People with disabilities, older people, and others benefit from continuous gripping surfaces that permit users to reach the fingers outward or downward to grasp the handrail, particularly...
Search Results "ODEP: Office of Disability Employment Policy"
-
11B-505.6 Gripping surface
-
T503 Passenger Access Routes
interior circulation on public transportation vehicles will yield a performance standard that will serve the needs of transit operators, bus and equipment manufacturers, and persons with disabilities...
-
3. Emergency Transportable Housing
developed these guidelines according to recommendations from an advisory panel it organized, the Emergency Transportable Housing Advisory Committee, which included representation from disability...
-
1017.7.1 Maximum Running Slope and Segment Length
Gradual running slopes on trails are more useable by individuals with disabilities. Where the terrain results in steeper running slopes, resting intervals are required more frequently....
-
Bails et al.
Bails recruited participants from attendees at disability support centers and institutions....
-
§1630.2(j)(3)(iii)
of impairments will, at a minimum, substantially limit the major life activities indicated: Deafness substantially limits hearing; blindness substantially limits seeing; an intellectual disability...
-
Furnishings and Equipment
ADA regulations include requirements that may impact non-fixed elements, such as providing accessible medical equipment, including examination tables and chairs, to provide persons with disabilities...
-
Section 36.401 New Construction (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
., after January 26, 1993) that are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities....
-
Background
California, DSA-AC was operating under a legislative mandate not to sacrifice any of the provisions of earlier editions of CBC that afford a higher level of accessibility for individuals with disabilities...
-
3. Emergency Transportable Housing
developed these guidelines according to recommendations from an advisory panel it organized, the Emergency Transportable Housing Advisory Committee, which included representation from disability...
-
Section 37.85 Purchase or Lease of New Intercity and Commuter Rail Cars
The ADA does not stand in the way of new technology, but it does require that new technology, and the benefits it brings, be accessible to all persons, including those with disabilities....
-
11B-707.4 Privacy
[From Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (as amended by the final rule published on September 15, 2010)]....
-
Introduction
Introduction This technical assistance manual addresses the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act, which applies to the operations of State and local governments...
-
11B-707.4 Privacy
[From Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (as amended by the final rule published on September 15, 2010)]....
-
Section 1193.39 Prohibited reduction of accessibility, usability and compatibility [1193.29 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This provision was uniformly supported by disability groups, many of whom cited examples of an accessible feature or design which was later defeated by an alteration....
-
§ 382.40a Boarding assistance for large aircraft
(b) Carriers shall, in cooperation with the airports they serve, provide boarding assistance to individuals with disabilities using mechanical lifts, ramps, or other suitable devices that...
-
Section 1193.33 Accessibility and usability
In developing, or incorporating information into existing training programs, consideration must be given to the following factors: accessibility requirements of individuals with disabilities...
-
3. The Release Provisions are Overbroad
The definition of "Released Claims" includes accessibility claims based on the ADA as well as state and local disability-related statutes, rules and regulations. See Section IX.B....
-
Maximum side reach ranges. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Two groups strongly opposed a safe harbor for side reach ranges, one of which estimated that the revised reach range will provide access to an additional half million individuals with disabilities...
-
Handling Accessibility Complaints: Keeping out of Court
The disability community has considerable buying power and is often surprisingly loyal to organizations that make sincere efforts to serve their needs. II....
-
Executive summary
The United States Access Board develops guidelines and maintains design criteria for the built environment to maximize accessibility for persons with disabilities. ...
-
Section 36.403 Alterations: Path of Travel (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These commenters argued that if a public accommodation already is in the process of altering its facility, there should be a legal requirement that individuals with disabilities are entitled...
-
3.3.3. Captioning Device Scoping Requirements
Single-Auditorium 4 *Source: Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in conjunction with NATO and other disability...
-
III-4.4600 Seating in assembly areas
In situations when a person who uses a wheelchair transfers to existing seating, the public accommodation may provide assistance in handling the wheelchair of the patron with the disability...