◼ Disabled passengers’ items stored in the cabin must conform to FAA rules on the stowage of carry-on baggage....
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Other Services and Accommodations
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202.3 Alterations
If providing accessibility in compliance with these requirements for people with one type of disability (e.g., people who use wheelchairs) is not feasible, accessibility must still be provided...
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Which Circulation Paths Are Usable Circulation Paths?
Where not all circulation paths are usable by people with disabilities, the usable circulation path(s) should be clearly identified by the international symbol of accessibility: Locations...
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What terms will let people know whether our facility is accessible?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is not an accessibility guideline, it is a law....
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Mary Ann Hay, IALD, LEED AP, Vice President, Director, Architectural Lighting Design, Syska Hennessy Group, Inc.
Disability Glare (slide 3) Definition: The reduction in visibility caused by intense light sources in the field of view....
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"Other Power-Driven Mobility Device" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The definition is designed to be broad and inclusive because the Department recognizes the diverse needs and preferences of individuals with disabilities and does not wish to impede individual...
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Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed in § 36.302(f)(4) that a public accommodation, upon being asked, must inform persons with disabilities and their companions of the locations of all unsold...
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E205.2 Public Facing (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Coverage of this broad category of agency-sponsored content is important because the Rehabilitation Act mandates that persons with disabilities—both those employed by the federal government...
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Developing a plan based on priorities
Priority 1: Getting through the Door The first priority is to make sure individuals with disabilities can physically enter the facility as independently as possible....
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III-2.2000 Physical or mental impairments
The first category of persons covered by the definition of an individual with a disability is restricted to those with "physical or mental impairments. " Physical impairments include--...
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Employee Work Areas [§203.9]
Under the ADA, employees with disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations in the workplace. Accommodations can include alterations to spaces within the facility....
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Section 36.202(c) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Separate benefit -- Section 36.202(c) permits different or separate benefits or services only when necessary to provide persons with disabilities opportunities as effective as those provided...
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Section 36.204 Administrative Methods (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
entity shall not, directly, or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize standards or criteria or methods of administration that have the effect of discriminating on the basis of disability...
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Alternate formats and alternate modes (Advisory Guidance)
In considering how to best provide product information to people with disabilities, it is essential that information be provided in an alternate format or mode that is usable by the person...
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INVESTIGATION AND FINDINGS
Complainant is an individual with a “disability” within the meaning of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12102; 28 C.F.R. § 36.104. 7. St....
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Other relevant federal rules and guidance documents
Health and Human Services issued a guidance document for health care providers regarding their responsibilities to make their services and facilities accessible to individuals with mobility disabilities...
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Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed in § 35.138(d) that a public entity, upon being asked, must inform persons with disabilities and their companions of the locations of all unsold or otherwise...
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EQUIVALENT FACILITATION
Note: In determining equivalent facilitation, consideration shall be given to means that provide for the maximum independence of persons with disabilities while presenting the least risk...
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Section 1630.2(j)(1)(viii) Substantial Limitation in Only One Major Life Activity Required
The ADAAA explicitly states that an impairment need only substantially limit one major life activity to be considered a disability under the ADA....
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Breast Platform [M303.4.1]
Recommendations from accessibility experts who developed mammography protocols for women with disabilities identified a need for a breast platform height of 24 inches....
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National Association of the Deaf, Western Massachusetts Association of the Deaf and Hearing Impaired, and Lee Nettles, Plaintiffs v. NETFLIX, INC., Defendant - Statement of Interest
. § 517 because this litigation implicates the interpretation and application of title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (“ADA”), 42 U.S.C. § 12181 et seq., and its implementing...
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9. Is an employer required to provide the reasonable accommodation that the individual wants?
If more than one accommodation is effective, "the preference of the individual with a disability should be given primary consideration....
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F. Electronic and information technology
Electronic and information technology The Department believes that it is important for individuals with disabilities to have an equal opportunity to use electronic and information technology...
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3. Conversion to Digital Cinema
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension (May 14, 2013), available at http://natoonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Harkin-Hearing-Testimony-May-2013.pdf (last visited...