New Construction and Alterations The ADA requires that newly constructed facilities, first occupied on or after January 26, 1993, meet or exceed the minimum requirements of the ADA Standards...
Search Results "ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act"
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New Construction and Alterations
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"Existing Facility" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Under the ADA, a facility is initially classified as one of three types: (1) An existing facility; (2) an altered facility; or (3) a newly designed and constructed facility. ...
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Introduction
Understanding the proper use of “construction and manufacturing tolerances” under the ADA requires understanding several key concepts....
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Alterations and Additions
• When an element is replaced, the new element must comply with the ADA Standards if the minimum requirements for accessibility under the ADA have not already been met....
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11B-224.2.2 More than fifty guest room facilities
] 1 1 [2010 ADAS] 0 1 26 to 50 1 [2010 ADAS] 2 1 [2010 ADAS] 0 2 51 to 75 3 1...
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PATH OF TRAVEL
obligation would require, the ADA obligation remains in effect, if the alteration or addition meets the ADA primary function qualification....
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Official Definitions
In the United States, blindness is defined as part of the Social Security Act for purposes of defining disability for disability benefits (slide 5)....
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Issue: Historically Significant Facilities
Common Problem: City governments may believe that they have no duty to make changes to historically significant buildings and facilities to improve accessibility for people with disabilities...
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M302.2.3 Size (Section-by-Section Analysis)
One commenter, a manufacturer, although in agreement with the 21-inch width, stated that the 15 inches deep requirement should be increased to 17 inches, a disability advocate recommended...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (d)(1) is retitled, "Telephones" and altered to address situations in which a public accommodation must provide an effective means to communicate by telephone for individuals with disabilities...
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Section 35.151(f) Housing at a place of education (Section-by-Section Analysis)
f) Housing at a place of education (Section-by-Section Analysis) The Department of Justice and the Department of Education share responsibility for regulation and enforcement of the ADA...
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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development: Information for Disabled Persons
This page is designed to answer frequently asked questions on the housing rights of people with disabilities and the responsibilities of housing providers and building and design professionals...
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For more information
For more information about TRS, VRS or IP Relay, or to learn more about FCC programs to promote access to telecommunications services for people with disabilities, visit the FCC's Disability...
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§8.57(d) Notice to State or local government
Whenever the Secretary determines that a State or unit of general local government which is a recipient of Federal financial assistance under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act...
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§35.175 Attorney's fees (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.175 states that courts are authorized to award attorneys fees, including litigation expenses and costs, as provided in section 505 of the Act....
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1016.8.4 Turning Space
This section requires a turning space complying with 304.2.3 of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines where resting intervals are provided adjacent to an outdoor recreation...
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1014.1 General
Exception 2 does not require camp shelters to comply with the technical requirements for protruding objects in 307 of the Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines....
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Family members and friends as interpreters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303(c)(2), which was proposed in the NPRM, has been included in the final rule to make clear that a public accommodation shall not require an individual with a disability to bring...
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§382.141(a)(2)
(2) You must also train such employees with respect to awareness and appropriate responses to passengers with a disability, including persons with physical, sensory, mental, and emotional...
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§382.87(a)
(a) As a carrier, you must not exclude any passenger with a disability from any seat or require that a passenger with a disability sit in any particular seat, on the basis of disability,...
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III-7.3110 Work areas
The requirement for work areas is that they be designed so that individuals with disabilities can approach, enter, and exit the areas....
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Drug and Alcohol Use
Drug and Alcohol Use It is not a violation of the ADA for employers to use drug tests to find out if applicants or employees are currently illegally using drugs....
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11B-407.2.1.6 Keypads
ETA Editor's Note Lacking certain Exceptions allowed by 2010 ADAS, and imposing additional requirements regarding call buttons, the preceding 2013 CBC requirements pertaining to elevator...
