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Wheelchairs Unable to be Stowed in the Cabin as Carry-on
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Four Specific Situations in which a Seating Accommodation Must be Provided
., assistance with eating [Sec. 382.38(a)(2)(i)]; (ii) is a passenger with a visual impairment who is traveling with a reader/assistant who will be performing functions for the passenger...
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3. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The Architectural Barriers Act requires facilities constructed or altered by or on behalf of federal agencies to be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with...
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§ 38.95(c)(5) Slope
(5) Slope. Ramps or bridge plates shall have the least slope practicable. If the height of the vehicle floor, under 50% passenger load, from which the ramp is deployed is 3 inches or...
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AbleData
We provide a wealth of information to assist domestic and international customers and their family members, vendors, distributors, organizations, professionals and caregivers in understanding...
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F. Chapter 5: Doorways, Circulation Paths, and Fare Collection Devices
Chapter 5 in the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines contains the technical requirements for doorways, illumination at doorways and boarding and alighting areas, passenger access routes, and...
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PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
These may include ballot overlays or templates, electronic information and information technology that is accessible (either independently or through assistive technology such as screen...
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Assistivetech.net
Assistive technology (AT) is "devices and aids which can help a person with a disability perform activities that might otherwise be difficult or not be possible."...
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Identification [4.3.11.5]
The "AREA OF RESCUE ASSISTANCE" label and access symbol must be illuminated where fire or life safety codes require illuminated exit signs....
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Other Disabilities and Multiple Disabilities
In addition to people with permanent or long-term disabilities, there are others who have temporary conditions that affect their usual abilities. Broken bones, illness, trauma, or...
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Speech Disabilities
A speech disability prevents a person from using or accessing information or building features that require the ability to speak. Speech impairments can be caused by a wide range of...
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7.1 Q. Do the new construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act apply to continuing care facilities which incorporate housing, health care and other types of services?
A. The new construction requirements of the Fair Housing Act would apply to continuing care facilities if the facility includes at least one building with four or more dwelling...
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Inquiry into the use of other power-driven mobility device. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Inquiry into the use of other power-driven mobility device. Section 36.311(d) of the NPRM provided that a ‘‘public accommodation may ask a person using a power-driven mobility device...
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C201.3 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
C201.3 Access to Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes that telecommunications equipment manufacturers ensure that ICT is accessible to, and usable by,...
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Minimum Requirement
Minimum Requirement ADAAG requires permanently installed ALSs in those assembly areas where audible communication is integral to the use of a space (movie theaters, concert and...
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A4.3.10 Egress
Because people with disabilities may visit, be employed or be a resident in any building, emergency management plans with specific provisions to ensure their safe evacuation also...
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2.1.4 Issues
2.1.4 Issues * Only about 30 percent of modern hearing aids in the United States include a telecoil (more than twice this number use telecoils in Europe, which may help explain...
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2. BACKGROUND
2. BACKGROUND Three types of ALS are in widespread use at the present time: Induction Loop (IL) systems, Frequency Modulated (FM) radio systems, and Infrared (IR) systems. Each...
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A4.3.10 EGRESS
In buildings where physically handicapped people are regularly employed or are residents, an emergency management plan for their evacuation also plays an essential role in fire...
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2.1.3 Receivers
2.1.3 Receivers The major advantage of IL systems is that they permit listeners whose hearing aids incorporate telecoils to use their own hearing aids as the receiver. All the...
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2.1.2 Standards
2.1.2 Standards There are no national US standards that define the required performance of IL systems. The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has developed pertinent...
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Do the ADA Standards apply to existing facilities that are not subject to the alterations requirements?
DOJ’s ADA regulations address access to existing facilities that are not being altered. The regulations require removal of barriers by public accommodations (title III) and program...
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§ 37.21(a)(2)
(2) Any private entity that provides specified public transportation; and
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49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble
Passenger railroads must provide level-entry boarding at new or altered stations in which no track passing through the station and adjacent to platforms is shared with existing freight rail...
