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2010 ADA Definition
Accessible Means of Egress: A continuous and unobstructed way of egress travel from any point in a building or facility that provides an accessible route to an area of refuge, a horizontal exit, or a public way.
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B. Legal foundation for captioning and video description
Department also noted, however, that "other public accommodations that impart verbal information through soundtracks on films, video tapes, or slide shows are required to make such information accessible...
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Attachment D: HUMBOLDT COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICY STATEMENT REGARDING EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
The more lengthy, complex, and important the communication, the more likely it is that a qualified interpreter will be required for effective communication with a person whose primary means...
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Section 35.172 Investigations and compliance reviews. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed deleting the word ‘‘each'' as it appears before ‘‘complaint'' in § 35.172(a) of the 1991 title II regulation as a means of clarifying that designated...
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Executive Summary
Access Board), in consultation with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), to issue accessibility standards for medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) to accommodate adults with disabilities...
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Exception 8
In choosing which accessible elements to provide, priority should be given to those elements that will provide the greatest access in the following order: An accessible entrance;...
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Section 1193.1 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 1193.1 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section describes the purpose of the guidelines which is to provide specific direction for the accessibility, usability, and...
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Forward Approach
A forward approach provides easier access than a parallel approach for people using wheelchairs....
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Availability of Copies and Electronic Access Note to Reader: The Access Board is no longer distributing print copies of the ADA and ABA Accessibility...
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R302.5 Grade
Except as provided in R302.5.1, where pedestrian access routes are contained within a street or highway right-of-way, the grade of pedestrian access routes shall not exceed the general grade...
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Path of travel
The path of travel to the altered or added portion of the facility must be made accessible, to the maximum extent feasible....
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M. Single-User or "Family" Toilet Room
In those facilities built or altered since the ADA went into effect, single-user toilet rooms should have accessible features that could be useful during shelter operation....
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OBJECTIVES
to access for persons with severe vision loss....
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3. Private Property
to such an area (e.g., work with the passenger to get the permission of the property owner to permit access for the paratransit vehicle)....
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3. Private Property
to such an area (e.g., work with the passenger to get the permission of the property owner to permit access for the paratransit vehicle)....
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Customer Premises Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Person" is a common legal term meaning an individual, firm, partnership, corporation, or organization....
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Safe harbor for qualified small businesses regarding what is readily achievable. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
enforcing the ADA that the relevant expenditure should be a percentage of gross, rather than net, revenues in order to avoid the effect of differences in bookkeeping practices and to maximize accessibility...
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Comfort animals vs. psychiatric service animals.
The Department wishes to underscore that the exclusion of emotional support animals from ADA coverage does not mean that persons with psychiatric, cognitive, or mental disabilities cannot...
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Must Gluten-free Be Free? What You Should Know About Celiac Disease and the ADA
While that number seems small, that means that a busy restaurant will likely encounter at least one customer with celiac disease every few days at the least, and quite often daily....
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382.7 To whom do the provisions of this Part apply?
A flight means a continuous journey of a passenger in the same aircraft or using the same flight number....
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1. Carparts Held That Public Accommodations are Not Limited to Physical Structures
Co., 179 F.3d 557, 559 (7th Cir. 1999) (“The core meaning of [title III’s nondiscrimination provision, 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a)], plainly enough, is that the owner or operator of a store, hotel...
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6.3 Patient Bedrooms
Provide accessible patient bedrooms in compliance with 4.1 through 4.35. Accessible patient bedrooms shall comply with the following:...
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§ 37.43(f)(2)
(2) In this situation, the public entity should give priority to accessible elements that will provide the greatest access, in the following order:...
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11B-805.4.3 Turning space
Refer to the following examples: Exam room - Exam rooms are required to provide a turning space, accessible handwashing fixture, and 36-inch wide access along the full length of each...