and only if such an arrangement provides accessibility comparable to that provided to people without disabilities, who generally use front doors and passenger elevators...
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Examples of Involvement
Meet with municipal recreation department staff when a new program is being created to ensure the participation of people with disabilities....
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II. Exterior Routes...
In order for persons with disabilities to use a facility, there must be at least one accessible route that allows persons who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids to approach, enter and...
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What is Program Accessibility?
State and local governments must ensure that services, programs and activities, when viewed in their entirety, are accessible to people with disabilities....
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12188(b)(1)(A)(ii) Attorney General certification
General may, in consultation with the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, and after prior notice and a public hearing at which persons, including individuals with disabilities...
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§ 36.308 Seating in assembly areas.
achievable for a public accommodation to place wheelchair spaces and companion seats in each such specialty seating area, it shall provide those services or amenities to individuals with disabilities...
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603.3 Accommodation of Communication Needs (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This section also would require ICT support services to accommodate the communication needs of individuals with disabilities....
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10.3.1(1)
The circulation path, including an accessible entrance and an accessible route, for persons with disabilities shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coincide with the circulation path...
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R101.2 Effect on Existing Facilities
The Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act contain requirements for state and local governments regarding program accessibility and...
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CONTRACTING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
Review the terms of these contracts on a regular basis to ensure that they continue to meet the accessibility needs of people with disabilities....
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Need for and Objective of Final Rule
The Architectural Barriers Act requires facilities constructed or altered by or on behalf of federal agencies to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities....
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Works Progress Administration Protests
These and other efforts eventually generate a few thousand jobs nationwide and draw attention to the issue of employment for people with disabilities....
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Employee Work Areas—Section 203.9 of the 2010 Standards, and Similar Sections
As stated above, the Department has no authority to allow the use of an alternative standard that may reduce accessibility for individuals with disabilities without notice and comment rulemaking...
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BACKGROUND
The Attorney General conducted this investigation under the authority granted by section 308(b) of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)....
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Press Release
The United States Department of Justice is referred to as the “United States” or “Department”; the City of DeKalb as “City”; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended,...
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§100.201 Accessible
areas of a building containing covered multifamily dwellings, means that the public or common use areas of the building can be approached, entered, and used by individuals with physical disabilities...