Search Results "Cost Benefit Analysis"

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  8.4 Improving Data Sources and Research

  One particular gap in research is information on the costs and benefits or effectiveness of recommended accessibility standards....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
  Section 1193.23 Product design, development and evaluation (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section 1193.23 Product design, development and evaluation (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section requires manufacturers to evaluate the accessibility, usability, and compatibility...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
  Section 4.1.6, Alterations (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  altered area and the restrooms, drinking fountains, and telephones serving the altered area must be made accessible unless it is disproportionate to the overall alterations in terms of cost...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
  Maximum side reach ranges. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  One business group noted that thousands of businesses have already internalized the cost of lowering operating controls from 60 inches to 54 inches to comply with the 1991 Standards, and...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  R305 Detectable Warning Surfaces (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  R305 Detectable Warning Surfaces (Section-by-Section Analysis) Detectable warning surfaces consist of truncated domes aligned in a square or radial grid pattern....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  402.2 Speech-Output Enabled (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  402.2 Speech-Output Enabled (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to require ICT with closed functionality that has a display screen to be speech-output enabled....

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  2.1.4. Venue Type

  The analysis also accounts for growth (or contraction) over time in the movie exhibition industry by venue type. ...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  3.6.2. Device Replacement

  analysis assumes that 20 percent of captioning and audio description devices acquired as a result of the rulemaking are replaced annually. ...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.151 New construction and alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section 35.151 New construction and alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.151(a), which provided that those facilities that are constructed or altered by, on behalf of,...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  Comments from Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Comments from Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision (Section-by-Section Analysis) The National Federation of the Blind was a member of the advisory committee that recommended the...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
  Overview

  The Department's initial, formal benefit-cost analysis can be found at Appendix B. ...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  E202.4 Functions Located in Maintenance or Monitoring Spaces (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  E202.4 Functions Located in Maintenance or Monitoring Spaces (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to revise § 1194.3(f) of the existing 508 Standards to clarify that, where...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
  Section 1193.35 Redundancy and Selectability [1193.33 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section 1193.35 Redundancy and Selectability [1193.33 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposed that products incorporate multiple modes for input and output functions...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Largely in response to comments, the Board made numerous changes from its proposal, including the following: (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  Largely in response to comments, the Board made numerous changes from its proposal, including the following: (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
  Section 4.1.5, Additions (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  separate entrance as part of the addition, an accessible path of travel would have to be provided through the existing building or facility unless it is disproportionate to the overall cost...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Comments on specific provisions of proposed ADAAG (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  Comments on specific provisions of proposed ADAAG (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) During the course of accepting comments on its proposed rule, the Department received...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  R307 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons (See R209) (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  R307 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons (See R209) (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the 2005 draft of the proposed guidelines, the technical requirements for accessible...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
  Play areas. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  What is the "tipping point" at which the costs of compliance with the supplemental requirements for existing play areas would be so burdensome that the entity would simply shut down the...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  Transit Shelters (R308.2) (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Transit Shelters (R308.2) (Section-by-Section Analysis) Transit shelters must be connected by a pedestrian access route to boarding and alighting areas or boarding platforms....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  407.3 Tactilely Discernible (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  407.3 Tactilely Discernible (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to require that at least one tactilely discernible input control conforming to the requirements of this...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
  402.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  402.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to require ICT with closed functionality to be operable without requiring the user to attach or install assistive technology...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  Companions who are individuals with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  that public accommodations have effective communication obligations with respect to companions who are individuals with disabilities even where the individual seeking to participate in or benefit...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.136 Service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  (Section-by-Section Analysis) The 1991 title II regulation states that ‘‘[a] public entity shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures when the modifications...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  Comments from Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Comments from Individuals Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision (Section-by-Section Analysis) The National Federation of the Blind was a member of the advisory committee that recommended the...