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2010 ADA Definition
Disability: Disability means, with respect to an individual, a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such an impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment.
(1) The phrase physical or mental impairment means – (i) Any physiological disorder or condition, cosmetic disfigurement, or anatomical loss affecting one or more of the following body systems: neurological; musculoskeletal; special sense organs; respiratory, including speech organs; cardiovascular; reproductive; digestive; genitourinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine; (ii) Any mental or psychological disorder such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome, emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities; (iii) The phrase physical or mental impairment includes, but is not limited to, such contagious and noncontagious diseases and conditions as orthopedic, visual, speech, and hearing impairments, cerebral palsy, epilepsy, muscular dystrophy, multiple sclerosis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, mental retardation, emotional illness, specific learning disabilities, HIV disease (whether symptomatic or asymptomatic), tuberculosis, drug addiction, and alcoholism; (iv) The phrase physical or mental impairment does not include homosexuality or bisexuality.
(2) The phrase major life activities means functions such as caring for one´s self, performing manual tasks, walking, seeing, hearing, speaking, breathing, learning, and working.
(3) The phrase has a record of such an impairment means has a history of, or has been misclassified as having, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities.
(4) The phrase is regarded as having an impairment means – (i) Has a physical or mental impairment that does not substantially limit major life activities but that is treated by a private entity as constituting such a limitation; (ii) Has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits major life activities only as a result of the attitudes of others toward such impairment; or (iii) Has none of the impairments defined in paragraph (1) of this definition but is treated by a private entity as having such an impairment.
(5) The term disability does not include – (i) Transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders; (ii) Compulsive gambling, kleptomania, or pyromania; or (iii) Psychoactive substance use disorders resulting from current illegal use of drugs.
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Issue: Self-Evaluation and Transition Plans
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11B-221.3 Companion seats
If it is not possible to seat the entire group together and the group must be split, the tickets should be allocated so that the individuals with disabilities are not isolated from others...
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5. Edge Protection
The Access Board received two comments from disability rights organizations....
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F242.2 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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Notes
W The proposed standards do not cover a few categories of equipment that may assist persons with disabilities in transferring onto or off of medical diagnostic equipment....
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(4) Adjustability: Method of Measurement
the measurement at the highest point on the transfer surface allows for small bolsters or contours and does not significantly increase the overall height of the transfer for people with disabilities...
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‘‘Qualified interpreter.’’
definition focuses on the actual ability of the interpreter in a particular interpreting context to facilitate effective communication between the public entity and the individual with disabilities...
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Summary of Costs and Benefits
The final rule would benefit disaster survivors with disabilities who need temporary housing....
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809.2.5 Bedrooms in Emergency Transportable Housing Units
least one source of lighting from the bed, such as bedside lamps, wall switches near the bed, or remote control devices that can be operated from the bed, so individuals with mobility disabilities...
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3.Guidelines for Compatibility With Peripheral Devices
3.Guidelines for Compatibility With Peripheral Devices ITMs should be compatible with peripheral devices commonly used by individuals with disabilities to achieve accessibility, and should...
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h) Maintenance Policies
35.133, public entities "shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be readily accessible to and usable by persons with disabilities...
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National Network of ADA Centers
The proposed standards are simple and clear enough to meet all the concerns of manufacturers and people with disabilities....
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5.6.1 Stirrups Provision for M301
In addition, some people with disabilities cannot use stirrups or any type of boot or heel rest device due to foot contractures....
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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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Organization of This NPRM
The Department's proposed changes to the actual regulatory text of title III, that follow the section-by-section analysis are entitled, "Part 36: Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability...
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How can existing buildings be retrofitted to make them accessible?
It is not acceptable to require people with disabilities to leave the building to reach another floor....
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3. MAP YOUR COMMUNITY
Examples include: Limited family income Language barriers Age Disabilities or access and functional needs Physical exposure to a risk, like living...
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7. EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS
NYCEM Twitter @NYCEM @NotifyNYC NYCEM Website (nyc.gov/ emergencymanagement) Notify NYC (nyc.gov/notifynyc) Advance Warning System for organizations that serve the disabilities...
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B.2.ii. - How should an agency proceed in identifying "applicable" technical provisions in Subparts B, C, and D of the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access?
., help desk) for products shall accommodate the communication needs of end users with disabilities....
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Sample Documents
Upon request, the information must be provided in “alternative” formats, such as Braille and large print, so that it is accessible to people with vision disabilities....
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Boarding and Deplaning Assistance Where Level-Entry Boarding is Unavailable
airports with 10,000 or more annual enplanements where level-entry boarding is not available [Secs. 382.40(a) and 382.40a(a)], carriers must provide boarding assistance to passengers with a disability...
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Qualified interpreter (Section-by-Section Analysis)
definition focuses on the actual ability of the interpreter in a particular interpreting context to facilitate effective communication between the public entity and the individual with disabilities...
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T504 Fare Collection Devices
that such devices do not impede wheelchair movement along passenger access routes), as well as their operable parts (to ensure such devices are reachable and usable by passengers with disabilities...
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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....