Largely in response to comments, the Board made numerous changes from its proposal, including the following:...
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2010 ADA Definition
Boarding Pier: A portion of a pier where a boat is temporarily secured for the purpose of embarking or disembarking.
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Largely in response to comments, the Board made numerous changes from its proposal, including the following: (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
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G.8. - Does acquiring maintenance or support services for an existing system trigger the requirement for the existing system to meet the Access Board's technical provisions?
New maintenance and support contracts on legacy systems do not require the previously owned EIT to meet the technical provisions of Subparts B or C of the Access Board's standards....
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Subpart G—Boarding, Deplaning, and Connecting Assistance
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Current Accessibility Guidelines That Apply to the Forest Service
Drinking fountains Boating and fishing facilities, including: Boating facilities Docks Fishing piers and platforms New or reconstructed...
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2. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
This Q&A may be used as guidance for the minimum width needed for level boarding platforms....
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G.1. - Are there any exceptions to the requirement to acquire EIT that meets the technical provisions of the Access Board's standards?
Agencies are not required to acquire EIT that meets the technical provisions of the Access Board's standards if the acquisition: is for a national security system (FAR 39.204(b)...
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Largely in response to comments, the Board made numerous changes from its proposal, including the following: (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Largely in response to comments, the Board made numerous changes from its proposal, including the following: (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)...
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1. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a non-level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Answer: Under 49 CFR Part 37, all new or altered railroad station platforms, including non-level boarding platforms, used for intercity rail passenger service or commuter rail passenger...
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Settlement Agreement Between the United States of America, Louisiana Tech University, and the Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY, AND THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA SYSTEM UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES...
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D.2. - Must requiring officials consider all the Access Board’s technical provisions and functional performance criteria each time they purchase EIT?
Requiring officials need only consider all applicable technical provisions from the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access (see section B.2.ii, above...
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E.5. - Will agencies have a way of obtaining standardized product testing results to determine if EIT meets the Access Board’s technical provisions?
industry, disability advocacy groups, and assistive technology vendors on ways to convey the extent to which particular products (or services) meet the technical provisions of the Access Board’s...
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G.7.ii. - Are there any circumstances under which Federal EIT must be retrofitted with EIT that meets the access board's standards?
Section 508(a) generally requires that agencies ensure that the EIT they develop, procure, maintain, or use meets the Access Board's standards....
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E.6.iii. - Are vendors required to post information regarding whether their products meet the Access Board standards on a web site? Couldn't this result in a compromise of intellectual property?
Vendors are not required to post information regarding whether or not their products meet the Access Board's standards on a web site (unless they choose to respond to a solicitation, or...
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Gangways
Where gangways are provided as part of accessible routes to connect accessible boat slips on floating piers, the following exceptions to the ADAAG accessible route provisions have been included...
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QUESTION: IF A PLATFORM IS OWNED BY A PRIVATE ENTITY OTHER THAN THE PASSENGER RAILROAD, WHAT HAPPENS IF THE PRIVATE ENTITY OBJECTS TO THE CREATION OF A LEVEL BOARDING PLATFORM?
through the station and adjacent to the platform is shared with existing freight rail operations, the passenger railroad must comply with the performance standard by providing level-entry boarding...
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E.6.i. - Will there be a web site providing information on how manufacturers have addressed the Access Board’s technical provisions?
The site will consist of information offered by vendors describing how their offerings meet the technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards....
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H.4.ii. - If an instructor uses slides from presentation software, such as Microsoft PowerPoint or Corel Presentations, which are projected to a live class, do the Access Board standards apply?
However, if the slides contain embedded multimedia elements, such as videos, then the Access Board standards apply to this live presentation....
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Railings
Railings Where railings, guards, or handrails are provided on a fishing pier or platform, they must meet ADAAG provisions....
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U.S. Access Board - Supervisory Technical Services Officer
Access Board seeks a Supervisory Technical Services Officer (GS 15) to serve in its Office of Technical and Information Services. Applications are due by February 25, 2022....
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If the lift manufacturer specifies that wheelchairs must face away from the vehicle when using the lift, are transportation operators required to permit passengers to board facing the vehicle?
If the lift manufacturer specifies that wheelchairs must face away from the vehicle when using the lift, are transportation operators required to permit passengers to board facing the vehicle...
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C.7.i. - Must Portable Document Format (PDF) files that are displayed on a Federal website meet the Access Board's standards?
Thus, the agency has two options when addressing PDF content and the Access Board's standards....
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ADA and Level Boarding - Q&A on Wheelchairs and Bus and Rail Service
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE
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Do I still get priority stowage for my folding wheelchair if the pilot happens to have his personal belongings in that space when I pre-board?
in the cabin for my personal folding wheelchair, do I still get priority stowage for my folding wheelchair if the pilot happens to have his personal belongings in that space when I pre-board...
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FIGURE INDEX
Figure 802.2.2.2 Lines of Sight Between the Heads of Standing Spectators Figure 804.2.1 Pass Through Kitchens Figure 804.2.2 U-Shaped Kitchens Figure 810.2.2 Dimensions of Bus Boarding...