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• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 2013 Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG)
  Trailhead

  For the purpose of the FSTAG a trailhead is an outdoor space that is designated by the entity responsible for administering or maintaining the trail to serve as a primary access...

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 2013 Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG)
  Reconstruction

  This term is not used in Federal accessibility guidelines or the FSTAG and FSORAG, even though it is used frequently by personnel who work in recreation and trails. For the purposes...

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 2013 Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG)
  Trail Segment

  The portion of a trail being planned, evaluated, or constructed.

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  Label

  Text, or a component with a text alternative, that is presented to a user to identify content. A label is presented to all users, whereas a name may be hidden and only exposed by...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  Terminal

  Device or software with which the end user directly interacts and that provides the user interface. For some systems, the software that provides the user interface may reside on more...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  Text

  A sequence of characters that can be programmatically determined and that expresses something in human language.

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  Software

  Programs, procedures, rules and related data and documentation that direct the use and operation of ICT and instruct it to perform a given task or function.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Ramp

  A walking surface which has a running slope greater than 1:20.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Mezzanine or Mezzanine Floor

  That portion of a story which is an intermediate floor level placed within the story and having occupiable space above and below its floor.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Walk

  An exterior pathway with a prepared surface intended for pedestrian use, including general pedestrian areas such as plazas and courts.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Addition

  An expansion, extension, or increase in the gross floor area of a building or facility.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Building

  Any structure used and intended for supporting or sheltering any use or occupancy.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Clear

  Unobstructed.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Element

  An architectural or mechanical component of a building, facility, space, or site, e.g., telephone, curb ramp, door, drinking fountain, seating, or water closet.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Occupiable

  A room or enclosed space designed for human occupancy in which individuals congregate for amusement, educational or similar purposes, or in which occupants are engaged at labor, and...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Site

  A parcel of land bounded by a property line or a designated portion of a public right-of-way.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Entrance

  Any access point to a building or portion of a building or facility used for the purpose of entering. An entrance includes the approach walk, the vertical access leading to the...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Signage

  Displayed verbal, symbolic, tactile, and pictorial information.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Space

  A definable area, e.g., room, toilet room, hall, assembly area, entrance, storage room, alcove, courtyard, or lobby.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Premises

  Premises means the interior or exterior spaces, parts, components or elements of a building, including individual dwelling units and the public and common use areas of a building.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Entrance

  Entrance means any access point to a building or portion of a building used by residents for the purpose of entering.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Site

  Site means a parcel of land bounded by a property line or a designated portion of a public right or way.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Modification

  Modification means any change to the public or common use areas of a building or any change to a dwelling unit.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Interior

  Interior means the spaces, parts, components or elements of an individual dwelling unit.