"Ground floor" means a floor of a building with a building entrance on an accessible route. A building may have one or more ground floors....
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Section 2. Ground floor
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Notification Devices
Guest rooms providing communication access are also subject to requirements for notification devices and telephones (806.3.2). Telephones must have volume control....
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Urinal Depth
In the proposed rule, the Board sought to clarify the requirement in the original ADAAG that accessible urinals have an "elongated" rim by specifying a minimum dimension of 13 ½ inches,...
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B. Chapter 2: Scoping (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Access Board did not receive any comments regarding Chapter 2 as written; however, several commenters expressed concern regarding the ability of certain types of diagnostic equipment...
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C.6.ii. - If a Federal agency is distributing a television or multimedia production or a web-cast presentation, does it have to be open or closed captioned and audio-described?
Section 1194.24(c) and (d) of the Access Board's standards require that all training or informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission and which have audio...
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H.7 - Are hand held devices (palm tops, cell phones) covered by Section 508?
This technology is "electronic and information technology" covered by Section 508 and the Access Board's standards....
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Wheelchair
The definition of "common wheelchair,'' developed by the Access Board, is intended to help transit providers determine which wheelchairs they have to carry....
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Volume Control
This is consistent with other Board guidelines covering access to telecommunications products issued under section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which requires telecommunications...
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11B-244.1 General
are exempt from federal ADA requirements, however no exception is provided for these types of facilities under the California Building Code (CBC) due to pre-existing and more stringent state...
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M305.4 Leg Supports (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Four commenters (medical association, accessibility consultant, disability rights organization, and a state agency) agreed with requiring leg supports when stirrups are provided....
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JURISDICTION
The parties to this Agreement are the United States of America and the State Department on Aging....
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11B-602.2 Clear floor space
Units shall have a clear floor or ground space complying with Section 11B-305 positioned for a forward approach and centered on the unit....
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Vehicle Parking
When parking areas for large accessible RVs accommodate two vehicles side-by-side in a parking area serving a double camping unit, the space between the two vehicles can be used to access...
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Temporay Concert Accessibility
They have permanent seating in bleachers with accessible seating as required, etc. ...
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1. What is the effective compliance date of the ADA standards for accessible pools?
What is the effective compliance date of the ADA standards for accessible pools? The effective date of the 2010 Standards generally is March 15, 2012....
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XI. Overview of Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for New Construction and Alterations
New construction and alterations must be accessible in compliance with the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. ...
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ALTERATION
INTERPRETATION A change in occupancy or use is a change in the major activity for which the room, space, unit, or facility is intended....
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Access Board, 2009)....
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Appendix One: List of References
Mobility Device Use in the United States. Disability Statistics Report, June 2000, Number 14. Retrieved April 4, 2009, from http://dsc.ucsf.edu/pub_listing.php?pub_type=report....
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Alterations: ADA Standard Section 223.1.1
Section 223.1.1 ADA Standards for alterations to medical care and long-term care facilities.
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Accessible Product Certification Process
Access Board, DOJ, and other relevant standards-writing and enforcement agencies....
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§382.95(a)
This assistance must include, as needed, the services of personnel and the use of ground wheelchairs, accessible motorized carts, boarding wheelchairs, and/or on-board wheelchairs where...
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6. Use language that emphasizes the need for accessibility rather than the presence of a disability.
Use Don’t Use Accessible parking Handicapped parking Accessible restroom Disabled...