Question/Issue: According to the new 2012 NFPA 101 Life Safety Code, Chapter 7, Section 7.2.2.4.4.5 & Exhibit 7.97, the finger clearance at an existing stair handrail should be...
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Clearances between a handrail and wall surface: 2012 NFPA 101 vs. 2010 ADA
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§ 35.101(b) Broad coverage
The question of whether an individual meets the definition of “disability” under this part should not demand extensive analysis....
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TTYs
on TTY screen heights that are appropriate for people who use wheelchairs and for standing persons and whether the requirement for ATM display screens is appropriate for TTYs as well (Question...
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Location of accessible routes to stages. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department asked operators of auditoria about the extent to which auditoria already provide direct access to stages and whether there were planned alterations over the next...
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Location of accessible routes to stages. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department asked operators of auditoria about the extent to which auditoria already provide direct access to stages and whether there were planned alterations over the next...
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"Readily achievable.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
A number of commenters asked for more specific guidance as to when and how the resources of a parent corporation or entity are to be taken into account in determining what is readily achievable...
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Wheelchair Securement Systems
Additionally, the 2010 NPRM also asked two questions seeking commenters’ views on potential cost savings from the proposed design force reduction and proposed technical requirements for...
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"Service Animal'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed to modify the definition of service animal and asked for public input on several issues related to the service animal provisions of the 1991 title III...
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Clarification on Standard Roll-In Shower Compliance
Hope you are all doing well 🙂 I have a question regarding standard roll-in type showers. There's a drawing for this question at the bottom....
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Notice Requirement (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the 2010 ANPRM, in Question 18, the Department requested public comment relating to the necessity of a requirement for providing notice about the availability of captioned and audio-described...
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4. Drug addicts and alcoholics
misconceptions about the implications of including alcoholics and drug addicts within the scope of the regulation, the Secretary understands the concerns that underlie the comments on this question...
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Introduction
Many of the questions that were open to question under the language of the 1991 Standards were answered by the language of the new section and by its advisory text....
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‘‘Qualified individual with a disability.’’
It combines the definition at 45 CFR 84.3(k)(1) for employment (‘‘a handicapped person who, with reasonable accommodation, can perform the essential functions of the job in question’’) with...
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Issue 14: How can improved lighting and zero net energy goals by achieved while improving health care?
Question by Jim Woods: So you have lighting minimums? Response by Kurt Knight: Right. But we still demand that the AE design the building holistically to meet the 30 percent....
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8. How do I determine if it is readily achievable for me to install a lift in my existing pool?
Guidance on “Common Questions: Readily Achievable Barrier Removal” is available at http://www.ada.gov//adata1.htm (1996). 1 Specifically, in determining whether an action is “readily...
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Chapter 4 9-1-1 and Emergency Communications Services
It answers questions including: What types of emergency communications services are covered? How does a TTY work?...
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Some Helpful TTY Abbreviations
ahead or Goodbye HCO (Hearing Carry Over) - TTY user will use his/her hearing during call HD or HLD - Hold, Please MSG - Message NBR or NU - Number PLS - Please Q or QQ - Question...
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Disclaimer
The user should consult legal counsel of their choice to determine how these matters relate to their own problems, questions or situations....
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15. Q: The police department hires from a pool of applicants that have received conditional offers. Does the ADA allow a police department to re-rank the applicants in the pool based on the results of the medical examination?
individual (orally or in writing) if his or her placement into an actual vacancy is in any way adversely affected by the results of a post-offer medical examination or disability-related question...
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4. Do the carpet requirements of Section 302.2 apply to ground level accessible routes within a play area?
(Information of how to obtain a copy of the American Society for Testing and Materials referenced standards are available in Question 22)....
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21. Q: Do we have to help children take off and put on their leg braces and provide similar types of assistance to children with mobility impairments?
The Department of Justice's settlement agreement with the Sunshine Child Center of Gillett, Wisconsin, addresses this issue and others (see question 26)....
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Is obesity considered a disability under the ACAA?
QUESTION: Is obesity considered a disability under the ACAA and, if so, is an obese passenger entitled to two seats for the price of one if he or she needs more than one seat?...
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Background
For PV systems at existing school facilities, the key question is whether or not their installation is an alteration which could trigger accessibility upgrades to related “Path of Travel...
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Overhead Lifts
Question 27. If diagnostic equipment is designed for use with overhead lifts, should the equipment be exempted from providing clearance in or around the base for portable floor lifts?...