disabilities.52 Therefore, IDEA funds may be used only to pay for auxiliary aids and services under Title II that also are required to be provided under the IDEA, such as assistive technology or interpreter...
Search Results "Qualified Interpreter"
2010 ADA Definition
Qualified Interpreter: The final definition now states that ‘‘[q]ualified interpreter means an interpreter who, via a video remote interpreting (VRI) service or an on-site appearance, is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary. Qualified interpreters include, for example, sign language interpreters, oral transliterators, and cued-language transliterators.''
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19. Under what circumstances may a school district use IDEA funds to pay for auxiliary aids or services for IDEA‐eligible students to ensure effective communication as required by Title II?
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American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Our membership consists of deaf-blind people from diverse backgrounds, as well as family members, professionals, interpreters, and other interested supporters....
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3. What does it mean for a public school district to give “primary consideration” to the request of the student with a disability when making the decision to provide a particular auxiliary aid or service?
school student who lost his or her hearing later in life and who uses a cochlear implant may not be as familiar with sign language and may feel most comfortable and proficient with an oral interpreter...
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Interacting with People with Hearing Disabilities
If a person who is deaf is using an interpreter, always speak directly to the person, not the interpreter....
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11B-805.7 Built-in cabinets and work surfaces
Development (OSHPD), which has jurisdiction over hospitals and long-term care facilities in California, issued Code Application Notice CAN 2-11B, dated 9/9/14, which includes the following interpretation...
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
substantially less rigorous than those required for new construction and alterations, the final rule clarifies in § 36.308(a)(3) that in no event can the requirements for existing facilities be interpreted...
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Section 37.3 Definitions
However, the Department does not interpret its rules to require transportation providers to accommodate devices that are not primarily designed or intended to assist persons with mobility...
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Section 36.308 Seating in Assembly Areas (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
substantially less rigorous than those required for new construction and alterations, the final rule clarifies in Sec.36.308(a)(3) that in no event can the requirements for existing facilities be interpreted...
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APPENDIX RESOURCES FOR LOCATING REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS
The two main sources of interpretive information are: (1) the Interpretive Guidance accompanying the Title I regulations (also known as the "Appendix" to the regulations), 29 C.F.R. pt....
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I. Executive Summary
Summary of Key Provisions of the Act and Rule The ADA Amendments Act made important changes to the meaning and interpretation of the term ‘‘disability’’ in the ADA in order to effectuate...
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Can parking signage height be considered a "safe harbor"?
The question asked is “do parking signs that were installed before March 15, 2012, at a height to the bottom of the sign of less than 60” AFF qualify for a safe harbor?...
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II. ENFORCING THE ADA PART 2
The Department recognizes that enhanced and emerging technologies may allow health care providers to obtain qualified interpreters more quickly, economically, and efficiently 24 hours a...
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Certified Access Specialist Program (CASp)
A CASp who sees the benefit in working and collaborating with other CASps, to gain further knowledge and understanding, to standardize interpretations of gray areas of law and codes, and...
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5.5 Pre-Employment Inquiries
This prohibition is necessary to assure that qualified candidates are not screened out because of their disability before their actual ability to do a job is evaluated....
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What do I do if I believe that carriage of the animal in the cabin of the aircraft would inconvenience non-disabled passengers?
Part 382 requires airlines to permit qualified individuals with a disability to be accompanied by their service animals in the cabin, as long as the animals do not 1) pose a direct threat...
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Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Under USERRA, employers must make "reasonable efforts" to help returning employees become qualified for reemployment in the positions they would have attained if they had not left for military...
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5. Service Animals
The rule states that other animals, whether wild or domestic, do not qualify as service animals....
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5. Service Animals
The rule states that other animals, whether wild or domestic, do not qualify as service animals....
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Section 35.151(i) Curb ramps
consideration, however, the Department has concluded that the regulation should acknowledge that there are times when there are transitions from sidewalk to road surface that do not technically qualify...
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R105 Definitions (Section-by-Section Analysis)
alteration, blended transition, cross slope, curb line, curb ramp, element, facility, grade break, operable part, pedestrian access route, pedestrian circulation path, public right-of-way, qualified...
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6. What if there's no way I can do my regular job, even with an accommodation?
You may also qualify for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is enforced by the United States Department of Labor....
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§8.1(a)
(a) The purpose of this part is to effectuate section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C 794), to the end that no otherwise qualified individual with handicaps in...
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§ 36.302(c)(6)
A public accommodation shall not ask about the nature or extent of a person's disability, but may make two inquiries to determine whether an animal qualifies as a service animal....
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When an addition increases the number of stories or square footage beyond the maximum permitted by the exception, is an accessible route between stories required?
If a facility no longer qualifies for the exception for multi-story facilities due to an increase in square footage or stories, an accessible route between stories is required where the...
