The disability community has considerable buying power and is often surprisingly loyal to organizations that make sincere efforts to serve their needs. II....
Search Results "NCD: National Council on Disability"
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Handling Accessibility Complaints: Keeping out of Court
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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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Background
The landmark Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA" or "the Act"), enacted on July 26, 1990, provides comprehensive civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities in the areas...
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Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These commenters argued that if a public accommodation already is in the process of altering its facility, there should be a legal requirement that individuals with disabilities are entitled...
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III-4.4600 Seating in assembly areas
In situations when a person who uses a wheelchair transfers to existing seating, the public accommodation may provide assistance in handling the wheelchair of the patron with the disability...
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7.1. Purpose and Objective of the Final Rule, Relative to Movie Theaters Categorized As Small
existing regulation implementing the ADA’s title III auxiliary aids provision reiterates the obligation of covered entities to ensure equally effective communication with individuals with disabilities...
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III-1.7000 Relationship to title II
ILLUSTRATION 3: A private, nonprofit corporation operates a number of group homes under contract with a State agency for the benefit of individuals with mental disabilities....
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Paragraph (e) (Advisory Guidance)
Though these disabilities may vary widely, these persons have difficulty grasping, pinching, or twisting objects and often have difficulty with finer motor coordination....
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Definitions of residential facilities and transient lodging. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The commenter argued that since emergency response personnel must meet certain physical qualifications that have the effect of exempting persons with mobility disabilities, there is no need...
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Section 37.137 Paratransit Plan Development
It is possible that this may happen and such action would have a negative effect on transportation provided to persons with disabilities in general....
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Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
Overview The United States Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to modernize the administration of federal elections, marking the first time in our nation’s history...
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Substantially Limited in Working
This is consistent with the fact that no other major life activity receives special attention in the regulation, and with the fact that, in light of the expanded definition of disability...
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1. New Curb Ramp Construction and Alterations
In 1989, DPW established its Curb Ramp Program and developed priorities for the design and installation of curb ramps based on input from the disabled community....
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a) "Neighborhood" Access Theory
little weight to Steinfeld's opinions that Coffman Pool and MLK Pool (which are designated as accessible pools) are not meaningful alternatives to Balboa Pool for persons with mobility disabilities...
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Video remote interpreting (VRI). (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments from advocates and persons with disabilities expressed concern that VRI may not always provide effective communication, especially in hospitals and emergency rooms....
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Rebuilding Together Central Ohio - Grove City, OH
Previously organized around our signature event, National Rebuilding Day, RTCO has since expanded to provide services year round....
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DOT Final Rule: Minimum Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
.; the Administrator of the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration. ...
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Socialserve.com
NAAC maintains the only national database of apartments with features for people with disabilities, listing more than 60,000 units in 47 states....
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Subpart E—Enforcement (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
discrimination in violation of section 303 of the Act (subpart D of this part), which requires that new construction and alterations be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Section 1630.2(i) Major Life Activities
SVI Sys., Inc, in which the court found that an individual with cirrhosis of the liver caused by Hepatitis B is not disabled because liver function—unlike eating, working, or reproducing...
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List of Subjects for 28 CFR Part 36
List of Subjects for 28 CFR Part 36 Administrative practice and procedure, Buildings and facilities, Business and industry, Civil rights, Individuals with disabilities, Penalties, Reporting...
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Guiding Principles
In their treatise on the evaluation of science exhibits the National Science Foundation suggests the following measures for success: Increase awareness, knowledge or understanding...
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FEMA
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond...
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Medical Certificates/Communicable Diseases
Disability community commenters expressed the concern that use of this term -- derived from the Americans with Disabilities Act – would make it too easy for carriers to use their discretion...
