During the Department's rulemaking for the regulation published in 1991, the issue of barrier removal received significant attention. ...
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Safe harbor for qualified small businesses regarding what is readily achievable. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Section 810.5.3
In September 2005, the Department issued guidance concerning the relationship of its ADA and 504 rules in the context of rail platform accessibility This guidance emphasized that access...
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Stowage of Wheelchairs and Mobility Aids
Indeed, it is more properly regarded as a higher standard, since it ensures service to passengers with disabilities that the ICAO/IATA materials leave to carrier discretion....
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233 Residential Facilities
Requirements for residential facilities address access for persons with disabilities, including persons with mobility impairments and those who are deaf or hard of hearing....
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Subjects
Table 1 contains the self-reported type of disabilities and the number of subjects that reported them....
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11B-202.4 Path of travel requirements in alterations, additions and structural repairs
To qualify for this exception, the elements are not required to have been constructed under a permit issued under the immediately preceding edition of the CBC – it is only required that...
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Filing a complaint
There are multiple options for filing a complaint with the FCC: Visit the FCC's Disability Rights Office at https://www.fcc.gov/DRO Contact the FCC's Disability Rights Office...
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Surcharges
Title II Regulation 28 § 35.130 General prohibitions against discrimination: (f) A public entity may not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group...
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Can things other than wheelchairs or canes be assistive devices?
An assistive device can be any piece of equipment that assists passengers with a disability in carrying out a major life activity....
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ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Department of Justice publishes revised regulations for Titles II and III of the Americans with Disabilities Act. ...
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BACKGROUND
This matter is based upon a complaint filed with the United States Department of Justice, in which a Complainant alleged that Genesis discriminated against her on the basis of her disability...
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11B-813 Adult changing facilities
addressed by 2010 ADA Standards, although a case could be made, based on the general obligation for governments to make their services, programs or activities available to individuals with disabilities...
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General: ADA Standard Section 215.1
Section 215.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for fire alarm systems.
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ADA Facilities Compliance Strategies for Private Hospitals
CONSULT - Discuss your facilities' accessibility with your own employees who have disabilities and, if available, with local accessible design consultants and/or local disability support...
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ADA Facilities Compliance Strategies for Private Entities
CONSULT - Discuss your facilities' accessibility with your own employees who have disabilities and, if available, with local accessible design consultants and/or local disability support...
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INTRODUCTION
Following an investigation, the United States brought a civil action against Harris County, Texas (“Harris County”), to enforce Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990...
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IV. DEFINITIONS
"Disability" will be defined as it is in the ADA, 42 U.S.C. § 12102(1). See also 28 C.F.R. § 35.108....
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I. Need For and Final Objectives of the Guidelines.
The guidelines address the access needs of individuals with disabilities affecting hearing, vision, movement, manipulation, speech, and interpretation of information while balancing the...
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Title II of the ADA
Title II of the ADA Title II of the ADA provides that no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the...
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E203.2 Agency Business Needs (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Business Needs (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that, when agencies procure, develop, maintain or use ICT, they must identify the business needs of individuals with disabilities...
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Who Decides Which Aid or Service Is Needed?
When choosing an aid or service, title II entities are required to give primary consideration to the choice of aid or service requested by the person who has a communication disability....
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F222.1 General
Regardless of the type of facility, dressing, fitting, and locker rooms should provide people with disabilities rooms that are equally private and convenient to those provided others....
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222.1 General
Regardless of the type of facility, dressing, fitting, and locker rooms should provide people with disabilities rooms that are equally private and convenient to those provided others....
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Section 37.31 Vanpools
The requirement for a public vanpool system is that it purchase or lease an accessible vehicle unless it can demonstrate that it provides equivalent service to individuals with disabilities...