consider possible changes to requirements under titles II and III of the ADA to ensure that non-fixed equipment and furniture provided by covered entities are accessible to individuals with disabilities...
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B. Accessibility of Equipment and Furniture
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4. Pressure Gauge
Many people with disabilities have limitations on the amount of force they can exert to open a door or operate a device that requires pushing or pulling....
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8.8 Pre-Employment Inquiries About Drug and Alcohol Use
However, the employer may not use such information to exclude an individual with a disability, on the basis of a disability, unless it can show that the reason for exclusion is job-related...
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3. Do requests for reasonable accommodation need to be in writing?
An employer also may request reasonable documentation that the individual has an ADA disability and needs a reasonable accommodation. (See Question 6). 22. ...
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Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Proposed § 36.302(f)(4) requires public accommodations to provide individuals with disabilities with accurate information about the location of accessible seating. ...
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Companions in health care settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Under the ADA, hospitals must provide effective means of communication for patients and their companions with disabilities....
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Personal Devices and Services
The father had a stroke, has a mobility disability and uses a walker. L.O. asks the museum if it provides wheelchairs. The museum staff says there are no wheelchairs....
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B.1.i. - Is EIT limited to products?
As another example, agencies acquiring help desks must ensure that providers are capable of accommodating the communications needs of persons with disabilities, consistent with Subpart D...
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B.3.iii. - What is the difference between "equivalent facilitation" and "alternative means of access"?
36 CFR 1194.4 and section B.6.ii below) Agencies have additional obligations under Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, including the obligation to provide employees with disabilities...
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Part One: The ADA’s Requirements for Small Towns
It prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in all services, programs, and activities provided by towns 1....
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Timely and Complete Access to Information
Timely and Complete Access to Information Carriers must ensure that, upon request, passengers with a disability, including those who are (i) blind or visually impaired; or (ii) deaf,...
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ii. Accessible scales
Scales should be accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs or have other mobility disabilities that would impede the use of step-on scales....
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II. REMEDIAL ACTION
scoping requirements of the Standards are used as a guide for determining whether a program or activity held in an existing facility is "readily accessible to and usable by" persons with disabilities...
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ACTIONS TAKEN BY CITY OF WAUKEGAN
In its continued efforts to provide services to persons with disabilities, the City of Waukegan renovated its City Hall in 1981....
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VI. Communications
State and local governments must ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities....
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A. Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning and Review), Executive Order 13563 (Improving Regulation and Regulatory Review), and DOT Regulatory Policies and Procedures
This rule promotes such values by requiring the removal of barriers to equal access to air transportation information and services for passengers with disabilities....
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7.4 Legal and Regulatory Considerations
7.4 Legal and Regulatory Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 require that covered medical care providers ensure that medical...
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Companions
The ADA refers to such people as “companions” and requires public entities to provide effective communication for companions who have disabilities Effective communication with companions...
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GUIDE AT A GLANCE
Why it is important to focus on evacuation issues for people with disabilities and activity limitations....
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A. Accessible Voting Program
Fauquier County shall not exclude individuals with disabilities from participation in or deny them the benefits of the voting program, or subject them to discrimination, on the basis...
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Must Gluten-free Be Free? What You Should Know About Celiac Disease and the ADA
This raises a few important topics of note for those with celiac disease – whether celiac disease is a “disability” that requires accommodation under the American with Disabilities Act (...
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Other Laws of Interest
__________________________________________________________________ OTHER LAWS OF INTEREST Other federal laws prohibit discrimination and provide equal opportunity for people with disabilities...
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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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§382.35(b)
(b) You must not require passengers with a disability to sign waivers of liability for damage to or loss of wheelchairs or other assistive devices, or for the loss of, death of, or injury...