At that time, state accessibility standards required a half-inch lip at the base of the curb ramp which could be detected by a visually-impaired person using a cane....
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1. New Curb Ramp Construction and Alterations
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4.3.2 Transfer Surfaces and Imaging Equipment Functions
An instructive example is the DXA scan (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry), used to measure bone density and identify persons with osteoporosis or osteopenia (low bone density but not yet...
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Implementation Approach and Schedule
., booking or changing a reservation (including all flight amenities), checking-in for a flight, accessing a personal travel itinerary, accessing the status of a flight, accessing a personal...
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Comments to the NPRM
., an extra staff person on vehicles to assist passengers), increased insurance costs, lower service productivity, increased need for training, or preventing providers from charging fees...
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4.3.4 Knee and Toe Clearances
It references dimensions of clearance height and depth to the forward-most point on the person or mobility device (e.g., toe, footrest)....
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A. Accessible Voting Program
Harris County shall administer its voting program in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of persons with disabilities. 28 C.F.R. § 35.130(d). ...
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State Motor Vehicle Crash Data
Researchers continued to follow up with nonrespondents, and also began trying to contact persons by telephone to obtain updated e-mail addresses....
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Section 37.131 Service Criteria for Complementary Paratransit Service Area
Rail operators have an obligation to provide paratransit equivalents of trips between circles to persons who cannot use fixed route rail systems because they cannot navigate the system,...
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G. Supplies
Emergency managers and shelter operators need to plan and make arrangements in advance so persons with disabilities can obtain emergency supplies of medications and equipment....
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Section 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Path of travel--safe harbor
commenter proposed that a previous record of barrier removal be one of the factors in determining, prospectively, what renders a facility, when viewed in its entirety, usable and accessible to persons...
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Limited-Use/Limited-Application Elevators, Destination-Oriented Elevators and Private Residence Elevators
Commenters requested that the Department impose a moratorium on the installation of destination-oriented elevators arguing that this new technology presents wayfinding challenges for persons...
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Equal Access to Leave Under an Employer's Leave Policy
Others provide a certain number of paid leave days designated as annual leave, sick leave, or "personal days."...
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Reach Ranges
provides compelling evidence that lowered reach range requirements will better serve significantly greater numbers of individuals with disabilities, including individuals of short stature, persons...
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Section 1193.33 Accessibility and usability
For persons with a visual impairment, four alternate formats exist: Braille, large print, electronic text, and audio cassette....
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Can an employer consider health and safety when deciding whether to hire an applicant or retain an employee who has HIV or AIDS?
Any blanket exclusion—for example, refusing to hire persons with HIV or AIDS because of a perceived risk—would violate the ADA as a matter of law....
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F105.2.3 ASTM
minimum impact attenuation requirements, when tested in accordance with Test Method F 355, for surface systems to be used under and around any piece of playground equipment from which a person...
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105.2.3 ASTM
minimum impact attenuation requirements, when tested in accordance with Test Method F 355, for surface systems to be used under and around any piece of playground equipment from which a person...
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11B-202 Existing buildings and facilities
of the finding of unreasonable hardship shall be recorded and entered into the files of the enforcing agency and shall be subject to Chapter 1, Section 1.9.1.5, Special Conditions for Persons...
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5.8.1.1 Clear Platform Size Recommendation
This size platform allows the person to maneuver and position the device even though many devices may not stop precisely in the middle of the platform....
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34. Does an employer have to allow an employee with a disability to work at home as a reasonable accommodation?
Courts that have rejected working at home as a reasonable accommodation focus on evidence that personal contact, interaction, and coordination are needed for a specific position....
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40. Must an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an employee has not asked for one?
The employer asks the employee about mixing up the two names and asks if it would be helpful to spell the first name of each person....
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Executive summary
The United States Access Board develops guidelines and maintains design criteria for the built environment to maximize accessibility for persons with disabilities. ...
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Interpreting the Interactions
cataract surgeon to take out that cataract can be pretty difficult, because they’ve been burned a few times where they’ve taken out the cataract and the vision hasn’t changed, because the person...
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Emergency Preparedness
A person who is deaf may be trapped and unable to communicate because the only communication device relies on voice....