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Search Results "Qualified Reader"
2010 ADA Definition
Qualified Reader: The final rule defines a ‘‘qualified reader'' to mean ‘‘a person who is able to read effectively, accurately, and impartially using any necessary specialized vocabulary.''
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4. c. CUSTOMER SERVICE and COMMUNICATION and ACCESS
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11B-233.3.2 Residential dwelling units for sale
Access Board's Note to Reader: The Department of Justice’s ADA standards also require the following: Facilities with residential dwelling units for sale to individual owners....
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11B-233.3.2 Residential dwelling units for sale
Access Board's Note to Reader: The Department of Justice’s ADA standards also require the following: §35.151(j) Facilities with residential dwelling units for sale to individual...
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Vertical Dispersion: ADA Standard Section 221.2.3.2
Section 221.2.3.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for vertical dispersion in assembly areas.
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11B-232.1 General
Access Board's Note to Reader: The Department of Justice’s ADA standards also require the following: §35.151(k) Detention and correctional facilities 1) New construction of jails...
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11B-232.1 General
Access Board's Note to Reader: The Department of Justice’s ADA standards also require the following: §35.151(k) Detention and correctional facilities 1) New construction of jails...
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10. When a child welfare agency or court provides or requires an assessment of a parent during the processing of the child welfare case, what do Title II and Section 504 require regarding the assessment?
For example, a child welfare agency or court may be required to provide a qualified sign language interpreter to accommodate an individual with a communication disability during an evaluation...
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807 Holding Cells and Housing Cells
As discussed above in section 806, the Board has removed this qualifier for consistency with the rest of the document....
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Consultation on auxiliary aid or service. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
be difficult to provide effective communication using written notes involving someone with a developmental disability or in severe pain, or if a public accommodation were to provide a qualified...
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How VRS works
The VRS caller, using a television or a computer with a video camera device and a broadband (high speed) Internet connection, contacts a VRS CA, who is a qualified sign language interpreter...
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§ 35.104 Service animal
Service animal means any dog or other common domestic animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability, including, but...
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How “Service Animal” Is Defined
Dogs whose sole function is to provide comfort or emotional support do not qualify as service animals under the ADA....
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III. JURISDICTION
Title II prohibits discrimination against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in the "services, programs, or activities of a public entity." 42 U.S.C. § 12132...
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Federal Elevator 360 Passenger Elevator
Stainless Steel cab and landing doors Choose from a variety of Ceiling Designs Choose from a variety of Car Operating Stations Voice Synthesizers Card Reader...
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SignOn VRI in Legal Settings
Video Interpreting is an exciting development which allows Deaf and hard of hearing individuals communication access in settings where qualified in-person sign language interpreters are...
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Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act of 2008
; “(B) qualified readers, taped texts, or other effective methods of making visually delivered materials available to individuals with visual impairments; “(C) acquisition or modification...
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APPENDIX IV: Recent Department of Transportation Enforcement Orders Related to the Air Carrier Access Act
air carriers pursuant to the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA), 49 U.S.C. 41705, and its implementing regulations, 14 CFR part 382, which prohibit discrimination by U.S. air carriers against qualified...
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Title II of the ADA
Title II of the ADA Title II of the ADA provides that no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the...
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Section 504 provides that no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be...
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Integrated Setting
Commonly known as the “integration mandate,” public entities must make their programs, services, and activities accessible to qualified people with disabilities in the most integrated way...
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A. Prohibition of Discrimination
MSHA shall provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services, including qualified interpreters, where such aids and services are necessary to ensure effective communication with deaf and hard...
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10. Q: One of the children in my center has parents who are deaf. I need to have a long discussion with them about their child's behavior and development. Do I have to provide a sign language interpreter for the meeting?
As with other actions required by the ADA, providers cannot impose the cost of a qualified sign language interpreter or other auxiliary aid or service on the parent or guardian....
