These devices serve people who are hard of hearing, including those who use hearing aids. Assistive listening systems are generally categorized by their mode of transmission....
Search Results "CRPD: Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities"
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706 Assistive Listening Systems
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Expert Advice of Medical Practitioners
She stated that a 14 inch high transfer surface on tables and chairs would be ideal to facilitate the safest transfers, noting that 17 inches can be too high for some people. Ms....
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9. Q: Do police personnel need to take special precautions when providing emergency medical services to someone who has HIV or AIDS?
Many people do not know that they are infected with a bloodborne pathogen, and there are special privacy considerations that may cause those who know they are infected not to disclose their...
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FEEDING + COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION
Maintains an emergency stockpile designed to support life, safety, and hygiene for 70,000 people for seven days....
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Emergency Egress
Recommendations: "Continental" seating can facilitate access to and from mid-row seats for all people, including those who walk with difficulty since row spacing and exit door requirements...
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A4.28.4 Auxiliary Alarms
For hotel and other rooms where people are likely to be asleep, a signal-activated vibrator placed between mattress and box spring or under a pillow was found by UL to be much more effective...
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Slope and Rise [4.8.2]
A maximum slope of 1:12 is specified although ADAAG calls for the "least possible" slope to encourage more gradual slopes which better serve children and people with limited stamina or upper...
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Sensory Impairments
These products may benefit other people who must navigate smoke-filled exit routes....
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3.3.5 Seat Height
The values in the current standards for seat height are below the means for people we measured and those in the UDI study (Figure 3‒5)....
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2.11 Perceived Color of Detectable Warnings
The ability of people with visual impairments to correctly recognize the color of detectable warnings has important implications for both conspicuity and the potential for detectable warning...
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Electronic Text (Advisory Guidance)
People who are blind or have low vision and who have access to computers may be able to use documents in electronic form....
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Saunas and steam rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department considered these comments and has decided to eliminate the exemption for existing saunas and steam rooms that seat only two people....
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B. Title III's Implementing Regulation
III's implementing regulation reiterates the statute's requirements and spells out in detail a public accommodation's obligation to furnish auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities...
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402.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
International Code Council (ICC)’s “Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities” (ICC A117.1-2009) contains specifications for making high-resolution and low-resolution VMS more accessible to people...
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Benches
For people who have difficulty standing up from a seated position, having an armrest can be helpful....
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2.2.4 Issues
wide-band receiver is somewhat superior to that emanating from a narrow-band receiver, but it is an open question whether this difference has any real-world significance for hard of hearing people...
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2.3 Infrared (IR) Systems
IR systems are also frequently used with normal hearing people during events requiring simultaneous translation into several languages....
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Wheelchair Spaces (M303.2)
The Wheeled Mobility Anthropometry Project showed that the 48 inches deep dimension for wheelchair spaces entered from the front or rear does not accommodate many people in the sample, and...
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45 CFR Part 92 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities; Final Rule
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Office of the Secretary 45 CFR Part 92 RIN 0945–AA02 Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities AGENCY: Office for Civil Rights...
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Species limitations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
of these commenters asserted that limiting the number of allowable species would help stop erosion of the public's trust, which has resulted in reduced access for many individuals with disabilities...
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8.2 Expanding Medical Equipment Covered
Access Board’s MDE initiative will work hand-in-hand with the existing requirements under the Americans with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which already require health...
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
) to require U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers to make their Web sites that market air transportation to the general public in the United States accessible to individuals with disabilities...
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16. Is the IDEA evaluation process different than the analysis used when considering an individual’s request for a particular auxiliary aid or service under Title II?
Under the IDEA, each school district must conduct a full and individual initial evaluation before the initial provision of special education and related services to a child with a disability...
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3. Relationship between Functional Performance Criteria and Technical Provisions
Commenters objected to this approach, citing the concern that ICT procurements satisfying only the technical requirements would not necessarily ensure sufficient access to individuals with disabilities...
