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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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1. Access Barrier Removal in Existing Pedestrian Facilities
The settlement funds will be used, among other things, for installation, repair, remediation, construction, design, inspection, monitoring and administrative fixed costs of or relating to...
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Section 1194.26 Desktop and Portable Computers (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (a) addresses keyboards and other mechanically operated controls. These provisions are addressed further in sections 1194.23 (k) (1) through (4) above....
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COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
locomotives, railroad freight cars, railroad cabooses, commuter or intercity passenger rail cars (including coaches, dining cars, sleeping cars, lounge cars and food service cars), any other...
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Section 37.33 Airport Transportation Systems
As such, shuttles among terminals and parking lots, connector systems among the airport and a limited number of other local destinations must acquire accessible buses, but are not subject...
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Section 37.133 Subscription Service
During times of high subscription demand, entities could use the trip time negotiation discretion of §37.131(c)(2) to shift some trips to other times....
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COMMERCIAL FACILITIES
locomotives, railroad freight cars, railroad cabooses, commuter or intercity passenger rail cars (including coaches, dining cars, sleeping cars, lounge cars and food service cars), any other...
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Section 36.208(b) Direct Threat (Section-by-Section Analysis)
regulation) to include consideration of whether the provision of auxiliary aids or services will mitigate the risk that an individual will pose a direct threat to the health or safety of others...
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Chapter 4 9-1-1 and Emergency Communications Services
In this chapter you will learn the basics about what the ADA requires for 9-1-1 and other emergency communications services operated by or for state or local governments....
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11B-307.3 Post-mounted objects
Where a sign or other obstruction is mounted between posts or pylons and the clear distance between the posts or pylons is greater than 12 inches (305 mm), the lowest edge of such sign or...
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707 Automatic Teller Machines and Fare Machines
Interactive transaction machines (ITMs), other than ATMs, are not covered by 707....
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Pass Through Kitchen
The final rule clarifies access requirements for storage in dwelling unit kitchens that is consistent with specifications for other types of kitchens....
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409 Private Residence Elevators
No other substantive changes have been made to this section....
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LULA Elevators in Residential Dwelling Units
No other substantive changes have been made to this section....
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§382.67(a)
This section applies to any aircraft with 100 or more passenger seats and this space must be other than the overhead compartments and under-seat spaces routinely used for passengers' carry-on...
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407.1 General
The ADA and other Federal civil rights laws require that accessible features be maintained in working order so that they are accessible to and usable by those people they are intended to...
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8.10 Laws and Regulations Concerning Drugs and Alcohol
8.10 Laws and Regulations Concerning Drugs and Alcohol An employer may comply with other Federal laws and regulations concerning the use of drugs and alcohol, including the Drug-Free...
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11B-703.3 Braille
Some contractions stand for a whole word and other contractions stand for a group of letters within a word....
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406.6 Diagonal Curb Ramps
Diagonal or corner type curb ramps with returned curbs or other well-defined edges shall have the edges parallel to the direction of pedestrian flow....
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS
Other ADA information is available through the Department of Justice's ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 (voice) or 800-514-0383 (TDD)....
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Handrails
No minimum width is required between handrails provided on sloped entries that serve wave action pools, leisure rivers, sand bottom pools, and other pools where people can enter only in...
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Play Components
These elements are generally used to link other elements on a composite play structure....
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223.1.1 Alterations
As a facility is altered over time, every effort should be made to disperse accessible sleeping rooms among patient care areas such as pediatrics, cardiac care, maternity, and other units...
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B. The Release Includes State and Local Law Claims Which Are Not Addressed By The Agreements
provides that disability discrimination by places of public accommodation gives rise to cause of action for "compensatory damages, including . . . mental anguish, loss of dignity, and any other...