or around people who are deaf: “Did you hear about John?” or around people who use wheelchairs: “Let’s walk to the store.” “Run over to the dorm to pick it up.”...
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14. There has never been a disabled person in my store; therefore I should not have to make my facility accessible.
The ADA requires access to all individuals who may have a disability, including individuals who are blind or have a vision disability, are deaf or hard of hearing, have intellectual disabilities...
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Additional Clauses for Specific Disabilities
For example, if the majority of your attendees are Deaf or hard of hearing you may wish to contract certain requirements, such as the availability of additional communication access equipment...
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How are the ADA standards developed?
Often, agencies also hold public hearings during the comment period. Prior to publication of the final rule, agencies must review the public comments they have received....
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ASSEMBLY AREA
For the purposes of these requirements, assembly areas include, but are not limited to, classrooms, lecture halls, courtrooms, public meeting rooms, public hearing rooms, legislative chambers...
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[ADA Title III] Maximum Extent Feasible
., those who use crutches, those who have impaired vision or hearing, or those who have other impairments)....
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ASSEMBLY AREA
For the purposes of these requirements, assembly areas include, but are not limited to, classrooms, lecture halls, courtrooms, public meeting rooms, public hearing rooms, legislative chambers...
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[ADA Title III §36.402(c)] To the maximum extent feasible
., those who use crutches, those who have impaired vision or hearing, or those who have other impairments)....
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806.3 Guest Rooms with Communication Features
In guest rooms required to have accessible communication features, consider ensuring compatibility with adaptive equipment used by people with hearing impairments....
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106.5.37 Maximum Extent Feasible
., those who use crutches, those who have impaired vision or hearing, or those who have other impairments)....
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702.1 General
the maximum allowable sound level of audible notification appliances complying with section 4-3.2.1 of NFPA 72 (1999 edition) shall have a sound level no more than 110 dB at the minimum hearing...
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702.1 General
the maximum allowable sound level of audible notification appliances complying with section 4-3.2.1 of NFPA 72 (1999 edition) shall have a sound level no more than 110 dB at the minimum hearing...
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810.6 Rail Station Signs
By scanning an area, the person will hear the sign. This means that signs can be placed well out of reach of Braille readers, even on parapet walls and on walls beyond barriers....
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Federal Relay Service
Service (FedRelay) is the only federal government telecommunications service contracted through the General Services Administration that allows Federal eployees [sic] who are deaf, hard-of-hearing...
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What types of communication aids and services would a public accommodation be required to provide to persons with HIV or AIDS?
Thus, if a person with HIV or AIDS has an impairment—such as a vision, hearing, or speech impairment—that substantially limits his or her ability to communicate, the public accommodation...
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II-7.1000 Equally effective communication.
ILLUSTRATION 3: A municipal police department encounters many situations where effective communication with members of the public who are deaf or hard of hearing is critical....
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Market Monitoring Report
In particular, some issues will be targeted for examination, such as redundancy and selectability, the effect of hearing aid interference on bystanders, and whether persons with hearing...
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Issue 11: Good vibrations (vibrotactile indications)
The vibrotactile indication provides WALK signal information for pedestrians who are both visually and hearing impaired and also may be used by pedestrians who are visually impaired (with...
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Reservation Systems Requirements for Places of Lodging
accessible guest rooms and bathrooms; the availability of accessibility equipment or features such as bath benches, or visual alarm and alert devices for guests who are deaf or hard of hearing...
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3. What does it mean for a public school district to give “primary consideration” to the request of the student with a disability when making the decision to provide a particular auxiliary aid or service?
For example, if a high school student was deaf at birth or lost his or her hearing before learning language, that person may use American Sign Language (ASL) as his or her primary form of...
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The ADA on the Eve of the 1988 Election
Kennedy (D-MA) at the joint hearing....
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BACKGROUND
practice of discrimination by maintaining a policy whereby applicants for cadet job vacancies are automatically excluded from consideration for employment if the applicant: (a) has a hearing...
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Volume Control
Persons who are hard of hearing and disability organizations urged an increase in the sound level of phones equipped with volume control....
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D. Captioning and Video Description Generally
Captioning and Video Description Generally Captioning makes movies shown in theaters accessible to individuals whose hearing is too limited to benefit from assistive listening devices...
