__________________________________ 1968 The Architectural Barriers Act mandates the removal of what is perceived to be the most significant obstacle to employment for people with disabilities—the...
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2010 ADA Definition
Individual with a Disability: Individual with a disability means a person who has a disability. The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the private entity acts on the basis of such use.
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Architectural Barriers Act
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5. Q: I have always had a clearly posted "no pets" policy at my establishment. Do I still have to allow service animals in?
The ADA requires you to modify your "no pets" policy to allow the use of a service animal by a person with a disability....
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§ 37.7(b)(4)
private entity or manufacturer shall consult, in person, in writing, or by other appropriate means, with representatives of national and local organizations representing people with those disabilities...
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EQUIVALENT FACILITATION
Note: In determining equivalent facilitation, consideration shall be given to means that provide for the maximum independence of persons with disabilities while presenting the least risk...
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Use of Accompanying Adults or Children as Interpreters
(1) In an emergency involving an imminent threat to the safety or welfare of an individual or the public, an adult or minor child accompanying a person who uses sign language may be...
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11B-221.2.3 Lines of sight and dispersion
Consistent with the overall intent of the ADA, individuals who use wheelchairs must be provided equal access so that their experience is substantially equivalent to that of other members...
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Issue 10: Braille (right side up?)
If the installation agency is not in contact with someone who reads Braille, individuals may be located through vocational rehabilitation agencies, schools for the blind, special education...
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Video interpreting services. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
There are downsides to VIS, such as frozen images on the screen, or when an individual is in a medical care facility and is limited in moving his or her head, hands, or arms....
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Video interpreting services. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
There are downsides to VIS, such as frozen images on the screen, or when an individual is in a medical care facility and is limited in moving his or her head, hands, or arms. ...
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11B-221.2.3 Lines of sight and dispersion
Consistent with the overall intent of the ADA, individuals who use wheelchairs must be provided equal access so that their experience is substantially equivalent to that of other members...
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11B-221.2.3 Lines of sight and dispersion
Consistent with the overall intent of the ADA, individuals who use wheelchairs must be provided equal access so that their experience is substantially equivalent to that of other members...
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11B-703.3.1 Dimensions and capitalization
The indication of an uppercase letter or letters shall only be used before the first word of sentences, proper nouns and names, individual letters of the alphabet, initials, and acronyms...
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11B-703.3.1 Dimensions and capitalization
The indication of an uppercase letter or letters shall only be used before the first word of sentences, proper nouns and names, individual letters of the alphabet, initials, and acronyms...
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Expert opinion on the current knowledge
This item was geared to identifying issues concerning transfers into/out of an airplane seat, amusement park ride, or motor vehicle, by which the individual has a limited space to position...
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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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EFFECTIVE DATE/TERMINATION DATE
WOLFE, Special Litigation Counsel ROBERTA KIRKENDALL, Special Legal Counsel Disability Rights Section Civil Rights Division /s/ Megan Schuller MEGAN E....
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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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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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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. 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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1009.1 Accessible means of egress required
In addition to the requirements of this chapter, means of egress, which provide access to, or egress from, buildings for persons with disabilities, shall also comply with the requirements...
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11B-502.7.1 Arrangement
This section requires that persons with disabilities not be required to travel behind parking spaces other than the one in which they have parked. ◼ ETA Editor's Note While 2010...
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11B-502.7.1 Arrangement
This section requires that persons with disabilities not be required to travel behind parking spaces other than the one in which they have parked. ◼ ETA Editor's Note While 2010...