Search Results "DOE: Department of Education"

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards) - Preamble
  Background

  Representatives of Federal agencies, including the departments of Commerce, Defense, Education, Justice, Veterans Affairs, the Federal Communications Commission, and the General Services...

• 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)
  Applicable standards. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Nonetheless, the Department has reviewed the standards and has determined that additional regulatory provisions are necessary to clarify how the Department will apply the 2010 Standards...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Applicable standards

  Nonetheless, the Department has reviewed the standards and has determined that additional regulatory provisions are necessary to clarify how the Department will apply the 2010 Standards...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Guide for Small Towns
  ADA Guide for Small Towns

  Disclaimer The ADA authorizes the Department of Justice to provide technical assistance to individuals and entities that have rights or responsibilities under the Act....

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
  Scenario 10 – Procedural Safeguards

  Lee does not receive any communication from the school about why they will not evaluate her son. Is the school’s approach permissible?...

• 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)
  "Place of Public Accommodation'': Definition of "place of lodging." (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  For example, the Department recognizes that the FHAct does not employ a bright line standard for determining which facilities qualify as residential facilities under that Act and that there...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble
  Federalism

  We have analyzed this rule under the Order and have determined that it does not have implications for federalism sufficient to warrant the preparation of a Federalism Assessment, since it...

• Additional Access Publications > Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder
  Preface

  Department of Labor. JAN makes documents available with the understanding that the information be used solely for educational purposes....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 Discrimination on the Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities - Notice of Interpretation
  Standards Applicable Under Section 504 as of March 15, 2012

  new construction and alterations, we are announcing that for Section 504, recipients will have the choice of the 2010 Title II ADA Standards (except that Exception (1) to Section 206.2.3 does...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Analysis of Final Regulation > Appendix A to 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, Analysis of Final Regulation (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  3. Handicapped person

  The definition does not set forth a list of specific diseases and conditions that constitute physical or mental impairments because of the difficulty of ensuring the comprehensiveness of...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.35(a) Preplacement evaluation

  A recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary education program or activity shall conduct an evaluation in accordance with the requirements of paragraph (b) of this section...

• 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)
  "Qualified Reader" (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The current title III regulation identifies a qualified reader as an auxiliary aid, but it does not define the term.  See 28 CFR 36.303(b)(2). ...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble
  DOT Response

  In the Department's view, the ADA does not provide a statutory basis for requiring the expansion of the list of key stations, renovation of which for accessibility was to have been completed...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Parent and Educator Resource Guide to Section 504 in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
  Physical or mental impairments

  genito-urinary; hemic and lymphatic; skin; and endocrine.10 The Section 504 definition of physical and mental impairment also includes any mental or psychological disorder.11 The definition does...

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Appendix B to 34 CFR Part 104—Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs
  B. Student Financial Assistance

  Recipients may not award financial assistance in the form of loans, grants, scholarships, special funds, subsidies, compensation for work, or prizes to vocational education students on 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)
  Proposed behavior or training standards. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Some commenters proposed behavior or training standards for the Department to adopt in its revised regulation, not only to remain in keeping with the requirement for individual training,...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Other Documents > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 Amendment of ADA Title II and Title III Regulations To Implement ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Final Rule
  Sections 35.108(b) and 36.105(b)—Physical or Mental Impairment

  Although dyslexia is a specific diagnosable learning disability that causes difficulties in reading, unrelated to intelligence and education, the Department became aware that some covered...

• 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)
  Guarantees of reservations for accessible guest rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The Department recognizes that not all reservations are guaranteed, and the rule does not impose an affirmative duty to guarantee reservations....

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Appendix B to 34 CFR Part 104—Guidelines for Eliminating Discrimination and Denial of Services on the Basis of Race, Color, National Origin, Sex, and Handicap in Vocational Education Programs
  C. Example of a Pattern Suggesting Unlawful Discrimination

  In each State it is likely that some local recipients will enroll greater proportions of minority students in vocational education than the State-wide proportion of minority students in...

• Research and History > Committee Reports > Access for All: Five Years of Progress - A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
  III. PROTECTING THE CONSTITUTIONALITY OF THE ADA

  The Garrett opinion, however, does not bar all ADA actions challenging state and local government policies or practices....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
  E. Reporting, Recordkeeping, and Other Compliance Requirements

  However, the final rule does require that movie theaters disclose to the public information concerning the availability of captioning and audio description for movies shown in their auditoriums...

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  1.9.1.5 Special conditions for persons with disabilities requiring appeals action ratification

  Equivalent Facilitation for public accommodations or facilities built with private funds whenever a determination of Unreasonable Hardship is granted by the local enforcing agency or building department...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
  III-9.7000 Effect of certification

  A private elementary school is built to the specifications of a code certified by the Department....

• Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
  6. Classroom Acoustics

  Consistent with long-standing recommendations for good practice in educational settings, the standard set specific criteria for maximum background noise (35 decibels) and reverberation time...