Space is needed at the top and bottom of ramps so that people using wheelchairs can align with the running slope and maneuver from ramps, including when making turns (which is difficult...
Search Results "CRPD: Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities"
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Obstructions [4.7.8]
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Example of a Single-User Bathroom (with Roll-in Shower)
Recommendation: Consider providing turning space outside the shower so that people using wheelchairs do not have to travel on wet surfaces every time they use the room....
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3) Where the standard says "Changes in level are not permitted", but no advisory follows the standard
mentions that changes in level that do not exceed those permitted in section 303.3 are acceptable in "required clear floor and ground spaces, turning spaces, and in similar spaces where people...
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Motor Impairments
These devices help move people with motor impairments down the stairs or across rough terrain....
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FAQ: What is ALT Text and why should I enter it in my uploaded images?
From the Social Security Administration: "Screen reading software is used by people who are blind or who have low vision....
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Error/Omission: Parts of an accessible route with slopes that exceed 1:20 lack required features including handrails and edge protection.
People who use a mobility device such as crutches, a cane, or a walker may lose their balance or fall while using a sloped section that does not have handrails or edge protection....
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General Provisions
says that ADA paratransit eligibility shall be strictly limited to persons in the eligible categories, then, it is not saying that entities are in any way precluded from serving other people...
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11B-806.3 Guest rooms with communication features
In guest rooms required to have accessible communication features, consider ensuring compatibility with adaptive equipment used by people with hearing impairments....
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11B-806.3 Guest rooms with communication features
In guest rooms required to have accessible communication features, consider ensuring compatibility with adaptive equipment used by people with hearing impairments....
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806.3 Guest Rooms with Communication Features
In guest rooms required to have accessible communication features, consider ensuring compatibility with adaptive equipment used by people with hearing impairments....
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Definition of "other power-driven mobility device." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
maintains the existing legal protections for wheelchairs, and recognizes that some devices, particularly the Segway® PT, which are not designed primarily for individuals with mobility disabilities...
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Definition of "wheelchair.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
With regard to the term ‘‘mobility impairments,'' the Department intended a broad reading so that a wide range of disabilities, including circulatory and respiratory disabilities, that make...
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§382.43(d)
(d) As a carrier covered under paragraph (c) of this section, you must provide a mechanism on your primary Web site for persons with disabilities to request disability accommodation services...
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Effective Communication
Effective Communication Businesses must communicate effectively with customers who have vision, hearing, or speech disabilities....
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Proposed training standards.
The Department has always required that service animals be individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, but has never imposed any...
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§ 382.43(d)
(d) As a carrier covered under paragraph (c) of this section, you must provide a mechanism on your primary Web site for persons with disabilities to request disability accommodation services...
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ADA National Network
on implementing the ADA to support the mission of the ADA to “assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency for individuals with disabilities...
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12101(a)(3)
(3) discrimination against individuals with disabilities persists in such critical areas as employment, housing, public accommodations, education, transportation, communication, recreation...
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§ 37.15 Interpretations and guidance
Written interpretations and guidance shall be developed through the Department's coordinating mechanism for disability matters, the Disability Law Coordinating Council....
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M101.3 Equivalent Facilitation
., use of a patient lift) are not permitted because they do not provide for independent access to and use of diagnostic equipment by patients with disabilities to the maximum extent possible...
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Access to a public entity following the proper exclusion of a service animal. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The NPRM proposed that in the event a public entity properly excludes a service animal, the public entity must give the individual with a disability the opportunity to access the programs...
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Portlight Inclusive Disaster Strategies
Portlight Strategies, Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 1997 to facilitate a variety of projects involving people with disabilities, including post-disaster relief work....
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Parking sign height measurement technique
The only way for uniformity would be from the parking surface, right? ...
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Upper extremity cardio machine
I'm short, around 4'8", and with many UE cycles it seems like my nose and face are right up against the unit in order to be able to reach without causing shoulder or neck issues, which is...
