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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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Regulatory Process Matters
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407.12 Reach Height (Section-by-Section Analysis)
, because controls are designed to be within reach, the purchaser can then ensure that the ICT is located so that at least one of each type of control is accessible to individuals with disabilities...
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C. Training
location be installed where instructed, be in place before the opening of the polls, and be maintained in place until the polling place closes to provide independent access to voters with disabilities...
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Background
In the past, there have been a number of studies that have examined alternatives to asphalt and concrete as suitable materials for making trails accessible to people with disabilities....
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Social Skills
modifying the manner in which conversations take place, meetings are conducted, or discipline is addressed Interacting with coworkers: Provide sensitivity training to promote disability...
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3.2.2.2. Medium Accessibility Baseline
= 69.8% 27,444 *Source: NATO, 2015 Accessibility Survey (2015) on RIN 1190-AA63, CRT Docket No. 126, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability...
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Selection of Variables
of chair and user (floor to top of head, side to side, back to front, height to armrest, height to seat) [accessibility] The two most basic dimensions measured in every non-disabled...
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C. ACCESSIBILITY FOR DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PATRONS
Within six months of the Effective Date of this Agreement, the Cavs shall have 233 fully functional receivers for assisted listening systems available for patrons with a hearing disability...
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SIDEWALKS
months of the effective date of this Agreement, the City of Waukegan will implement and report to the Department its written process for soliciting and receiving input from persons with disabilities...
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Portable tactile maps
Portable tactile maps The most obvious way to provide spatial information for visually disabled visitors is to offer portable raised-line and textured (tactile) maps that can be carried...
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The Research
The testing for Phase I & II took place at The Governor Morehead School for the Blind and the Alliance for Disability Advocates- Center for Independent Living in Raleigh, North Carolina...
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Chapter 5: Fashioning a Durable ADA: The House of Representatives
A grassroots disability community had made its presence known on Capitol Hill by uniting to advocate aggressively for the ADA. Meanwhile, no considerable opposition had organized....
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Standards and Anthropometry for Wheeled Mobility
The bulk of the anthropometry research was completed with funding from the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) through the Rehabilitation Engineering Research...
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II-6.2100 General
They can choose either the Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS) or the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG), which is the...
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11B-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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11B-604.8.1.1 Size
Convenience fixtures such as baby changing tables must also be accessible to people with disabilities as well as to other users....
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Section 35.151(c) Accessibility standards for new construction and alterations
Accessibility standards for new construction and alterations Section 35.151(c) of the NPRM proposed to adopt ADA Chapter 1, ADA Chapter 2, and Chapters 3 through 10 of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Costs and Benefits
The Final RA discusses how the new and revised provisions in the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines are expected to directly benefit a significant number of Americans with disabilities by...
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UDI
UDI The research sample was recruited from disability and senior organizations in Winnipeg by written invitation. The organizations were not reported....
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Section 35.151(c) Accessibility standards for new construction and alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
construction and alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.151(c) of the NPRM proposed to adopt ADA Chapter 1, ADA Chapter 2, and Chapters 3 through 10 of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Speech Output
Comments from disability groups strongly supported the approach taken in the proposed rule....
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G. Availability of Materials Incorporated by Reference
This standard provides design specifications for human-system software interfaces to increase accessibility for persons with disabilities....
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COMMENTS
Groups representing persons with disabilities objected to the proposed rule because, in their view, it permitted the large theater or hospital to evade ADA responsibilities by leasing to...
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Sloan WETS 2050.1401-1.28 G2 OPTIMA Plus Systems Activated HET Flushometer and HET Wall Hung Water Closet
Meets the American Disabilities Guidelines and ANSI A117.1 requirements when installed according to these requirements....
