The Advisory Committee recommended inclusion of these provisions to ensure that persons with hearing- and vision-related disabilities can find—and use—captioning and audio description controls...
Search Results "Individual with a Disability"
2010 ADA Definition
Individual with a Disability: Individual with a disability means a person who has a disability. The term "individual with a disability" does not include an individual who is currently engaging in the illegal use of drugs, when the private entity acts on the basis of such use.
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503.4 User Controls for Captions and Audio Description (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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8. Transportation Vehicles
From the Board’s website: “The Access Board has issued a final rule updating sections of its accessibility guidelines for transportation vehicles covered by the Americans with Disabilities...
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6. Why should I comply, no else does. Besides, I can fix issues once I get sued.
Additionally, if a person with a disability is injured because a business failed to meet its access obligations, the results can be catastrophic for all parties involved....
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PART 1190 –ACCESSIBILITY GUIDELINES FOR PEDESTRIAN FACILITIES IN THE PUBLIC RIGHT-OF-WAY
When the guidelines are adopted, with or without additions and modifications, as accessibility standards in regulations issued by other federal agencies implementing the Americans with Disabilities...
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II. Research Methodology
development of protocols for a National trails surface study to evaluate alternatives to asphalt, concrete and boardwalk as suitable materials for making trails accessible to people with disabilities...
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3-D Shape Digitization
Large quantities of 3-D scan data have not yet been collected on any population (with disabilities or without) so the potential usefulness of the data is largely unexplored....
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Tips for Attendees
Even planners who mean well may need to be educated about what will make the best experience for participants who have disabilities....
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Requirements for Effective Communication
Agencies must give primary consideration to providing the aid or service requested by the person with the hearing disability....
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16. Opening Building Doors
For paratransit services, a passenger's request for the driver to open an exterior entry door to a building to provide boarding and/or alighting assistance to a passenger with a disability...
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EFFECTIVE DATE/TERMINATION DATE
KNIGHT, Trial Attorney Disability Rights Section Civil Rights Division U.S. Department of Justice 950 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W....
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§ 37.187(c)
All fixed-route operators involved in interline service shall ensure that they have the capacity to receive communications at all times concerning interline service for passengers with disabilities...
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8. Transportation Vehicles
From the Board’s website: “The Access Board has issued a final rule updating sections of its accessibility guidelines for transportation vehicles covered by the Americans with Disabilities...
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11B-215.1 General
Consult local fire departments and prepare evacuation plans taking into consideration the needs of every building occupant, including people with disabilities. ...
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3. Emergency Transportable Housing
developed these guidelines according to recommendations from an advisory panel it organized, the Emergency Transportable Housing Advisory Committee, which included representation from disability...
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Raised Courtroom Stations Not for Members of the Public
One commenter suggested that a sufficient number of accessible benches for judges with disabilities, in addition to requiring accessible witness stands and attorney areas, be required....
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D. What Does Title II of the ADA Require with Respect to Curb Ramps at Pedestrian Crossings?
Title II of the ADA requires state and local governments to make pedestrian crossings accessible to people with disabilities by providing curb ramps.2 This requirement applies if your state...
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a. Problem: Images Without Text Equivalents
Blind people, those with low vision, and people with other disabilities that affect their ability to read a computer display often use different technologies so they can access the information...
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Are the elements of path of travel and accessible routes substantively the same (such as slope, vertical clearance, width of path of travel, etc.)?
fundamental term used to describe, “A continuous unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces of an accessible site, building or facility that can be negotiated by a person with a disability...
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Purpose and Legal Authority
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) charges the Access Board with responsibility for the development of minimum guidelines aimed at ensuring the accessibility and usability of transportation...
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2.6 Be Willing to File a Complaint
This new equipment, along with improvements to the locker room and restroom, would make your facility more accessible to people with disabilities and more compliant with the Americans with...
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3.3.1. Captioning Hardware Scoping Requirements
Single-Auditorium 1 1 *Source: NATO, Statement of Position on RIN 1190-AA63, CRT Docket No. 126, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability...
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BACKGROUND
Implementing regulations under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1) and other statutes require that new construction and alterations are accessible to, and useable by, people...
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11B-101.2 Reserved
No measure shall be taken, however, that poses a significant risk to the health or safety of individuals with disabilities or others....
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101.2 Effect on Removal of Barriers in Existing Facilities
No measure shall be taken, however, that poses a significant risk to the health or safety of individuals with disabilities or others....