Any animal that is individually trained or able to provide assistance to a qualified person with a disability or any animal shown by documentation to be necessary for the emotional well...
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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Service Animal:
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§8.24(b) Methods
In choosing among available methods for meeting the requirements of this section, the recipient shall give priority to those methods that offer programs and activities to qualified individuals...
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT between THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and PALM BEACH COUNTY, FLORIDA
The Supervisor is entering into this Agreement in her official capacity solely to reaffirm her obligation to provide programs, services, and activities accessible to qualified individuals...
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Do the exceptions for accessible routes between stories apply to facilities that are only partially occupied by entities not permitted the exception, such as health care facility or shopping center?
In mixed use facilities that otherwise qualify for this exception, an accessible route is required to serve each story containing occupancies not permitted the exception....
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Section 1630.15(b) and (c) Disparate Impact Defenses
Both are equally qualified....
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Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Section-by-Section Analysis)
harbor provision and a reduced scoping option that would apply to all public accommodations, as well as a proposal for a safe harbor provision and an exemption that would apply only to qualified...
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§35.130(d) and §35.130(e) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
in the discussion of paragraph (b)(1)(iv), provide that the public entity must administer services, programs, and activities in the most integrated setting appropriate to the needs of qualified...
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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 types of complaints does the ADA Mediation Program resolve?
: alleging that a store has inaccessible parking, entrances, and checkout aisles; Effective communication: alleging that a health care provider refuses to provide sign language interpreters...
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What does the Voting Rights Act do?
Some of these laws required people to take a reading test or interpret some passage out of the Constitution in order to vote, or required people registering to vote to bring someone already...
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Q5: Should a school district revise its policies and procedures regarding the determination of coverage and provision of services under Section 504 and Title II?
As noted above, the definition of disability is to be interpreted broadly, so determining whether one has a disability should not demand extensive analysis, and the determination shall be...
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Are self-evaluations and transition plans required to be updated?
The current ADA Title II regulations address service animals as only dogs, miniature horses, ticketing policies, video-remote interpreting and other power-driven mobility devices....
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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?
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...
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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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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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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...