In addition to people with permanent or long-term disabilities, there are others who have temporary conditions that affect their usual abilities. Broken bones, illness, trauma, or...
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Other Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities
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Speech Disabilities
A speech disability prevents a person from using or accessing information or building features that require the ability to speak. Speech impairments can be caused by a wide range of...
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7.1 Q. Do the new construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act apply to continuing care facilities which incorporate housing, health care and other types of services?
A. The new construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act would apply to continuing care facilities if the facility includes at least one building with four or more dwelling...
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C201.3 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
C201.3 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that telecommunications equipment manufacturers ensure that ICT is accessible to, and usable by,...
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Minimum Requirement
Minimum Requirement ADAAG requires permanently installed ALSs in those assembly areas where audible communication is integral to the use of a space (movie theaters, concert and...
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A4.3.10 Egress
Because people with disabilities may visit, be employed or be a resident in any building, emergency management plans with specific provisions to ensure their safe evacuation also...
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2.1.4 Issues
2.1.4 Issues * Only about 30 percent of modern hearing aids in the United States include a telecoil (more than twice this number use telecoils in Europe, which may help explain...
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2. BACKGROUND
2. BACKGROUND Three types of ALS are in widespread use at the present time: Induction Loop (IL) systems, Frequency Modulated (FM) radio systems, and Infrared (IR) systems. Each...
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A4.3.10 EGRESS
In buildings where physically handicapped people are regularly employed or are residents, an emergency management plan for their evacuation also plays an essential role in fire...
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2.1.3 Receivers
2.1.3 Receivers The major advantage of IL systems is that they permit listeners whose hearing aids incorporate telecoils to use their own hearing aids as the receiver. All the...
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2.1.2 Standards
2.1.2 Standards There are no national US standards that define the required performance of IL systems. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has developed pertinent...
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Do the ADA Standards apply to existing facilities that are not subject to the alterations requirements?
DOJ’s ADA regulations address access to existing facilities that are not being altered. The regulations require removal of barriers by public accommodations (title III) and program...
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§ 37.21(a)(2)
(2) Any private entity that provides specified public transportation; and
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AbleData
We provide a wealth of information to assist domestic and international customers and their family members, vendors, distributors, organizations, professionals and caregivers in understanding...
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2.2.4 Issues
Although several FM receivers can be tuned to any of the 10 wide or 40 narrow bands available, other factors, such as the selectivity and power of the FM receivers, may still affect the...
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Assistivetech.net
Assistive technology (AT) is "devices and aids which can help a person with a disability perform activities that might otherwise be difficult or not be possible."...
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§ 382.57(c)(1) Self contained
Except for personal headsets and audio loops, automated kiosks must be operable without requiring the user to attach assistive technology....
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Oval Window Audio Induction Loop Receivers for Individuals without Telecoil-Equipped Hearing Aids
Oval Window Audio's HLR III Induction Loop Receiver is compatible with all induction loop assistive listening sytems. ...
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Using the Focus 14 Blue Refreshable Braille Display with iOS Devices
The Focus 14 Blue Refreshable Braille Display can be used with many popular iOS devices, including the iPad®, iPhone®, and iPod®. The Focus 14 Blue can navigate, read, and execute...
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ZoomText Web Accessibility 101 Informational Video for the Visually Challenged
SSB Client Services Director Cammie Truesdell demonstrates how ZoomText magnification software works, as well as common accessibility challenges faced by users with low vision when...
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§8.4(b)(4)
(4) In any program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance from the Department, a recipient may not, directly or through contractual or other arrangements, utilize criteria or...
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LS-80 Basic Stationary IR System
It is designed for applications that require the audio signal to be isolated for security or other reasons, such as assistive listening, soundfield, language interpretation, live theater...
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A4.3.11.4 Two-way Communication
The visible signal requirement could be satisfied with something as simple as a button in the area of rescue assistance that lights, indicating that help is on the way, when the message...
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Oval Window Audio Satellite III — Large Area Induction Hearing Loop System
The Cost-Effective Hearing Assistance System Priced below FM or infrared systems, the Satellite III is a cost effective hearing assistance system that is ideal for churches, schools,...
