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Which surfaces are accessible to everyone?
Participants in this study were recruited to represent a variety of disabilities. They completed standard tests of fitness to ensure that a variety of ability levels was represented....
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The Project
Activated Audio Description for Aquariums,” known as the “Talking Tactile Fish Project” for short, was a three-year Field Initiated Development Grant funded by the National Institute for Disability...
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Press Release
The United States Department of Justice is referred to as the “United States” or “Department”; the City of Isle of Palms as “City”; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended...
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Adult Tricycles
Adult Tricycles Adult tricycles are primarily used by older adults but may also be used by individuals with disabilities that affect balance or coordination, but who maintain the ability...
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Press Release
The United States Department of Justice is referred to as the “United States” or “Department”; the City of Vero Beach as “City”; and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended...
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1017.7.1 Maximum Running Slope and Segment Length
Gradual running slopes are more useable by individuals with disabilities. Where the terrain results in steeper running slopes, resting intervals are required more frequently....
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Private entity (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The explicit inclusion of individuals under the definition of private entity is consistent with section 302(a) of the ADA, which broadly prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability...
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11B-408.1 General
DSA regulates the usability of elevators and platform (wheelchair) lifts for persons with disabilities....
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4.4 Knee and Toe Clearances
Policy makers have to make a decision about who should be accommodated by knee and toe clearances or require alternatives like providing side access as well as front access....
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5. Interoperability Requirements for Assistive Technology
Assistive technology (AT) is hardware or software used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities....
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M. NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATIONS, AND PHYSICAL CHANGES TO FACILITIES
The parts of a County facility that do not comply with the 1991 ADA Standards (or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable), as listed in Attachments G, H, I, and J, prevent people with disabilities...
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The Architectural Barriers Act requires facilities constructed or altered by or on behalf of federal agencies to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities.3 See...
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Standing Supports (M304.3 and M305.3)
These kinds of adjustable supports are not required but would accommodate a broad range of patients with disabilities, particularly where a patient needs to assume multiple body positions...
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M. NEW CONSTRUCTION, ALTERATIONS, AND PHYSICAL CHANGES TO FACILITIES
The parts of a County facility that do not comply with the 1991 ADA Standards (or the 2010 ADA Standards, as applicable), as listed in Attachments G, H, I, and J, prevent people with disabilities...
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2. Public Comments on the Initial Regulatory Assessment and Department Responses
access to movies screened at movie theaters for individuals with hearing or vision impairments would spur some level of new demand for movie attendance and therefore lead to increased box office...
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Reinventing the Wheel
imagery that perpetuated stereotypes and failed to reflect the real lives of individuals with disabilities....
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Lupus Foundation of America
Who We Are The Foundation’s officers, advisors and staff set goals and agendas to meet the most urgent challenges in lupus research and treatment....
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Issue 13: How can energy codes and LEED™ “Points” be made compatible with lighting design criteria that accommodate low vision persons?
VA’s policy secretary says, “We’re going to meet these goals, and by God you’d better meet it or you’re organizationally not going to go very far.”...
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E. Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements
36.303(g)(8) of the final rule requires movie theaters to inform the public of the availability of captioning and audio description on all notices of movie showings and times at the box office...
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§35.161 Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD's)
The Department encourages those entities that have extensive telephone contact with the public such as city halls, public libraries, and public aid offices, to have TDD’s to insure more...
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Additional Training Modules (Call ETA for details)
hours) Designing and/or Managing Accessible Hospitality Facilities (Restaurants, Lodging) (30 - 240 minutes Designing and/or Managing Accessible Commercial Facilities (Offices...
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Value Contrast (slide 9)
But what you often see when you go into galleries or even office buildings is, if they have a hazard there, they’ll put four [posts] and then they’ll put a rope....
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14. Access and Construction Database
The Access and Construction Database shall be made available to the public (i) inelectronic form on or through the City’s official website and (ii) in written form through the office of...
