percent of the U.S. population ages 15 and older has difficulty seeing, which translates into a little more than 8 million individuals in 2010, and a little more than 2 million of those had “severe...
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4. Benefits—Qualitative Discussion of Benefits
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Training
Disability community commenters generally supported the proposed training requirements, though several said that U.S. carriers were not providing adequate training....
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3.1 Refining MDE Definition and Committee Scope
However, over the course of dialysis sessions, which can last for several hours, patients are monitored to identify potential complications that require immediate attention....
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Reduced scoping for play areas and other recreation facilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Several commenters supported the exemption, mainly on the basis of the cost of barrier removal....
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2. Updates to Functional Performance Criteria: 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines
As noted above, the Board is also proposing in this NPRM to update several functional performance criteria in Chapter 3 (located in Appendix C – Technical Requirements)—which applies to...
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Emphasis on Limitations Instead of Outcomes
The Department received several comments on these provisions, with disability organizations and individuals supporting the inclusion of these provisions and some testing entities and an...
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Section 36.406(c) Places of Lodging
Several commenters stated that the determination as to which requirements apply should be made based on the intention for use at the time of design and construction....
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Section 36.303(g)(4) Minimum Requirements for Audio Description Devices
Several commenters recommended a greater number of audio description devices than the Department proposed in the NPRM to accommodate an increase in the number of individuals who are blind...
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Paragraph (e) Availability of auditory information for people who are hard of hearing (Section-by-Section Analysis)
However, TIA and several manufacturers cited the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1996, which requires the Federal government to make use of technical specifications and...
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Identification of accessible features in hotels and guest rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In addition to the importance of information about specific access features, several commenters pointed out the importance of knowing the size and number of beds in a room....
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382.51 What requirements must carriers meet concerning the accessibility of airport facilities?
In the DHH NPRM, we proposed several requirements for U.S. and foreign carriers at terminal facilities that they own, lease, or control at any U.S. airport....
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Other Contrast Attributes
Several of you used “contrast” in ways that I’m not used to considering contrast – contrast of texture, contrast of some of the other attributes....
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Additional Considerations for Placement and Services Under Section 504
providing the related aids or services.95 For example, it would be a violation of Section 504 for a school district to have a policy that every student with autism, regardless of the severity...
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Wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices.
For example, individuals with severe respiratory conditions who can walk limited distances and individuals with multiple sclerosis have reported benefitting significantly from EPAMDs. ...
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Wheelchairs and other power-driven mobility devices.
For example, individuals with severe respiratory conditions who can walk limited distances and individuals with multiple sclerosis have reported benefitting significantly from EPAMDs. ...
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Sections 35.171, 35.172, and 35.190--Streamlining Complaint Investigations and Designated Agency Authority (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Specifically, the Department is proposing several amendments to its enforcement procedures in order to streamline both its internal procedures for investigating complaints and its procedures...
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Section 35.160 Communications (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has produced a video and several publications that explain this and other ADA obligations in law enforcement settings. ...
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3. Discussion of Comments on Related Fair Housing Issues Compliance Deadline
Several commenters from the building industry stated that, in many cases, design plans for buildings now under construction were submitted over two years ago, and it would be very expensive...
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Determining appropriate auxiliary aids. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
with a disability noted, for example, that a public accommodation would not provide effective communication by using written notes where the individual requiring an auxiliary aid is in severe...
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Definition of "wheelchair.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Several commenters indicated a preference for the definition of ‘‘wheelchair'' in section 508(c)(2) of the ADA....
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Benefits Not Monetized in the Formal Analysis
However, these benefits are nearly impossible to quantify for several reasons....
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This provision is not, as several commenters mistakenly thought, designed to cover luxury boxes and suites....
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E103.4 Defined Terms (Section-by-Section Analysis)
We also propose to delete several definitions from the existing 508 Standards that are either obsolete or no longer needed....
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6. Conclusion
In addition, the Board provides below several additional questions on which it seeks input: Question 36. ...