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Search Results "DRA: Disability Rights Advocates"
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Practical Suggestions for Communicating Effectively
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Qualified interpreter (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
definition focuses on the actual ability of the interpreter in a particular interpreting context to facilitate effective communication between the public accommodation and the individual with disabilities...
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Wheeled Mobility Anthropometry Project
The Access Board and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research sponsored a Wheeled Mobility Anthropometry Project to collect measurements of approximately 500 people...
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Paragraph (b) (Advisory Guidance)
Individuals with low vision often also have hearing disabilities, especially older individuals....
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Paragraph (f) (Advisory Guidance)
Section 4.34.3 of the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) also contains specific information concerning reach ranges....
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Section 37.93 One Car Per Train Rule
Train Rule This section implements the statutory directive that all rail operators (light, rapid, commuter and intercity) have at least one car per train accessible to persons with disabilities...
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Section 37.33 Airport Transportation Systems
is for the operators serving a given airport to form a pool or consortium arrangement, in which a number of shared accessible vehicles would meet the transportations of individuals with disabilities...
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Section 37.57 Required Cooperation
provided as an example of an action under this provision a situation in which a failure to cooperate leads to a construction delay, which in turn leads to a lawsuit by an individual with disabilities...
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II-5.5000 Historic preservation programs
In achieving program accessibility in historic preservation programs, a public entity must give priority to methods that provide physical access to individuals with disabilities....
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11B-206.2.5 Restaurants, cafeterias, banquet facilities and bars
areas, or to all parts of existing outdoor dining areas where the same services and decor are provided in an accessible space usable by the public and not restricted to use by people with disabilities...
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ICC/IBC
emergency evacuation, evacuation elevators are designed with standby power and other features according to the elevator safety standard and can be used for the evacuation of individuals with disabilities...
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Visible Alarms—Exception to Section 215.1 of the 2010 Standards
or parts of facilities that affect accessibility of existing housing facilities) must, to the maximum extent feasible, be made to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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Section 1630.2(p) Undue Hardship
For example, suppose an individual with a disabling visual impairment that makes it extremely difficult to see in dim lighting applies for a position as a waiter in a nightclub and requests...
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382.61 What are the requirements for movable aisle armrests?
Consistent with section 382.41, carriers must find ways of ensuring that passengers with disabilities can locate specific seats they can access with movable armrests....
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Check-Out Aisles and Sales and Service Counters
space adjacent to those counters be kept clear of merchandise, equipment, and other items so that the accessible part of the counter is readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities...
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§35.102 Application
clarification about the responsibilities of public school systems under section 504 and the ADA with respect to programs, services, and activities that are not covered by the Individuals with Disabilities...
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Accessibility Stories by Vijay Gupta
Comment by Marsha Mazz: It just proves that disability is the only minority group you get to join after birth....
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Guidelines for Requirement 5
Several commenters from the disability community requested that circuit breakers be categorized as environmental controls....
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§35.102 Application (Section-by-Section Analysis)
clarification about the responsibilities of public school systems under section 504 and the ADA with respect to programs, services, and activities that are not covered by the Individuals with Disabilities...
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3.1 Getting Weighed
Accessible scales are important to quality health care for people with disabilities. An accessible scale allows a wheelchair user to roll onto the platform of the scale. ...
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A4.33.7 Types of Listening Systems
Table A2, reprinted from a National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research “Rehab Brief,” shows some of the advantages and disadvantages of different types of assistive listening...
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ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY AURORA
Aurora, including its hospitals, physicians, outpatient health care centers, and other medical facilities, agrees that it will not discriminate against any individual on the basis of disability...
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Section 36.406 Standards for New Construction and Alterations (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Appendix A contains the Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG) which is being published by the ATBCB as a final rule elsewhere in this...
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A. Scoping Requirements for Units with Mobility Features
on private sites provided by the occupant of the unit, the advisory committee recommended that entities provide units with mobility features to ensure non-discrimination on the basis of disability...