many health care facilities, personnel responsible for ensuring the safety of patients respond to intercom messages or other signals not intended to alert or alarm patients incapable of independent...
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Medical Care Facilities
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Are stairway chairlifts permitted?
Chairlifts require transfer to a fixed seat from wheeled mobility aids and thus are not independently usable....
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II. Recommendations of Diagnostic Imaging Equipment Manufacturers on Transfer Surface Low Height
While it is ideal for transfer surfaces to be at the same height as the seat heights of mobility devices, there is evidence that non-level independent transfers are also feasible....
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POWER DISRUPTION
Power outages are a nuisance for everyone, but they can be life-threatening for those who are vulnerable to extreme temperatures, live in high-rises and cannot use the stairs, use oxygen...
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F208.2.1 Hospital Outpatient Facilities
Doctors' offices, independent clinics, or other facilities not located in hospitals are not considered hospital outpatient facilities for purposes of this document....
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208.2.1 Hospital Outpatient Facilities
Doctors' offices, independent clinics, or other facilities not located in hospitals are not considered hospital outpatient facilities for purposes of this document....
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R103.3 Units of Measurement
The values stated in each system (metric and U.S. customary units) may not be exact equivalents, and each system shall be used independently of the other....
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Shower
Moreover, the design would work equally well for individuals who could shower independently....
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The ADA’s Benefits to Businesses
People with disabilities are of all ages, are members of all racial, ethnic, and cultural groups, and live in communities large and small throughout the country....
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11. Do not use language that perpetuates negative stereotypes about psychiatric disabilities.
Use Don’t Use He has a diagnosis of bipolar disorder; he is living with bipolar disorder He is (a) bipolar; he is (a) manic-depressive...
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Section 4. Application of the Guidelines
Under the discussion of Section 4 in the proposed guidelines, the Department requested comment on the Act's application to dwelling units with design features such as a loft or sunken living...
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Olmstead Decision
Through this decision, the Court sends a simple, yet profound, message that long-term services and supports for people with disabilities of all ages, including participation in community living...
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Hearing Loss Later in Life
Elders who are beginning to lose their hearing may need accommodations for the first time in their lives....
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3306.2 Walkways
Walkways shall be accessible in accordance with Chapter 11A or 11B as applicable, and shall be designed to support all imposed loads, and the design live load shall be not less than 150...
- Mino (BE2030)
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ADDENDUM TO PHASE I FINAL REPORT: Points of Clarification
These four participants told us that they could independently transfer in their usual environments. ...
- Bradley 1-Station Express Lavatory System SS-1N
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7.6 Training
The employer may assure accessibility by inspecting the site, or may ask a local disability group with accessibility expertise (such as an Independent Living Center) to do so....
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Benefits
Congress declared that “the Nation’s proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and economic self-sufficiency...
- Maxi Pro (BE2021)
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4.16.2 Clear Floor Space
In order to accommodate independent wheelchair use, guidelines for clear floor space in ADAAG vary according to path of approach to the toilet....
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Additional benefits of water closet clearance standards
the monetized costs of these requirements substantially exceed the monetized benefits, the additional benefits that persons with disabilities will derive from greater safety, enhanced independence...
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Additional benefits of water closet clearance standards
the monetized costs of these requirements substantially exceed the monetized benefits, the additional benefits that persons with disabilities will derive from greater safety, enhanced independence...