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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Is obesity considered a disability under the ACAA?
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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?...
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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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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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"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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Amramp Modular Ramps
Ask us for independent test lab data on ramp fire safety. Available for RENT or Purchase Amramp is available for purchase or rental....
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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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4.1 Introduction
experience requirements; physical and mental requirements; safety requirements; paper and pencil tests; physical or psychological tests; interview questions...
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How can I contact manufacturers and service providers about access concerns?
The FCC makes this information available to consumers who want to contact the company's customer care representative directly about accessibility questions, concerns, or complaints....
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Urinals
Some comments questioned the degree to which men with disabilities use or prefer urinals over water closets....
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B. What does an accessibility survey entail?
completed in order to survey a feature; measuring all of the features that impact accessibility using proper measurement devices and techniques; accurately answering the questions...
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Chapter 5 Website Accessibility Under Title II of the ADA
In this chapter, you will learn how the nondiscrimination requirements of Title II of the ADA apply to state and local government websites.1 Chapter 5 answers the following questions:...
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18. Where an existing ground level play component is replaced, should the new component comply with the technical provisions of Section 1008.4 even if there is not an accessible route to it?
See question 14 for more on "path of travel"....
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Miniature golf courses. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Question 45: The Department is considering creating an exception for existing miniature golf facilities that are of a limited total square footage, have a limited amount of available space...
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Miniature golf courses. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Question 39: The Department is considering creating an exception for existing miniature golf facilities that are of a limited total square footage, have a limited amount of available space...
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Application to specific scenarios raised in comments. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Others questioned the effect of the new standards where an entity replaces an existing element currently protected by the safe harbor provision for water or energy conservation reasons....
