Because the ADA is a civil rights law and not a building code, older facilities are often required to be accessible to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to participate...
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ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
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ADA Coordinator, Grievance Procedure, Self-Evaluations, and Transition Plans
Public entities were also required to provide an opportunity for interested individuals to participate in the self-evaluation and transition planning processes by submitting comments....
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202.3 Alterations
Although covered entities are permitted to limit the scope of an alteration to individual elements, the alteration of multiple elements within a room or space may provide a cost-effective opportunity...
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Introduction and Instructions
These questions are not meant to be graded, but rather to be used as a planning tools to help identify opportunities for improvements, set priorities, and to track improvements over time...
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E. SERVICE ANIMALS
If the Cavs properly exclude a service animal under this paragraph, they shall give the individual with a disability the opportunity to obtain goods, services, and accommodations without...
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FAQ: I am an existing Corada user but am also a member of one of Corada's partnering associations or attended an event with a promo code. How do I get my discount or credit?
Next, you will see the opportunity to select a discounted or complimentary PDF pocket guide (if applicable; depending on which organization for which you are a member)....
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Section 36.205 Association (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
(b)(1)(E) of the Act, which provides that a public accommodation shall not exclude or otherwise deny equal goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, accommodations, or other opportunities...
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11B-206.2.8 Employee work areas
Additionally, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) implements Title I of the ADA which requires non-discrimination in the workplace....
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A. The ADA and Its Legislative History
civil rights law that broadly prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability and seeks to guarantee that individuals with disabilities are provided the same rights, privileges, and opportunities...
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PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
The accessible voting system must provide the same opportunity for access and participation, including privacy and independence, that other voters enjoy. ...
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5. Qualified handicapped person
services be based upon the standard of substantial benefit, rather than age, because of the need of many handicapped children for early or extended services if they are to have an equal opportunity...
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DOJ/DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Effective Communication
DOJ/DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Effective Communication November 12, 2014 Dear Colleague: Students with disabilities, like all students, must be provided the opportunity...
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Chapter 2: Putting the ADA on the Legislative Agenda: The National Council on Disability
However, at particular, limited moments in time—”windows of opportunity”—each of these streams merge and offer the potential for action: “A problem is recognized, a solution is available...
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Development of the 2004 ADA/ABA Guidelines
The Access Board released an interim draft of its guidelines to the public on April 2, 2002, 67 FR 15509, in order to provide an opportunity for entities with model codes to consider amendments...
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IV. RESOLVING ADA COMPLAINTS THROUGH MEDIATION
But discrimination continues, keeping people with disabilities out of the mainstream, limiting their opportunities, and, in many instances, leaving them feeling powerless....
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Shower and Sauna Doors in Transient Lodging Facilities
However, the Department believes that owners and operators will have an opportunity to provide the required doorway clearance, unless doing so is technically infeasible, when an alteration...
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ADA Title II: State and Local Government Activities
Title II requires that State and local governments give people with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from all of their programs, services, and activities (e.g. public education...
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Accessible Sports Facilities
The promise of the ADA...has enabled people with disabilities to enjoy much greater access to a wide range of affordable travel, recreational opportunities and life-enriching services."...
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Exercise Equipment and Machines
Designers and operators are encouraged to select exercise equipment that provides fitness opportunities for persons with lower body extremity disabilities....
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Section 36.211 Maintenance of accessible features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has noticed that some covered entities do not understand what is required by § 36.211, and it would like to take the opportunity presented by this NPRM to clarify. ...
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Section 35.133 Maintenance of Accessible Features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has noticed that some covered entities do not understand what is required by § 35.133, and it would like to take the opportunity presented by this NPRM to clarify the requirement...
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Introduction
The Forest Service is committed to incorporating FSORAG and FSTAG into National Forest System projects and ensuring inclusive outdoor recreation opportunities....
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Conclusion
The public playground has the potential to provide immeasurable opportunities supporting the development of children of all abilities. ...
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Alternative Designs. Bathroom as Shower Room
However, it affords an enhanced opportunity for assisted showering without the caregiver getting drenched in the process as well as permitting individuals to shower independently....