This framework is similar to that established by Congress for implementing the accessibility requirements under the Architectural Barriers Act (ABA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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902 Dining Surfaces and Work Surfaces
Persons with disabilities considered the 34 inch maximum height too high for surfaces used for any length of time....
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208 Parking Spaces
Persons with disabilities urged an increase in the number of parking spaces required to be accessible....
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Summary of Major Provisions
least 10 percent of the unit pads at each group site to be designed and constructed to accept the installation of units with mobility features for disaster survivors who have mobility disabilities...
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Costs
From footnote 21: FEMA, Recovery Policy (Interim) 9452.1, Temporary Housing Units for Eligible Disaster Victims with a Disability, October 13, 2006 at: http://www.fema.gov/media-library-data...
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4. "Overarching Policy"
Rather, Kirola now asserts that the City has an "overarching policy of leaving disability access barriers in place," and that she has standing to challenge this "official" policy....
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2. New Construction and Alterations
In particular, Kirola contends that her experts' inspections of the City's libraries and parks revealed disability access barriers in violation of ADAAG or the California Building Code....
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Standards for Individual Captioning Devices (Section-by-Section Analysis)
auditorium.38 While movie theaters may select whatever captioning equipment they want to deliver closed captions to their patrons, they must provide effective communication to individuals with disabilities...
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27. Is an employer's obligation to offer reassignment to a vacant position limited to those vacancies within an employee's office, . . . or geographical area?
. \ Furthermore, the ADA requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations, including reassignment, regardless of whether such accommodations are routinely granted to non-disabled...
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Compliance Problems Due to Lack of Accessibility Guidelines
The delay in publication of the final Guidelines also is attributable in part to the Department's effort to develop Guidelines that would (1) ensure that persons with disabilities are afforded...
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Bathroom
These commenters stated that persons with disabilities should have access to all bathrooms in their homes, not only full bathrooms....
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Conflict with Local Accessibility Codes
This principle is equally applicable when multifamily dwellings are subject to more than one Federal law requiring accessibility for persons with physical disabilities....
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Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
that a public accommodation ‘‘shall make reasonable modifications in its policies, practices, and procedures to permit the use of other power-driven mobility devices by individuals with disabilities...
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General description of monetized benefits for water closet clearance in single-user toilet rooms—in-swinging doors (Req. # 32)
tend to be larger (in terms of square footage) in order to accommodate clearance for the in-swinging door and, thus, are already likely to have adequate clear floor space for persons with disabilities...
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233.1 General
Section 233 outlines the requirements for residential facilities subject to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990....
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A. Format and Organization
This organization is consistent with the approach used by the Access Board since the issuance of its Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Guidelines...
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C204.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
applicable in the proposed 508 Standards, the exception for commercial non-availability would apply (under proposed E202.6.2), thereby requiring a federal agency to provide a user with disabilities...
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Checklist for Inclusive Emergency Safety Briefings for Attendees
During the September 11, 2001 evacuation of the World Trade Center towers, people with disabilities directed to wait in these areas for evacuation help from fire fighters died. ...
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3.4.1. Captioning Hardware Unit Costs
Average (All Technologies) $912 Source: NATO, Statement of Position on RIN 1190-AA63, CRT Docket No. 126, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability...
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References
Goswami A, Ganguli S, and Chatterjee BB (1987) Anthropometric Characteristics of Disabled and Normal Indian Men. Ergonomics, 30(5):817‒823....
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Invisible Wounds: Emerging Promising Practices for Meeting Planners
Service animals are addressed by the ADA and are increasingly used by those with invisible wounds and other disabilities....
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DOT Memorandum: INFORMATION: Snow Removal on Sidewalks Constructed with Federal Funding
In accordance with 28 CFR § 35.133, a public agency must maintain its walkways in an accessible condition for all pedestrians, including persons with disabilities, with only isolated or...
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TITLE III COVERAGE AND FINDING
Under title III of the ADA, no person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation may discriminate against an individual on the basis of disability in the...
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REPORTING AND ENFORCEMENT
potential violations of the ADA or any other federal or state law, other than those relating to the accessibility of www.edx.org, its mobile applications, and its Platform to individuals with disabilities...