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Section 35.160 Communications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters asked the Department to clarify that a companion with a disability may be entitled to effective communication from a public entity even though the applicants, participants...
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6. Acquisition or Modification of Equipment and Devices
Employers who need further assistance may use resources such as vocational rehabilitation specialists, occupational therapists and Independent Living Centers who will come on site to conduct...
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Section 1630.6 Contractual or Other Arrangements
To fulfill this obligation the employer could, for example, inspect the hotel first-hand or ask a local disability group to inspect the hotel....
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DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements to Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
Public entities have asked the Department of Transportation and the Department of Justice to clarify whether particular road surface treatments fall within the ADA definition of alterations...
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Information That May Be Requested in Post-Offer Examinations or Inquiries
An employer may ask questions that are prohibited as pre-employment inquiries about previous illnesses, diseases or medications. (See Chapter V.)...
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Communicating with Customers
If not, it is appropriate to ask. Reading a menu to a customer who is blind is one way to provide effective communication....
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Section 36.207 Places of Public Accommodation Located in Private Residences (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters asked for clarification as to how the new construction and alteration standards of subpart D will apply to residences....
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Wheelchair Spaces/Companion Seats
One commenter asked that scoping requirements for larger assembly areas be reduced even further....
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Structural Impracticability (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters asked for clarification concerning when and how to apply the ADA rules or the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, especially when a facility may be subject to both because...
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§35.102 Application
Some commenters asked for clarification about the responsibilities of public school systems under section 504 and the ADA with respect to programs, services, and activities that are not...
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3.2 MDE Advisory Committee Process
Instead, to understand better the differing perspectives, the Committee sometimes asked all members to express their preference and the rationale for their choice....
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Kiosk at Non-Airport Locations
We asked for public comment on whether kiosks that carriers provide in non-airport venues should also be covered by this rulemaking....
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28. Does an employer have to notify an employee with a disability about vacant positions, or is it the employee's responsibility to learn what jobs are vacant?
are vacant or will become vacant within a reasonable period of time.(87) In order to narrow the search for potential vacancies, the employer, as part of the interactive process, should ask...
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Scenario 6 – Disagreement Over Need to Evaluate
Maya’s mom then asked the teacher if the school would evaluate Maya to see if she is eligible for Section 504 services....
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1. How must an individual request a reasonable accommodation?
(BNA) 875, 882 (7th Cir. 1998) ("[a] request as straightforward as asking for continued employment is a sufficient request for accommodation"); Bultemeyer v. Ft....
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§35.130(b)(2) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Many commenters asked that the Department clarify a public entity's obligations within the integrated program when it offers a separate program but an individual with a disability chooses...
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§35.102 Application (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters asked for clarification about the responsibilities of public school systems under section 504 and the ADA with respect to programs, services, and activities that are not...
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What Terminology Should Be Used?
Do not pet, feed, or distract service animals without first asking permission. They are working animals, not pets....
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3.1 Getting Weighed
Some reported that their health care providers often asked them to “guess” their weight, which was impossible.3 Maria had not been weighed in over 10 years, since the last time she...
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1.3 Know Your Rights
As a fitness center user, you have the right to ask the center to remove barriers that make it harder for you to use the facility. ...
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Structural Impracticability (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Some commenters asked for clarification concerning when and how to apply the ADA rules or the Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, especially when a facility may be subject to both because...
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Section 37.139 Plan Contents
We have been asked for assistance in assessing what the demand for paratransit service will be....
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Inquiry into the use of other power-driven mobility device. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.311(d) of the NPRM provided that a ‘‘public accommodation may ask a person using a power-driven mobility device if the mobility device is required because of the person's disability...