The suggested changes would double the allowable cross slope and create a significant impediment for many wheelchair users and others with a mobility disability....
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2010 ADA Definition
Individual with a Disability: Individual with a disability means a person who has a disability. The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the private entity acts on the basis of such use.
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17. What should employers do to prevent and correct harassment?
Employers should make clear that they will not tolerate harassment based on disability or on any other basis....
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Companions
The rules refer to such people as “companions” and require covered entities to provide effective communication for companions who have communication disabilities....
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Appropriate clear floor space
Inmates with a mobility disability should be able to use, and move without obstruction among, the easily accessible features of their cells....
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End Note
It makes good business sense to comply with the ADA and welcome the expanding market of older adults and people with disabilities....
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Minimum Number of Beach Access Routes [F248.2]
In high-density population areas, entities should consider providing beach access routes more frequently than the minimum of every one-half mile to prevent people with disabilities from...
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Other federal rules
conduct rulemaking to adopt the proposed guidelines, with or without additions and modifications, as accessibility standards in regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Job Restructuring
reallocating or redistributing marginal job functions that an employee is unable to perform because of a disability; and altering when and/or how a function, essential or marginal...
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Examples of Involvement
Meet with municipal recreation department staff when a new program is being created to ensure the participation of people with disabilities....
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II. Exterior Routes...
In order for persons with disabilities to use a facility, there must be at least one accessible route that allows persons who use wheelchairs or other mobility aids to approach, enter and...
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What is Program Accessibility?
State and local governments must ensure that services, programs and activities, when viewed in their entirety, are accessible to people with disabilities....
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10.3.1(1)
The circulation path, including an accessible entrance and an accessible route, for persons with disabilities shall, to the maximum extent practicable, coincide with the circulation path...
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R101.2 Effect on Existing Facilities
The Department of Justice regulations implementing Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act contain requirements for state and local governments regarding program accessibility and...
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CONTRACTING FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES
Review the terms of these contracts on a regular basis to ensure that they continue to meet the accessibility needs of people with disabilities....
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Works Progress Administration Protests
These and other efforts eventually generate a few thousand jobs nationwide and draw attention to the issue of employment for people with disabilities....
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BACKGROUND
The Attorney General conducted this investigation under the authority granted by section 308(b) of the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"), 42 U.S.C. § 12188(b)....
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Press Release
The United States Department of Justice is referred to as the “United States” or “Department”; the City of DeKalb as “City”; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended,...
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Orienting Attendees to the Meeting Space
To help orient attendees with vision disabilities to the meeting location, it may be useful to provide some descriptive information....
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Accessible Route - Exterior
Result: People with disabilities cannot travel from the site entry points to the accessible entrance(s). In some cases, people must use vehicular routes which can be dangerous....
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Section 36.303(g)(1) Audio Description
“Audio Description” In the NPRM, the Department used the term “audio description” to refer to the spoken description of information describing the visual elements of a movie to an individual...
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ADA CHECKLIST FOR POLLING PLACES
Disclaimer The ADA authorizes the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to individuals and entities that have rights or responsibilities under the Act....
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11B-225.3 Self-service storage facilities
Self-service storage facilities shall provide individual self-service storage spaces complying with these requirements in accordance with Table 11B-225.3. ...
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603.2.3 Door Swing
Where the toilet room or bathing room is for individual use and a clear floor space complying with 305.3 is provided within the room beyond the arc of the door swing, doors shall be permitted...
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F225.3 Self-Service Storage Facilities
Self-service storage facilities shall provide individual self-service storage spaces complying with these requirements in accordance with Table F225.3....