This set-up is very helpful when participants need a surface to take notes and refer to materials. Use the accessible chevron style (next section below) whenever possible, but if...
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Access Stations For Conferences
For large conferences attended by many people with disabilities, it is a good idea to have an access station or booth staffed during conference hours. The staff should be familiar...
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Using Audio Recording
Audio recording is another alternative to printed material. Some people with learning and cognitive disabilities can only use audio recordings. Such audio recordings can be made...
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Formatting Printed Material
To maximize legibility of printed materials, use: A san-serif font, such as Arial or Helvetica Narrow text columns rather than wide ones, and right margins that are...
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Hearing Loss Later in Life
As people age, the likelihood they will experience hearing loss increases. Elders who are beginning to lose their hearing may need accommodations for the first time in their lives....
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Cognitive Disabilities
A cognitive disability prevents a person from using or accessing building features due to an inability to process or understand the information necessary to use those...
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H1
H1. If a sign is provided at the toilet room entrance (e.g. Men, Women, Boys, Girls, etc.), is a sign with raised characters and Braille mounted on the wall adjacent to the latch?...
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J1
J1. If the drinking fountain is a wall-mounted unit, is there clear floor space at least 30 inches wide (36 inches if it is in an alcove) x 48 inches long in front of the drinking...
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K1
K1. Is there an accessible route, at least 36 inches wide, that connects each of the shelter activity areas with the food service and eating areas (it may narrow to 32 inches wide...
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E2-c
E2-c. Are any interior stairs along these routes configured with a cane-detectable warning or a barrier that prevents travel into the area with less than an 80-inch high head...
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H3
H3. Is the hardware (e.g., lever, pull, panic bar) usable with one hand without tight grasping, pinching, or twisting of the wrist? [ADA Standards § 4.13.9] Yes No If...
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H8
H8. If lavatories are provided, does at least one have at least a 29 inch high clearance under the front apron with the top of the rim no more than 34 inches above the floor? [ADA...
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B6
B6. Does each accessible parking space have a sign with the symbol of accessibility that is visible when a vehicle is parked in the space? [ADA Standards § 4.6.4] Yes No
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4.1.6(1)(g)
(g) In alterations, the requirements of 4.1.3(9), 4.3.10 and 4.3.11 do not apply.
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16) Elevator hoistway floor designations and car controls
16) Elevator hoistway floor designations and car controls ADAAG: Must have raised and brailled characters (§§4.10.5; 4.10.12). UFAS: Must have raised characters; no requirement...
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Morning Session: ADA Title II – Public Entity Responsibilities and Ideas for ADA Coordinators
Morning Session: ADA Title II – Public Entity Responsibilities and Ideas for ADA Coordinators James L.E. Terry, AIA, CASp Evan Terry Associates © 2014 Evan Terry...
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Directional and Informational Signs: ADA Standard Section 216.3
Section 216.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for directional and informational signs.
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11B-216.3 Directional and informational signs
Signs that provide direction to or information about interior and exterior spaces and facilities of the site shall comply with Section 11B-703.5. [2010 ADA Standards] 216.3...
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11B-206.4.10 Medical care and long-term care facilities
. ◼ ETA Editor's Note The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which has jurisdiction over hospitals and long-term care facilities in California, issued...
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Self-evaluation
If structural changes are needed, include them in the transition plan. Determine whether employees and officials are familiar with the public entity’s ADA obligations....
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Dispatching Police to Origin of Silent Calls
Precious time may be lost by sending the police if the caller needs another type of response, such as fire or emergency medical services....
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11B-805.4.3 Turning space
ETA Editor's Note The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which has jurisdiction over hospitals and long-term care facilities in California, issued Code Application...
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Section 35.150(b)(2) Safe Harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
these circumstances, the public entity is entitled to a safe harbor, and is only required to modify elements to comply with the proposed standards if the public entity is, independently, planning...
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382.29 May a carrier require a passenger with a disability to travel with a safety assistant?
Rather, the safety assistant is someone who would assist the passenger to exit the aircraft in case of an emergency evacuation or to establish communication with carrier personnel for purposes...