Under the ADA, hospitals must provide effective means of communication for patients and their companions with disabilities....
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Companions in health care settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Personal Devices and Services
The father had a stroke, has a mobility disability and uses a walker. L.O. asks the museum if it provides wheelchairs. The museum staff says there are no wheelchairs....
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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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B.3.iii. - What is the difference between "equivalent facilitation" and "alternative means of access"?
36 CFR 1194.4 and section B.6.ii below) Agencies have additional obligations under Sections 501 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, including the obligation to provide employees with disabilities...
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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. Accessible scales
Scales should be accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs or have other mobility disabilities that would impede the use of step-on scales....
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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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ACTIONS TAKEN BY CITY OF WAUKEGAN
In its continued efforts to provide services to persons with disabilities, the City of Waukegan renovated its City Hall in 1981....
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VI. Communications
State and local governments must ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities....
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Section 35.151(b) Alterations
maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area--and the restrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving it--is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Section 35.151(b) Alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
maximum extent feasible, the path of travel to the altered area—and the restrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains serving it—is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Mobile or Portable Amusement Rides
However, even though the mobile/portable ride itself is not subject to the Standards, these facilities are still subject to the ADA’s general requirement to ensure that individuals with disabilities...
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Scoping
The number of guest rooms accessible to individuals with mobility disabilities and the number accessible to persons who are deaf or who are hard of hearing in the 2010 Standards are consistent...
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Title II Public Entity Facilities Compliance Timetable
7-26-1990 Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 by President George Bush. 2-28-1991 Draft Regulations issued by the Department of Justice for implementing...
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Costs of Adaptation
A few commenters requested clarification on who incurs the cost of making a unit adaptable for a disabled tenant. Response....
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Fire Department Issues
Be aware that some police and fire department personnel are more experienced and knowledgeable regarding disability-related evacuation access issues....
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F. Complaint Collection and Review Process
, and then adopt, procedures providing for the receipt of and prompt and equitable resolution of complaints alleging that the County’s voting program discriminates against persons with disabilities...
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III-3.8000 Direct threat
A public accommodation may exclude an individual with a disability from participation in an activity, if that individual's participation would result in a direct threat to the health or...
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Section 36.307 Accessible or Special Goods (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
not require a public accommodation to alter its inventory to include accessible or special goods with accessibility features that are designed for, or facilitate use by, individuals with disabilities...
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III. DISCUSSION
The ADA “provide[s] a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities[.]” 42 U.S.C. § 12101(b)(1)....
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Model Systems Knowledge Translation Center (MSKTC)
The Model Systems are funded by the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) to conduct innovative and high-quality research, provide patient...
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Rocky Mountain ADA Center
The mission of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center is simply to provide information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to individuals and organizations throughout Colorado,...
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Additional Transfer Techniques: Use of Stretchers and Gurneys
Once the stretcher is positioned next to the equipment and set at the right height, many people will require assisted transfers utilizing devices such as transfer boards or slip sheets to...
