(ii) Major Life Activities To be a disability covered by the ADA, an impairment must substantially limit one or more major life activities....
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2.1(a)(ii) Major Life Activities
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Paragraph (g) Availability of audio cutoff (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Comments from persons with hearing impairments supported this provision. However, some comments from both people with disabilities and manufacturers misunderstood this requirement....
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414.1.1 Digital Television Tuners
Digital television tuners shall provide processing of audio description when encoded as a Visually Impaired (VI) associated audio service that is provided as a complete program mix containing...
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INFORMATION AND SIGNAGE {35.163}
INFORMATION AND SIGNAGE {35.163} “A public entity shall ensure that interested persons, including persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to the existence and...
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Protruding Objects [4.31.4]
., 27 inches high from the floor), can be a hazard to people with vision impairments....
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§ 37.123(e)(3)(ii)
The interaction of such barriers with an individual's specific impairment-related condition may form a basis for eligibility under this paragraph, if the effect is to prevent the individual...
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Emergency Communications [4.10.14]
In order to accommodate people with hearing or speech impairments, ADAAG also specifies that the system not rely solely on voice communication....
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Category 1 Eligibility
Category 1 Eligibility The first eligibility category includes, among others, persons with mental or visual impairments who, as a result, cannot “navigate the system.”...
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What Testing Accommodations Must Be Provided?
entity must administer its exam so that it accurately reflects an individual’s aptitude, achievement level, or the skill that the exam purports to measure, rather than the individual’s impairment...
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Introduction
tours have been a recent addition to the museum scene, the absence of descriptive information about the objects or exhibits themselves have proved inaccessible to for persons with visual impairments...
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Alterations
Alterations A physical change to a swimming pool which affects or could affect the usability of the pool is considered to be an alteration....
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Examination Necessary for Reasonable Accommodation
Medical inquiries related to an employee's disability and functional limitations may include consultations with knowledgeable professional sources, such as occupational and physical therapists...
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R207 Curb Ramps and Blended Transitions (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In alterations where existing physical constraints prevent two curb ramps from being installed at a street corner, a single diagonal curb ramp is permitted at the corner....
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Communication Barriers
Or maybe the doctor doesn’t communicate in detail because he assumes that a person who has a physical disability is also incapable of making decisions about a course of treatment....
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1(5) Accessible route
If the slope of the finished grade between covered multifamily dwellings and a public or common use facility (including parking) exceeds 8.33%, or where other physical barriers (natural...
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Title I - Employment
It restricts questions that can be asked about an applicant's disability before a job offer is made, and it requires that employers make reasonable accommodation to the known physical or...
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Garaventa Evacu-Trac CD7 Evacuation Chair
Garaventa’s Evacuation Chair – The Evacu-Trac CD-7, provides safe and simple emergency evacuation for the mobility impaired....
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1136A.2 Switch and control heights
If the reach is over a physical barrier or an obstruction (for example, a kitchen base cabinet) switches and controls shall be located within the reach ranges specified in Section 1138A.3...
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What employment practices are covered by the ADA?
An airline that extended an offer to a job applicant and then rescinded the offer after the employer discovered (during the post-offer physical) that the applicant had HIV....
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2. Armrests Requirement
The MDE Advisory Committee addressed the armrest provision during their discussions of transfer supports and explained that “armrests serve a similar function, and occupy the same physical...
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Which Paths Are Usable Circulation Paths?
It may be practical to physically show new employees who are blind or have low vision where all usable circulation paths are....
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Why Is Working with Your Provider Important?
It is vital that you, as a consumer, educate your health care providers on your physical disability and strategies that help you access quality health care....
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Certification and Licensing
Examples The county agency that oversees the Morticians Licensing Act requires that morticians be physically mobile....
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3. a. Access Guidance Documents
Americans with Disabilities Act Compliance Guide for Organizations,1995, (Hardcover) Informal presentation on ADA compliance with chapters on: program access and nondiscrimination; physical...
