Contours of Disability in America Disability has a history. In colonial America, persons with disabilities were often viewed as part of the “deserving poor.” They were...
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§8.31 Historic properties.
properties subject to alterations need not be provided if such accessibility would substantially impair the significant historic features of the property or result in undue financial and administrative...
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Safe harbor for qualified small businesses. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
As proposed in § 36.104 in the NPRM, a ‘‘qualified small business'' is a business entity defined as a small business concern under the regulations promulgated by the Small Business Administration...
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11B-808.3 Clear floor space
shall be permitted to be located outside these spaces where ramp or platform lift access poses a hazard by restricting or projecting into a means of egress required by the appropriate administrative...
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11B-808.3 Clear floor space
shall be permitted to be located outside these spaces where ramp or platform lift access poses a hazard by restricting or projecting into a means of egress required by the appropriate administrative...
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Undue Burden
A public entity does not have to take any action that it can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of its program or activity or in undue financial and administrative...
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Proceedings of: Workshop on Improving Building Design for Persons with Low Vision
General Services Administration. This Workshop is one in a series of 18 that he conducted through the HVAC Excellence Program, which he initiated in 2002....
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If a state or local authority interprets an accessibility requirement differently than how a comparable requirement in the ADA Standards is interpreted under the ADA (or waives that requirement completely), does this have any bearing on ADA compliance?
No. While state or local authorities may interpret or waive their own state or local accessibility codes as they see fit, those decisions have no effect on the obligation to comply...
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4.13.11* DOOR OPENING FORCE
The maximum force for pushing or pulling open a door shall be as follows: (1) Fire doors shall have the minimum opening force allowable by the appropriate administrative authority....
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Acknowledgments
The authors deeply appreciate the contributions of the following people who provided advice and information for this updated version: Christopher Douwes, Federal Highway Administration...
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§27.75 Federal Highway Administration—highways.
[44 FR 31468, May 31, 1979, as amended by Amdt. 27-3, 51 FR 19017, May 23, 1986. Redesignated at 56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991, as amended at 79 FR 21405, Apr. 16, 2014]
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Section 508
General Services Administration Office of Government-wide Policy IT Accessiblity & Workflow Division (ITAW) 1800 F Street, N.W....
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§27.75(b) Existing facilities—Rest area facilities.
(b) Existing facilities—Rest area facilities. Rest area facilities on Interstate highways shall be made accessible to persons with a disability, including wheelchair users, within a...
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Figure 604.5.2 Rear Wall Grab Bar at Water Closets – Drawing from the U.S. Access Board
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DOT: Accessible Transportation Technologies Research Initiative (ATTRI)
Department of Transportation (USDOT) initiative, co-led by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) and Federal Transit Administration (FTA), with support from the Intelligent Transportation...
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
The introduction of new technology continues to broaden opportunities for people with disabilities to drive vehicles with adaptive devices. Taking advantage of these opportunities,...
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§8.33 Housing adjustments.
regarded as discriminatory within the meaning of this section if modifications to them would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of the program or activity or undue financial and administrative...
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Are detectable warnings required on curb ramps or at hazardous vehicular areas?
In addition, DOT requires detectable warnings on curb ramps in projects funded by the Federal Highway Administration....
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I. Slip Resistant Surface—Aisles, Steps, Floor Areas Where People Walk, Floor Areas in Securement Locations, Lift Platforms, Ramps
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends that walking surfaces have a static coefficient of friction of 0.5....
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Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): ADA/Section 504 Programs
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (504) The primary purpose of the Federal Highway Administration's (FHWA) Americans with Disabilities...
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§27.19 Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act requirements and FTA policy.
[55 FR 40763, Oct. 4, 1990, as amended at 56 FR 45621, Sept. 6, 1991; 61 FR 32354, June 24, 1996; 79 FR 21405, Apr. 16, 2014]
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Section 508.gov
General Services Administration’s Office of Governmentwide Policy, has been charged with the task of educating Federal employees and building the infrastructure necessary to support Section...
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§8.6(c)
not require a recipient to take any action that the recipient can demonstrate would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a program or activity or in undue financial and administrative...
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A. Purpose and Legal Authority
Section 510 of the Rehabilitation Act charges the Access Board, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, with issuing standards that set forth the minimum...
