The Board’s aim in developing these guidelines is to ensure that access for persons with disabilities is provided wherever a pedestrian way is newly built or altered, and that the same degree...
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
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1.9.1.5
1.9.1.5 Special conditions for persons with disabilities requiring appeals action ratification....
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1. Public Rights-of-Way
The Board’s aim in developing these guidelines is to ensure that access for persons with disabilities is provided wherever a pedestrian way is newly built or altered, and that the same degree...
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EQUIVALENT FACILITATION
Note: In determining equivalent facilitation, consideration shall be given to means that provide for the maximum independence of persons with disabilities while presenting the least risk...
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Section 1630.2(j)(1)(viii) Substantial Limitation in Only One Major Life Activity Required
The ADAAA explicitly states that an impairment need only substantially limit one major life activity to be considered a disability under the ADA....
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Breast Platform [M303.4.1]
Recommendations from accessibility experts who developed mammography protocols for women with disabilities identified a need for a breast platform height of 24 inches....
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M305.2.3 Height (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Four commenters (two manufacturers, one disability rights organization, and a state agency concerned with accessibility) supported the proposed height range....
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National Association of the Deaf, Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, and Lee Nettles, Plaintiffs v. NETFLIX, INC., Defendant - Statement of Interest
. § 517 because this litigation implicates the interpretation and application of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., and its implementing...
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Introduction
The Access Board is responsible for developing accessibility guidelines for the construction and alteration of facilities covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 and...
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46. Can an employer claim undue hardship solely because a reasonable accommodation would require it to make changes to property owned by someone else?
s employees becomes disabled and needs to use a wheelchair....
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9. Is an employer required to provide the reasonable accommodation that the individual wants?
If more than one accommodation is effective, "the preference of the individual with a disability should be given primary consideration....
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Provisions of the Final Rule
First, the entity must make information about the process, and how to use it, readily available to the public, including individuals with disabilities....
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Visible Alarms
other common use spaces) were required to be accessible under the 1991 Standards; areas in which employees actually perform their jobs are required to enable a person using a wheelchair or mobility...
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5.8.2.5 Toe Height Recommendation
“Clearance Space Envelopes of Wheeled Mobility Device Users for Computer Workstations”. Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting 2012....
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Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Trails
Laufenberg Abstract Trails made with wood chips are difficult for those who use mobility aids because the surface is soft, uneven, and shifting....
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410.6 Real-Time Text Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Furthermore, RTT permits the user to communicate using mainstream devices—such as mobile phones—rather than having to use specialized and expensive devices (such as TTYs)....
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Shredded Rubber
Observational research outside of this study has shown the undulation and instability of the particles to be difficult for people with mobility impairments to traverse. ...
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Section 1193.2 Scoping (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Suppose a person with a disability wants the features on product A, but product B has the accessibility features....
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Section 37.42
Individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, must have access to all accessible cars in each train using a new or altered station....
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Section 37.42 Service in an integrated setting to passengers at intercity, commuter, and high-speed rail station platforms constructed or altered after February 1, 2012
Individuals with disabilities, including individuals who use wheelchairs, must have access to all accessible cars in each train using a new or altered station....
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Size: ADA Standard Section 604.8.1.1
Section 604.8.1.1 covers the current ADA Standards for the size of wheelchair accessible compartments.
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11B-226.1 General
and work benches, fume hoods, reception counters, teller windows, study carrels, commercial kitchen counters, and conference tables to accommodate the individual needs of employees with disabilities...
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11B-215.1 General
Consult local fire departments and prepare evacuation plans taking into consideration the needs of every building occupant, including people with disabilities. ◼ ETA Editor’s Note...
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11B-215.1 General
Consult local fire departments and prepare evacuation plans taking into consideration the needs of every building occupant, including people with disabilities. ◼ ETA Editor’s Note...