Through its investigations and compliance reviews, the Department has found that in most detention and correctional facilities, a 2 percent accessible cell requirement is inadequate to meet...
Search Results "ADA Compliance"
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Number of accessible cells
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1. Covered Entities
that testing would be more costly for small carriers because they do not have the technical knowledge or personnel necessary for testing, necessitating the hiring of subcontractors for compliance...
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804 Kitchens and Kitchenettes
Compliance with the reach range requirement when the door is fully open would severely impact the design and size of such appliances. Response....
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STATUTORY AND REGULATORY BACKGROUND
While the regulations published in the Federal Register on March 30, 2012 take effect on April 30, 2012, the regulations establish compliance deadlines for captioning of streamed video programming...
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2. The 2010 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
commenters pointed out that rolling out captioning and audio description at 20 percent per year over a five-year period would be difficult to implement and that they supported a five-year compliance...
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Embedded Inaccessible Third-Party Plug-In Applications and Links to Inaccessible External Web Sites and Applications
carriers to embed inaccessible plug-in software developed by third parties on an otherwise accessible Web site over time could result in significant portions of Web sites being excepted from compliance...
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23. Free appropriate public education
Section 104.33(d) requires recipients to achieve full compliance with the free appropriate public education requirements of §104.33 as expeditiously as possible, but in no event later than...
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Number of accessible cells. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Through its investigations and compliance reviews, the Department has found that in most detention and correctional facilities, a 2 percent accessible cell requirement is inadequate to meet...
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Stages.
However, the Department's proposal also excuses compliance with the requirement for an accessible (pedestrian) route so long as a "golf car passage" (i.e., the path typically used by golf...
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Swimming pools. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Other commenters pointed to the existing undue financial and administrative burdens defenses as providing public entities with sufficient protection from excessive compliance costs....
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Captioning at movie theaters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The ADA itself contains no explicit language regarding captioning in movie theaters, but the legislative history of title III states that, "[o]pen-captioning . . . of feature films playing...
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Section 1193.39 Prohibited reduction of accessibility, usability and compatibility [1193.29 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
no change shall be undertaken which decreases or has the effect of decreasing accessibility is a common principle in disability access codes and standards and was borrowed from both the ADA...
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‘‘Commercial facilities’’ (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The interplay between the Fair Housing Act and the ADA with respect to those facilities that are ‘‘places of public accommodation’’ was the subject of many comments and is addressed in the...
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Section 1630.3(a) through (c) Illegal Use of Drugs
Consequently, such individuals are still required to establish that they satisfy the requirements of these definitions in order to be protected by the ADA and this part....
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Sales and Service Counters
The ADA Standards for Accessible Design provide detailed information on the requirements for checkout aisles and for sales and service counters....
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15. When may an employer refuse to hire, terminate, or temporarily restrict the duties of a person who has or had a hearing impairment because of safety concerns?
Under these circumstances, the school district cannot demonstrate that this applicant would pose a direct threat to the safety of others, and its refusal to hire her would violate the ADA...
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C. Developing an Action Plan For Providing Accessible Websites
This technical assistance document is available on the ADA Home Page atwww.ada.gov. VI....
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Communication Issues for Employers with Maximum Leave Policies
including short- and long-term disability leave programs, it should ensure that any automatic form letters generated by these providers comply with the employer's obligations under the ADA...
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Toilet Room Doors
These floor plans showed typical examples that met the minimum requirements of the proposed ADA Standards....
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Definitions of residential facilities and transient lodging
The ADA does not exempt spaces because of a belief or policy that excludes persons with disabilities from certain work....
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Background:
Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) regulation at 49 CFR § 37.43(a)(1), provides that when a public entity “alters an existing facility or a part of...
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B. Coverage limitations
It is the Department´s intention to regulate only governmental entities and public accommodations covered by the ADA that provide goods, services, programs, or activities to the public via...
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Emergency Preparedness
Making sure that people with disabilities have full access to state and local government emergency preparedness and response programs is a critical part of ADA obligations. ...
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Integration
A primary goal of the ADA is the equal participation and integration of people with disabilities in the mainstream of American life....