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Q35. Do apartments, mobile home parks, and other residential properties have to comply with the ADA?
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Service Animals Must Be Under Control
Animals Must Be Under Control Under the ADA, service animals must be harnessed, leashed, or tethered, unless these devices interfere with the service animal’s work or the individual’s disability...
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§ 37.93(b)
authority shall ensure that, as soon as practicable, but in no event later than July 26, 1995, that each train has one car that is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.73(d)
(d) Each public entity purchasing or leasing used vehicles that are not readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities shall retain documentation of the specific good...
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§ 37.83(c)
(c) For purposes of this section, it shall be considered feasible to remanufacture a rapid or light rail vehicle so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.197(b)
accessible OTRB, OTRBs acquired through the actions listed in paragraph (a) of this section shall, to the maximum extent feasible, be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§ 37.197(c)
(c) For purposes of this section, it shall be considered feasible to remanufacture an OTRB so as to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities, including individuals...
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Lift
Devices used by individuals with disabilities that do not fit this envelope (e.g., may "gurneys'') do not have to be carried....
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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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§ 37.79 Purchase or lease of new rail vehicles by public entities operating rapid or light rail systems
after August 25, 1990, to purchase or lease a new rapid or light rail vehicle for use on the system shall ensure that the vehicle is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Section 36.103 Relationship to Other Laws (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, assume that a person with a physical disability seeks damages under a State law that allows compensatory and punitive damages for discrimination on the basis of physical disability...
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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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References
Americans with disabilities. Household Economic Studies, 70-107. 2006. Brault MW. Americans with disabilities. Household Economic Studies, 70-131. 2012....
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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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§35.103 Relationship to other laws (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, a person with a physical disability could seek damages under a State law that allows compensatory and punitive damages for discrimination on the basis of physical disability...
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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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3. Voluntary Compliance
However, individuals with hearing and vision disabilities and other commenters noted that despite the fact that captioning and audio description have been available for more than a decade...
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A. Overview Of The Relevant Statutory And Regulatory Provisions
In 1990, Congress enacted the ADA “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” 42 U.S.C. § 12101(b...
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§382.61(d)
aircraft equipped with movable aisle armrests, you must configure cabins, or establish administrative systems, to ensure that passengers with mobility impairments or other passengers with a disability...
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§27.11(a)(1)
(1) If the responsible Departmental official finds that a qualified person with a disability has been excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or otherwise subjected to discrimination...
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NEW CONSTRUCTION {35.151}
of, or for the use of a public entity shall be designed and constructed in such manner that the facility or part of the facility is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...