While it is always a good idea for passengers and carriers to communicate about accommodations as early as possible, the Department’s ACAA regulations and nondiscrimination policies have...
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Seating Accommodations
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Efforts to minimize impact
(2) The Board has included an Appendix with a list of strategies to make telecommunications equipment accessible....
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A. Overview Of The Relevant Statutory And Regulatory Provisions
by the Access Board on the same date. ...
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New Construction
three options: (1) Require all altered elements to be accessible, which would maintain the current policy that applies to other ADA alteration requirements; (2) permit substitute cells...
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Section 610 Review
As discussed in greater detail above, one significant goal of the development of the 2004 ADAAG was to eliminate duplication or overlap in Federal accessibility guidelines, as well as to...
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A. Preliminary Regulatory Impact Analysis (Executive Order 12866)
Executive Orders 13563 and 12866 direct agencies to propose or adopt a regulation only upon a reasoned determination that its benefits justify its costs; tailor the regulation to impose...
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Section 610 Review
As discussed in greater detail above, one significant goal of the development of the 2004 ADAAG was to eliminate duplication or overlap in Federal accessibility guidelines, as well as to...
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5. Interoperability Requirements for Assistive Technology
Assistive technology provides access beyond that offered by so-called “mainstream” hardware or software....
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3. Service Animals
threat to other persons in a particular area.1366 A "direct threat" is defined as a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be mitigated or eliminated by modifying policies...
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Executive Summary
Access Board developed the first Federal guidelines for facility accessibility in the U.S....
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QUESTION: WHEN A RAIL OPERATOR CONSTRUCTS A NEW STATION PLATFORM OR ALTERS AN EXISTING STATION PLATFORM, DOES 49 CFR PART 37 REQUIRE THE RAIL OPERATOR ENSURE THAT THE PLATFORM IS AT LEAST 8 INCHES ABOVE TOP OF RAIL, EVEN IF THE RAILROAD OPERATOR WILL PROVIDE ACCESSIBILITY CONSISTENT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 37.42?
ANSWER: Public entities, such as Amtrak and commuter operators, must construct a new facility for use in designated public transportation so that it is readily accessible to and...
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Ticket sales. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed, in § 36.302(f)(1), a general rule that a public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, or procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities...
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In-Flight Audio and Video Services
The WGBH Educational Foundation’s National Center for Accessible Media (“the Center”), which reported that it is conducting a study on ways of making airline travel more accessible to passengers...
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7. Seating Accommodations
The industry commenters that opposed providing priority seating asserted that access to seats with electrical outlets is an aircraft amenity based on other considerations (e.g., frequent...
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3. Testimony of Class Members
In Armstrong, a class of disabled prisoners and parolees brought a class action alleging that policies and practices related to parole and parole revocation hearings violated the ADA. 275...
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Online Guide Project Team
Adjunct Associate Professor at Harris Family Center for Disability and Health Policy at Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, California....
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International Center for Disability Resources
As an internationally recognized public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities, ICDRI seeks to increase opportunities for people with disabilities by identifying barriers...
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American Association on Health and Disability (AAHD)
AAHD’s purpose is to advance theory, knowledge and practice in reducing the incidence of secondary conditions, improving accessibility and eliminating health disparities in children and...
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FCE & Post-Offer Testing in the Era of ADA Title I
Gone are the days of profit driven clinics and rigid propriety testing methods. Today requires a skilled “Thinking Evaluator” approach to testing and work ability decision making....
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Autistic Self Advocacy Network
national grassroots disability rights organization for the Autistic community, and does so by advocating for systems change and ensuring that the voices of Autistic people are heard in policy...
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ADA25: #16 of 25 -- VRS: Other
The Board had a policy prohibiting the pharmacist from making relay calls on the job. A large part of the client's job was to make and receive calls regarding medication....
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Disability.gov
Disability.gov is the federal government website for comprehensive information about disability-related programs, services, policies, laws and regulations. ...
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Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Assistive Technology Society of North America, is the premier professional organization dedicated to promoting the health and well-being of people with disabilities through increasing access...
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T603 Wheelchair Securement Systems
Board should adopt the standards in SAE Recommended Practice J2249 (June 1999) for front-facing wheelchair securement systems....
