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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Bias Toward Wheelchair Users
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19. Under what circumstances may a school district use IDEA funds to pay for auxiliary aids or services for IDEA‐eligible students to ensure effective communication as required by Title II?
The IDEA provides that grant funds must be used only in accordance with the applicable provisions of the IDEA and to pay the excess costs of providing special education and related services...
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8. What is an Olmstead Plan in the state and local government employment service system context?
A: An Olmstead plan is a public entity’s plan for implementing its legal obligation to provide services to individuals with disabilities in the most integrated setting appropriate.35 To...
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1.3 Architectural Standards.
The following architectural standards were used as a basis for this AC: 1.3.1 Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Standards for Accessible Design....
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§ 35.130(b)(7)(ii)
(ii) A public entity is not required to provide a reasonable modification to an individual who meets the definition of “disability” solely under the “regarded as” prong of the definition...
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Episodic impairments
If an impairment only occurs periodically (that is, it is episodic) or is in remission, it is a disability if, when in an active phase, it would substantially limit a major life activity...
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Requests for Seat Assignments by a Passenger Accompanied by a Service Animal
Requests for Seat Assignments by a Passenger Accompanied by a Service Animal For a disabled passenger traveling with a service animal, you must provide, as the passenger with a disability...
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Southeast ADA Center: Service Animals are Welcome (PSA 4)
This Public Service Announcement is brought to you by the ADA National Network, the leaders in providing information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act....
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34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
TITLE 34 EDUCATION SUBTITLE B REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CHAPTER I -- OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PART 104 --...
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II. Reservations, Understandings, and Declarations
is exclusively a nondiscrimination treaty, i.e., the Disabilities Convention seeks to ensure that persons with disabilities enjoy the same rights as everyone else and are given the same...
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§35.130(b)(6) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (b)(6) prohibits the public entity from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the granting of licenses or certification....
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Service Animals
The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability....
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Application
Individuals with disabilities must be treated on a case-by-case basis consistent with facts and objective evidence.20 Persons with disabilities may not be treated on the basis of generalizations...
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Two: Does the impairment limit any major life activities?
An impairment cannot be a disability unless it limits something, and that something is one or more major life activities....
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Alterations to prison cells.
a correctional facility present challenges that are not an issue in other government buildings, so the Department must strike a balance between the accessibility needs of inmates with disabilities...
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§27.1 Purpose.
The purpose of this part is to carry out the intent of section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794) as amended, to the end that no otherwise qualified individual with a disability...
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Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care - The Care Coordination Relationship
This is the third webinar in Webinar Series #1, "Leading Healthcare Practices and Training: Defining and Delivering Disability-Competent Care". ...
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Introduction
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Expanding Your Market: Accessible Customer Service Practices for Hotel and Lodging Guests with Disabilities
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section...
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§382.133 What are the requirements concerning the evaluation and use of passenger-supplied electronic devices that assist passengers with respiration in the cabin during flight?
[Doc. No. FAA-2014-0554, 81 FR 33120, May 24, 2016]
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4. UNDERSTANDING, REMEMBERING, LEARNING, COMMUNICATING
Difficulty with: Thinking of right words Putting thoughts together Following directions Speaking clearly Patient will need a family...
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4. Q: But to limit the police department's liability, I need to get a medical approval that it's o.k. for a job applicant to take the physical fitness test. Doesn't the ADA create a catch-22 for police departments?
A: No, the ADA's prohibition on medical exams does not make it illegal for a police department to ask an applicant to provide a certification from a doctor that he or she can safely...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals with Speech Impairments
If you do not understand something the individual says, do not pretend that you do. Ask the individual to repeat what he or she said and then repeat it back. Be...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Speak to the individual when you approach him or her. State clearly who you are; speak in a normal tone of voice. When conversing in a group, remember to...