Mobility devices that are used in the outdoors typically have a longer wheel base and are wider than mobility devices that are used indoors....
Search Results "AHJ: Authority Having Jurisdiction"
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Clear Tread Width [1017.3]
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Using the ORAR Exceptions [F202.3, Exception 4 and 1016, Exceptions 1, 2, and 3]
For instance, where traffic calming devices, gates, or other barriers are provided on a paved roadway, the ORAR must have a clear width of 36 inches and obstacles cannot exceed one-half...
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Distinct Viewing Locations [F246.2, 1015.2, and 1015.3]
Distinct viewing locations within a viewing area don’t have to be identified, but may be designated by signs or other markers....
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C. Movie Basics
Although many technological advances have been made since the advent of the "talkie," the practice of exhibiting the visual portion of the movie separate from the sound is still common....
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Durability and Maintenance of Detectable Warning Surfaces (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Many state and local transportation departments have evaluated and approved detectable warning products that are suited to their environments. 33“Synthesis of Maintenance and Durability...
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R210 Protruding Objects
Protruding objects can be hazardous for pedestrians, especially pedestrians who are blind or have low vision....
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Audio description (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the Department’s July 26, 2010, ANPRM, the Department used the term “video description” to define the process and experience whereby individuals who are blind or have low vision are provided...
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7. May an employer require an individual to go to a health care professional of the employer's (rather than the employee's) choice for purposes of documenting need for accommodation and disability?
Employers also may consider alternatives like having their health professional consult with the individual's health professional, with the employee's consent....
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Scenario 2 – Suspected Disability & Involvement of Knowledgeable People
His parents insist that he gets a good night sleep but note that their pediatrician told them Robert might have narcolepsy, a chronic brain disorder that involves poor control of sleep and...
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Q3: Does the Amendments Act alter the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)?
Students who meet the eligibility criteria under the IDEA are also covered by Section 504 and Title II if they have a disability as defined under those laws....
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Q7: Is learning the only major life activity that a school district must consider in determining if a student has a disability under Section 504 and Title II?
These students would have to be evaluated, as described in the Section 504 regulation, to determine whether they need special education or related services. See Q9, below....
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39. Must an employer provide a reasonable accommodation that is needed because of the side effects of medication or treatment related to the disability, or because of symptoms or other medical conditions resulting from the underlying disability?
The employer can request documentation that the retinopathy is related to the diabetes but the employee does not have to show that the retinopathy is an independent disability under the...
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Purpose of the Workshop
You’ve certainly done that over the last several decades in improvements for persons with disabilities and persons who have difficulty getting around, but yet there’s more work to do....
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Design Criteria for the Transfer Station
The station was designed to investigate the impact handhelds, back rests, heights, and seat widths have on transfer performance....
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2. DEFINE YOUR COMMUNITY
Does the community you are planning for have boundaries or are you planning for multiple geographic areas?...
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33. Execution by Facsimile and in Counterparts
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have approved and executed this Settlement Agreement on the dates set forth opposite their respective signatures....
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ADA Law, Regulations and Design Standards
The regulations have the details on the rights of people with disabilities and responsibilities of employers, state and local governments, transportation providers, businesses and non-profit...
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9. I already purchased a portable lift before March 15, 2012. Can I still use it?
If you have purchased a non-fixed lift before March 15th that otherwise complies with the requirements in the 2010 Standards for pool lifts (such as seat size, etc.), you may use it, as...
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1(2)(a)(ii) Site analysis test
Alternatively, for a site having multiple buildings, or a site with a single building with multiple entrances, impracticality of providing an accessible entrance served by an accessible...
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ASSESSMENT, PROGRESS, ACHIEVEMENT, AND GRADING
For example, Body Mass Index has been shown to be inappropriate for people with certain disabilities who tend to have a different proportion of lean mass (Rimmer, et al., 2010)....
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A. Passenger Drop-Off Areas
An accessible drop-off area must have a level access aisle that is adjacent and parallel to the vehicle space....
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C.2. - If EIT is acquired through another agency’s contract, which agency is responsible for Section 508 compliance?
This notwithstanding, contracting offices that award indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contracts (such as those mentioned above) also have responsibilities....
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1. Under Title II, what must public school districts do to provide effective communication to students with hearing, vision, or speech disabilities?
auxiliary aids and services” where necessary to provide effective communication;20 that is, schools must provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services so that students with disabilities have...
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Bias Toward Wheelchair Users
Two commenters stated that the proposed guidelines were biased toward wheelchair users, and that the Department has erroneously assumed that the elderly and the physically disabled have...