There were some comments, particularly among industry commenters, in favor of limiting applicability of the Web site accessibility requirements based on carrier size or Web site function...
Search Results "Primary Function"
2010 ADA Definition
Primary Function: From Regulations 35.151(b)(4)(i) & 36.403(b): A major activity for which the facility is intended. Areas that contain a primary function include, but are not limited to, [the customer services lobby of a bank, 36.403(b)], the dining area of a cafeteria, the meeting rooms in a conference center, as well as offices and other work areas in which the activities of the public accommodation or other private entity using the facility are carried out. Mechanical rooms, boiler rooms, supply storage rooms, employee lounges or locker rooms, janitorial closets, entrances, corridors, and restrooms are not areas containing a primary function. [Restrooms are not areas containing a primary function unless the provision of restrooms is a primary purpose of the area, e.g., in highway rest stops.
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Applicability to Carrier Web Sites
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382.15 Do carriers have to make sure that contractors comply with the requirements of this Part?
It is a basic principle of nondiscrimination law that while a regulated party can contract out its functions, it cannot contract away its responsibilities....
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3. Data Overview
Section 3.2 presents industry research on the number of auditoriums already equipped to provide closed movie captioning and audio description and the assumptions used in the primary analysis...
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Elevator requirement to new dining area on the mezzanine of an existing facility
The conversion of bank spaces in a pre-ADA building into a restaurant is clearly an alteration affecting the usability of primary function areas so normally the path of travel obligation...
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Background
They provided technical criteria specific to various types of technologies and performance-based requirements, which focus on the functional capabilities of covered technologies....
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Rehabilitation Facilities and Outpatient Physical Therapy Facilities: ADA Standard Section 208.2.2
Section 208.2.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for accessible parking at rehabilitation and outpatient physical therapy facilities.
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11B-108 Maintenance of accessible features
Features for accessibility must be permanently functional, unobstructed and may not be removed....
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1630.2(n)(2)
(2) A job function may be considered essential for any of several reasons, including but not limited to the following:...
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Sec. 469.208(a)
(a) A certificate holder shall perform a review or inspection function of the commission in a competent and professional manner and in compliance with:...
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§1630.2(n)(2)
(2) A job function may be considered essential for any of several reasons, including but not limited to the following:...
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3.6 Who Is Entitled to a Reasonable Accommodation?
individual is entitled to a reasonable accommodation if s/he: meets the ADA definition of "a qualified individual with a disability" (meets all prerequisites for performing the essential functions...
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A. Proposed 508 Standards
The proposed standards replace the current product-based approach with a functionality-based approach....
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3.1 Refining MDE Definition and Committee Scope
To get ultrasound testing or pulmonary function testing, patients must have access to the equipment....
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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?
No. Requiring officials need only consider all applicable technical provisions from the Access Board’s standards to ensure acquired products provide comparable access (see section...
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§382.91(b)(1)
(1) This requirement includes assistance in accessing key functional areas of the terminal, such as ticket counters and baggage claim....
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§382.81(b)(3)
(3) When a passenger with a hearing impairment is traveling with an interpreter who will be performing functions for the individual during the flight; or...
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Sec. 469.055. Contract to Perform Review and Inspection.
The commission may contract with other state agencies and political subdivisions to perform the commission's review and inspection functions....
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Sec. 469.151(a)(1)
(1) the commission considers the application of the standards to be irrelevant to the nature, use, or function of a building or facility subject to this chapter; or...
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419.7 Accessibility
Accessibility shall be designed in accordance with Chapter 11A and/or 11B, when applicable for the function served....
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68.10(24) Registered Accessibility Specialist
(24) Registered Accessibility Specialist--An individual who is certified by the department to perform review and inspection functions of the department....
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3. Costs—Summary of Likely Economic Impact
Table 4 below shows the total costs in the primary analysis by cost category....
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Help honor John Wodatch for the ADA's 25th Anniversary !!!
What a great tribute to the former Section Chief of the Disability Rights Section at the Department of Justice and one of the primary architects of the ADA and many of the other accessibility...
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Recommendations for Contracts
Once a venue has been selected for your function, make sure the arrangements and terms are spelled out in a contract....
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Web Accessibility 101: Screen Reader Language Support
Thomas Logan, Senior Accessibility Consultant with SSB BART Group, demonstrates screen reader language support in JAWS and the importance of proper page markup for this feature to function...
