Escalators must have a clear width of 32 inches minimum (810.9)....
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Escalators
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Accessible Routes (Exterior and Interior)
The accessible route is essential for people who have difficulty walking or who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices to get into the polling place and to the voting area....
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When may an employer ask an employee a disability-related question or require an employee to submit to a medical examination?
This means that the employer must have a reasonable belief based on objective evidence that: an employee will be unable to perform the essential functions his or her job because...
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810.5.3 Platform and Vehicle Floor Coordination
Most such low platforms must have a minimum height of eight inches above the top of the rail....
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Accessible Parking Space Width
Van spaces are required to be at least 11 feet wide and to have an access aisle at least 5 feet wide....
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Doors, Doorways, and Gates
Corresponding changes have been made to a similar provision in the scoping section for transient lodging facilities (224.1.2)....
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3.1 Overview of Legal Obligations
An employer does not have to make an accommodation for an individual who is not otherwise qualified for a position....
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704.3 Volume Control Telephones
Public telephones required to have volume controls shall be equipped with a receive volume control that provides a gain adjustable up to 20 dB minimum....
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Braille Specifications
No changes have been made to the specified position below corresponding text. Braille does not include different upper and lower case letters....
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Two-Way Communication
These requirements have been removed in the final rule because the referenced elevator safety code (ASME A17.1), as revised, adequately addresses these features or makes them unnecessary...
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3. Emergency Transportable Housing
Emergency transportable housing units, which are designed and manufactured for transport over roadways, have a smaller footprint than other types of housing and pose unique accessibility...
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14. Q: May a police department wait to conduct a background check on applicants until after the information from the medical exam has been reviewed -- which is after a conditional offer of employment has been made?
offer is not viewed as "bona fide" under the ADA, unless an employer has evaluated all relevant non-medical information which, from a practical and legal perspective, could reasonably have...
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1115B.3.1, Item 5
Multiple-accommodation toilet facilities shall have the following: 1. … 2. … 3. … 4. … 5. Large toilet rooms. ...
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Introduction to Guidelines
; and Making reasonable efforts to validate any unproven access solutions through testing with individuals with disabilities or with appropriate disability-related organizations that have...
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Utility and Sewage Hookups [1011.2, 1011.3, and 1011.6]
Sewage hatches do not have to comply with the technical requirements for operable parts....
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Beach Access Routes
Outdoor constructed features provided on beaches don’t have to be connected by beach access routes, ORARs, trails, or accessible routes....
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Information on Taking Charge of Your Health Care
While having trust and confidence in your health care providers is important, the “provider always knows best” belief can be harmful....
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Lighting Applications
You can have a little meeting area, a little cafe across from the university campus, and because there’s windows in the front, if anybody walks by and looks in, and if the people are all...
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903.3.1.1.1 Exempt locations
Generator and transformer rooms separated from the remainder of the building by walls and floor/ceiling or roof/ceiling assemblies having a fire-resistance rating of not less than 2 hours...
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Controls for Ranges and Cooktops
With respect to usable kitchens, the Act solely requires that kitchens have sufficient space such that an individual in a wheelchair can maneuver about....
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Bathroom Design Illustrations
With respect to the comments on the bathroom design illustrations, these illustrations have been revised to make the clear floor space requirements more readily understood....
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Guiding Techniques
It may be a reasonable modification of this practice to assist guests who are blind or who have low vision in wayfinding throughout their stay....
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II. Summary of the Major Provisions of the Regulatory Action
In many instances, entities already have compliant processes in place....
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3. Emergency Transportable Housing
Emergency transportable housing units, which are designed and manufactured for transport over roadways, have a smaller footprint than other types of housing and pose unique accessibility...