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Paragraph (e) (Advisory Guidance)
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Large Print (Advisory Guidance)
For those individuals who are able to read graphics (via the use of a magnifier or other assistive device) graphics should be included, but placed on a separate page from the text....
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Transfer Sides (M301.2.3 and M302.2.3)
Locating the transfer surface at a corner of the equipment and providing unobstructed access to the two transfer sides also would facilitate assisted transfers....
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Changes
It bears mentioning that the application and interpretations of the ADA are also affected by technical assistance, advisories and opinions issued by DOJ, DOT, and the Access Board, as well...
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B. Title III's Implementing Regulation
For individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing and who are unable to effectively use the assistive listening receivers currently provided in movie theaters to amplify sound, the only auxiliary...
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1. Standing Supports
commenter argued that these supports are actually arm supports intended to ensure proper patient positioning during the diagnostic exam, and were not intended as an accessibility feature to assist...
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Sections 35.108(d)(4) and 36.105(d)(4)—Examples of Mitigating Measures
medical supplies, equipment, appliances, low-vision devices, prosthetics, hearing aids, cochlear implants and implantable hearing devices, mobility devices, oxygen therapy equipment, and assistive...
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"Auxiliary Aids and Services" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Although this policy was already enunciated in the Department’s 1993 Title II Technical Assistance Manual at II– 7.1000, the Department proposed inclusion in the regulation itself because...
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Canine Companions for Independence®
Canine Companions for Independence® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that enhances the lives of people with disabilities by providing highly trained assistance dogs and ongoing support...
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Title III Readily Achievable Barrier Removal
Generally, lifts purchased after March 15, 2012 must be fixed if it is readily achievable to do so. ...
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Wheelchair Spaces
Such codes generally do not permit wheelchair spaces to block the required width of a circulation path. In various situations, the new requirement is expected to have modest impacts....
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Passenger Elevators
Generally under the guidelines, the requirements apply only to the element to be altered and not those outside the intended scope of work (except for alterations to primary function areas...
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2. Electronic (Digital) Level
The ADA Standards set requirements for maximum running and cross slopes, so surveyors can generally check compliance with the Standards by measuring where the running slopes appear steepest...
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Section 35.151(h) Medical care facilities
Board did not establish specific design requirements for dispersion in the 2004 ADAAG, in response to extensive comments in support of dispersion it added an advisory note, Advisory 223.1 General...
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Exercise Machines and Equipment
Types of machines are generally defined according to the muscular groups exercised or the kind of cardiovascular exercise provided....
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Coverage and Definition of “Flight”
Commenters, including foreign carriers, generally conceded that it was acceptable for the rule to cover foreign carriers’ flights that started or ended at a U.S. airport....
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Water Closet Clear Floor Space in Toilet Compartments
Other fixtures, such as lavatories, generally are not permitted to overlap the clearance required at water closets....
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Overview
If seating maps or brochures are provided to the general public, similar information showing accessible seating must be provided to individuals with disabilities....
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Rulemaking authority of the Board and effect of the guidelines
The Board issues accessibility guidelines based on its expertise and experience which serve as the basis for further regulatory action by other agencies (General Services Administration,...
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Section 36.406(g) Medical Care Facilities
Board did not establish specific design requirements for dispersion in the 2004 ADAAG, in response to extensive comments in support of dispersion it added an advisory note, Advisory 223.1 General...
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11B-226.4 Baby changing tables
This has been generally understood to include the technical requirements for accessible routes, clear floor space, reach ranges, knee and toe space, worksurface heights, operable parts and...
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M303.2.3 Depth (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The MDE Advisory Committee did not make recommendations regarding the general requirement for depth for wheelchair spaces, but did make recommendations regarding the depth of wheelchair...
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Standards Specific to Assembly Areas
Wheelchair spaces generally should not be on temporary or movable platforms....
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II. BACKGROUND AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
The summary notice advises that Settling Defendants will improve access to and usability of their facilities for persons with disabilities in exchange for a "general release...effective...
