A door can be recessed due to wall thickness or because of the placement of casework and other fixed elements adjacent to the doorway....
Search Results "OPDMD: Other Power-Driven Mobility Device"
2010 ADA Definition
OPDMD: Other Power-Driven Mobility Device: Other power-driven mobility device means any mobility device powered by batteries, fuel, or other engines – whether or not designed primarily for use by individuals with mobility disabilities – that is used by individuals with mobility disabilities for the purpose of locomotion, including golf cars, electronic personal assistance mobility devices (EPAMDs), such as the Segway® PT, or any mobility device designed to operate in areas without defined pedestrian routes, but that is not a wheelchair within the meaning of this section. This definition does not apply to Federal wilderness areas; wheelchairs in such areas are defined in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA, 42 U.S.C. 12207(c)(2).
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11B-404.2.4.3 Recessed doors and gates
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Door Swing: ADA Standard Section 603.2.3
Section 603.2.3 covers the current ADA Standards for door swings at clear floor space and clearances at fixtures in toilet and bathing rooms.
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Gripping Surface: ADA Standard Section 505.6
Section 505.6 covers the current ADA Standards for the handrail gripping surface.
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15. When may an employer refuse to hire, terminate, or temporarily restrict the duties of a person who has or had a hearing impairment because of safety concerns?
A "direct threat" is a significant risk of substantial harm to the individual or others that cannot be eliminated or reduced through reasonable accommodation.[29] This determination must...
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TTYs
In addition, the Board has removed other specifications concerning wheelchair access, which is consistent with the original ADAAG....
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Equal Access to Leave Under an Employer's Leave Policy
Equal Access to Leave Under an Employer's Leave Policy Employees with disabilities must be provided with access to leave on the same basis as all other similarly-situated employees....
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Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Questions are included in the preamble seeking additional information to assist the Board to estimate the total annual costs of these two requirements and to refine the cost estimates for the other...
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409.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
., machine location and identifier, time of transaction); information already presented audibly during the same transaction; and, lastly, itineraries, maps, and other visual images....
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Providing Appropriate Information About Accessibility
When composing copy for Web sites, brochures, and other public information sources, consult with forest recreation staff or forest accessibility coordinators to ensure appropriate and accurate...
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3.9 The Undue Hardship Limitation
This may include the impact on the ability of other employees to perform their duties and the impact on the facility's ability to conduct business....
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Conditions for Exceptions [1019]
The conditions for exceptions should be used only after all other design options are thoroughly explored....
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M301.4 Lift Compatibility
With a short wheelbase, one leg of a floor based mobile patient lift will be placed through the base and the second leg of the lift will be placed around the base....
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1.6.14 Regarded as having such an Impairment.
by a public or private entity as constituting such a limitation; has a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits a major life activity only as a result of the attitudes of others...
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12113(d)(3) Construction
or local law, ordinance, or regulation applicable to food handling which is designed to protect the public health from individuals who pose a significant risk to the health or safety of others...
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Two Steps for Airline Personnel
Determine if the service animal presents either a “direct threat to the health or safety of others,” or a significant threat of disruption to the airline service in the...
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Video and multimedia productions
□ Video and multimedia productions must be captioned if they are used to support the agency’s mission, regardless of format, and contain speech or other audio information necessary for the...
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Can I decide not to treat a patient with a disability because it takes me longer to examine them, and insurance won’t reimburse me for the additional time?
Some examinations take longer than others, for all sorts of reasons, in the normal course of a medical practice....
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Accessible Courtroom Stations
Other applicable specifications include accessible work surface heights and toe and knee clearance....
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F247.3.2 Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
Accessible parking spaces or other arrival points serving the trailhead; 2. Starting point of the trail; and 3. ...
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1. Q: Who is a "qualified individual with a disability" for employment?
A: A qualified individual with a disability is an employee or job applicant who meets legitimate skill, experience, education, or other requirements of an employment position that he or...
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Aquatic Recreation Facilities
Aquatic Recreation Facilities Wave action pools, leisure rivers, sand bottom pools, and other pools where access to the water is limited to one area and where everyone gets in and...
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Protruding Objects [1018.9]
Signs and other post-mounted objects are examples of constructed elements that, if not located correctly, can be protruding objects....
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Outdoor Developed Areas: A Summary of Accessibility Standards for Federal Outdoor Developed Areas
guidelines for trails, camping and picnic facilities, viewing areas, and beach access routes through extensive public input from the disability community, Federal land management agencies, and other...
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"Alerting to intruders." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department reiterates that public accommodations are not required to admit any animal that poses a direct threat to the health or safety of others. ...