Most requirements of title II are based on section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally assisted programs and activities...
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II-3.1000 General
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405.2 Slope (Exception 2), 405.6 Rise (Exception)
configuration.44 The final rule adds exceptions to the technical requirements that permit a single ramp run with a slope not steeper than 1:10 and 36 inches maximum rise where existing physical...
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Alterations to Existing Facilities
addition, the proposed guidelines recognize that it is not always possible for altered elements, spaces, or facilities to fully comply with new construction requirements because of existing physical...
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413.1.1 Caption Controls (Section-by-Section Analysis)
413.1.1 Caption Controls (Section-by-Section Analysis) This proposed section would require that, where video-capable hardware provides physical volume adjustment controls, such ICT must...
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Section 1630.14(c) Examination of Employees
This provision also permits periodic physicals to determine fitness for duty or other medical monitoring if such physicals or monitoring are required by medical standards or requirements...
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1136A.1 Receptacle heights
If the reach is over a physical barrier or an obstruction (for example, a kitchen base cabinet), receptacles shall be located within the reach ranges specified in Section 1138A.3....
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C. Movie Basics
These reels must be physically delivered to each movie theater exhibiting the movie. Digital sound is captured on CD-roms or optically or digitally on the film itself....
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Bias Toward Wheelchair Users
Two commenters stated that the proposed guidelines were biased toward wheelchair users, and that the Department has erroneously assumed that the elderly and the physically disabled have...
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1136A.1 Receptacle heights
If the reach is over a physical barrier or an obstruction (for example, a kitchen base cabinet), receptacles shall be located within the reach ranges specified in Section 1138A.3....
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Common Problems with New Construction and Alterations
Due to these physical barriers, some people with mobility impairments may have to rely on others to assist them when transacting their business, or they may not participate in activities...
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2012 Texas Accessibility Standards (TAS)
Government Code, Chapter 469 Administered by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation Effective March 15, 2012 Mailing Address P O Box 12157 Austin TX 78711 Physical...
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Who Is a Health Care Provider?
These providers are dentists, optometrists, pharmacists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech therapists, X-ray technicians, and others....
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Recently, I broke my leg and I’ll be in a cast and walking with crutches for several weeks. Am I covered by the ACAA?
The ACAA and part 382 apply to individuals who have a physical or mental impairment that, on a permanent or temporary basis, substantially limits a major life activity....
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106.5.68 Technically Infeasible
accomplished because existing structural conditions would require removing or altering a load-bearing member that is an essential part of the structural frame; or because other existing physical...
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Human Subject Testing
To characterize the study population, background information was collected, including age, gender, disability, assistive device use, independence in activities of daily living, and physical...
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Chapter 4: Creating a Workable ADA: The Senate and the White House
The chief cosponsor of the 1988 ADA was Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA), who had worked closely with Weicker, the National Council on the Handicapped (NCD), and the disability community in the...
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11B-202.5 Alterations to qualified historic buildings and facilities
(ii) If it is not feasible to provide physical access to an historic property in a manner that will not threaten or destroy the historic significance of the building or facility, alternative...
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Documentation of Need for Accommodation
For example: An employer may ask for written documentation from a doctor, psychologist, rehabilitation counselor, occupational or physical therapist, independent living specialist, or other...
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What is the definition of disability?
The ADA protects the rights of people who have a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities, such as breathing, walking, hearing and thinking...
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§ 36.406(a)(1)
application for a building permit or permit extension is received by the State, county, or local government) is before September 15, 2010, or if no permit is required, if the start of physical...
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§ 36.406(a)(3)
application for a building permit or permit extension is received by the State, county, or local government) is on or after March 15, 2012, or if no permit is required, if the start of physical...
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Who are People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations?
The most common, reported by more than 20 percent of those surveyed, relates to basic physical actions such as walking, bending, and reaching....
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SUMMARY
Our best recommendation to ensure that your facilities comply with the physical access requirements is to check with a knowledgeable CASp....
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§ 35.151(c)(1)
(1) If physical construction or alterations commence after July 26, 1992, but prior to September 15, 2010, then new construction and alterations subject to this section must comply with...