The Department of Transportation's definition of wheelchair is "a mobility aid belonging to any class of three or four-wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed for and used by individuals...
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department of Transportation's definition of "wheelchair" is "a mobility aid belonging to any class of three or four-wheeled devices, usable indoors, designed for and used by individuals...
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I. BACKGROUND
Specifically, title III requires public accommodations to provide auxiliary aids and services when necessary to ensure effective communication with individuals with disabilities. 42 U.S.C...
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D. Department of Justice Activities Related to Health Care Providers and Medical Equipment
Inova Health System (March 30, 2011) auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters; HCA Health Services of New Hampshire (Portsmouth Regional Hospital) (November 23,...
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Captioning at movie theaters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Both open and closed captioning are examples of auxiliary aids and services under the Department's regulation. 28 CFR 36.303(b)(1). ...
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Feature 1 - Parking and Passenger Drop-Off Areas
The accessible parking space has an adjacent and parallel access aisle that provides needed room for a person to open the car door fully and then to stand with the aid of a walker or crutches...
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Introduction
The purpose of this document is to aid airline employees and people with disabilities in understanding and applying the ACAA and the provisions of Part 382 with respect to service animals...
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11B-707.4 Privacy
ETA Editor's Note The Department of Justice considers the communication-related elements of ATMs to be auxiliary aids and services, rather than structural elements, to which the Safe...
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Radiologic Equipment
Slip/slide sheets, boards, or other aids assist with lateral transfers....
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What Does It Mean to be Qualified?
disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules, policies, or practices, the removal of architectural, communication, or transportation barriers, or the provision of auxiliary aids...
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DOT Response
direct threat as “a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices or procedures, or by the provision of auxiliary aids...
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T503 Passenger Access Routes
See 36 CFR 1192.23(a) (“All [covered] vehicles . . . shall provide . . . sufficient clearances to permit a wheelchair or other mobility aid user to reach a securement location.”), 1192.159...
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Typical Issues
The accessible parking space has an adjacent access aisle that provides needed room for a person to open the car door fully and then stand with the aid of a walker, to transfer to a wheelchair...
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A4.2.1(3) Space Requirements for Passing
Almost all wheelchair users and those who use walking aids can also manage within this 32 in (815 mm) width for short distances....
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Edge Protection [4.8.7]
Handrails alone do not necessarily provide effective edge protection for people who use wheelchairs, crutches, and other mobility aids....
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A4.2.1(3) Space Requirements for Passing
Almost all wheelchair users and those who use walking aids can also manage within this 32 in (815 mm) width for short distances....
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11B-707.4 Privacy
ETA Editor's Note The Department of Justice considers the communication-related elements of ATMs to be auxiliary aids and services, rather than structural elements, to which the Safe...
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11B-707.4 Privacy
. ◼ ETA Editor's Note The Department of Justice considers the communication-related elements of ATMs to be auxiliary aids and services, rather than structural elements, to which the...
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G. Supplies
The batteries in these mobility aids must frequently be recharged, or they will stop functioning....
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What Testing Accommodations Must Be Provided?
Likewise, under regulations implementing title II of the ADA, public entities offering examinations must ensure that their exams do not provide qualified persons with disabilities with aids...
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1. The ADA
steps as may be necessary to ensure that no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, segregated or otherwise treated differently * * * because of the absence of auxiliary aids...
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II-3.3000 Equality in participation/benefits
in the Department's regulations is the principle that individuals with disabilities must be provided an equally effective opportunity to participate in or benefit from a public entity's aids...
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Section 36.303(g)(1) Movie Theater
One commenter expressed concern that such entities might believe that they are otherwise exempt from any requirement to furnish auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication...
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Section 36.203 Integrated Settings (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
derived from section 501(d) of the Americans with Disabilities Act, states that nothing in this part shall be construed to require an individual with a disability to accept an accommodation, aid...