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11B-407.1 General
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NSS Questions and Concerns
A project on the accessibility of emergency shelters was conducted by the Montana Disability and Health Program in partnership with the Montana Centers for Independent Living (CILs) and...
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Swimming pools. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In addition, these entities continue to be subject to the general title II obligation to make their programs usable and accessible to persons with disabilities....
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Efforts to minimize impact
If a large manufacturer has an extensive marketing effort, involving surveys and focus groups, it may be appropriate to include persons with disabilities in such groups....
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How to File a Charge of Employment Discrimination
CHARGE OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Against Private Employers and State/Local Governments Any person who believes that his or her employment rights have been violated on the basis of disability...
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TITLE III COVERAGE AND FINDINGS
Ensuring that medical care providers do not discriminate on the basis of disability is an issue of general public importance. ...
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2. The 2010 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Department was not persuaded that strides made in making captioning and audio description technology available to moviegoers with disabilities were sufficient to make regulatory action...
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Alterations and Water Closet Clearances in Single-User Toilet Rooms With In-Swinging Doors (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The majority of commenters believed that this requirement would increase the number of toilet rooms accessible to individuals with disabilities who use wheelchairs or mobility scooters,...
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11B-604.8.1.1 Size
Convenience fixtures such as baby changing tables must also be accessible to people with disabilities as well as to other users....
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11B-242.2 Swimming pools
Providing different means of access will better serve the varying needs of people with disabilities in getting into and out of a swimming pool....
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Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis
Some business commenters stated that the final rules would require them to develop new policies or manuals to retrain employees on the revised ADA standards....
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Section 1194.21 Software Applications and Operating Systems (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed rule only specified that software not interfere with features that affect the usability for persons with disabilities....
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How to Use the 2010 ADA Standards PDF Pocket Guide
Learn how to use the 2010 ADA Standards PDF Pocket Guide
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4.3.5.4 360-degree Turn
Thus, due to the potential impact, these findings require some policy decisions on who to exclude, or a new way to address this design issue....
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Substantially Limited in Working
This is consistent with the fact that no other major life activity receives special attention in the regulation, and with the fact that, in light of the expanded definition of disability...
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a) "Neighborhood" Access Theory
little weight to Steinfeld's opinions that Coffman Pool and MLK Pool (which are designated as accessible pools) are not meaningful alternatives to Balboa Pool for persons with mobility disabilities...
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Video remote interpreting (VRI). (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments from advocates and persons with disabilities expressed concern that VRI may not always provide effective communication, especially in hospitals and emergency rooms....
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Section 1193.39 Prohibited reduction of accessibility, usability and compatibility [1193.29 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This provision was uniformly supported by disability groups, many of whom cited examples of an accessible feature or design which was later defeated by an alteration....
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b. A written job description prepared before advertising or interviewing applicants for a job
In identifying an essential function to determine if an individual with a disability is qualified, the employer should focus on the purpose of the function and the result to be accomplished...
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§ 382.40a Boarding assistance for large aircraft
(b) Carriers shall, in cooperation with the airports they serve, provide boarding assistance to individuals with disabilities using mechanical lifts, ramps, or other suitable devices that...
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Section 1193.33 Accessibility and usability
In developing, or incorporating information into existing training programs, consideration must be given to the following factors: accessibility requirements of individuals with disabilities...
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3. The Release Provisions are Overbroad
The definition of "Released Claims" includes accessibility claims based on the ADA as well as state and local disability-related statutes, rules and regulations. See Section IX.B....
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Maximum side reach ranges. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Two groups strongly opposed a safe harbor for side reach ranges, one of which estimated that the revised reach range will provide access to an additional half million individuals with disabilities...
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10. Q: Do police departments have to arrange for a sign language interpreter every time an officer interacts with a person who is deaf?
The ADA requires that the expressed choice of the individual with the disability, who is in the best position to know her or his needs, should be given primary consideration in determining...