folding, collapsible, or break-down wheelchair cannot be stowed in the cabin as carry-on baggage, carriers must ensure the timely checking and return of the passenger’s wheelchair or other assistive...
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Wheelchairs Unable to be Stowed in the Cabin as Carry-on
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Summary of Major Provisions
The final rule applies to the following federal agencies and their components that administer outdoor areas developed for recreational purposes: Department of Agriculture (Forest Service...
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Battery-powered Wheelchairs
You must return a wheelchair or other assistive device to the passenger in the same condition in which you received it....
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36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
Published in the Federal Register on January 18, 2017. 36 CFR PART 1194—INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS AND GUIDELINES AUTHORITY: 29 U.S.C. 794d, 47 U.S.C. 255...
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Durateq® Stadium Captioning
And just last year, another federal lawsuit was filed in Columbus, Ohio by the NAD which charged that Ohio State University violated the ADA requirements by not providing captioning at all...
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Department of Transportation: Disability Training Materials and Helpful Information
Department of Transportation’s Office of Aviation Enforcement and Proceedings (AEP) and Office of Transportation Policy have developed informative modular programs that can be used to assist...
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Closing the Gap, Inc.
An assistive technology blog highlighting the products, tools and strategies that are making a difference in the lives of individuals with disabilities....
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Identification [4.3.11.5]
The "AREA OF RESCUE ASSISTANCE" label and access symbol must be illuminated where fire or life safety codes require illuminated exit signs....
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Coordination of Overlapping Federal Requirements
assisted programs under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by recipients of federal financial assistance....
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§382.111 What services must carriers provide to passengers with a disability on board the aircraft?
[Doc. No. DOT-OST-2004-19482, 73 FR 27665, May 13, 2008, as amended at 75 FR 44887, July 30, 2010] As a carrier, you must provide services within the aircraft cabin as requested...
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382.111 What services must carriers provide to passengers with a disability on board the aircraft?
382.111 What services must carriers provide to passengers with a disability on board the aircraft? ETA Editor's Note This section has no content in the original document.
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Other Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities
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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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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Inquiry into the use of other power-driven mobility device. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Inquiry into the use of other power-driven mobility device. Section 36.311(d) of the NPRM provided that a ‘‘public accommodation may ask a person using a power-driven mobility device...
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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...
