Access Board (or Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) offers technical assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. Publications and...
Search Results "Section 255 of the Communications Act"
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Access Board
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DOE "Dear Colleague" Letter: Preventing Racial Discrimination in Special Education
I write to remind States, districts, and public schools, including charter schools, of their obligation under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VI) not to discriminate on the...
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21. How should an employer handle leave for an employee covered by both the ADA and the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)?
ETA Editor's Note: Footnote (58) references the question above. (58) 58. For more detailed information on issues raised by the interplay between these statutes, refer...
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DOE "Dear Colleague Letter" Restraint and Seclusion of Students with Disabilities
In particular, this guidance informs school districts how the use of restraint and seclusion may result in discrimination against students with disabilities, thereby violating Section 504...
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4.1.7(2)(a)(ii) ADA Application
Where alterations are undertaken to a qualified historic building or facility that is subject to section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, the Federal agency with jurisdiction...
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McGuire Associates Disability Evacuation Plan (DEP)
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) mandates that all emergency evacuation plans include measures to ensure the safe evacuation of people with disabilities....
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Resources for Web Developers
One is the Section 508 Standards, which Federal agencies must follow for their own new web pages....
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PLANNING
If you are responsible for your community’s emergency planning or response activities, you should involve people with disabilities in identifying needs and evaluating effective emergency...
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Background
The 1996 DOT guidance document defines a service animal as “any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability....
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ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing...
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AssistiveWare Proloquo2Go
A voice for those who cannot speak Symbol-supported communication app to promote language development and grow communication skills, from beginning to advanced communicators....
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Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers Section 36.304 requires the removal of architectural barriers and communication barriers that are structural in nature in existing facilities, where...
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B. 2004 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines
On July 23, 2004, the Access Board published updated minimum accessibility guidelines for both the ADA and the ABA known as the Americans with Disabilities Act and Architectural Barriers...
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Captioning (Advisory Guidance)
Increased captioning was made possible because of the Television Decoder Circuitry Act which requires all television sets sold in the United States with screens 13 inches or larger to have...
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SUMMARY OF PRELIMINARY REGULATORY ANALYSIS
consequence, for example, the Preliminary RIA thus neither quantifies nor monetizes potential compliance costs related to the proposed requirement that ICT providing real-time, two-way voice communication...
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DOE "Dear Colleague" Letter: Responding to Bullying of Students with Disabilities (Oct. 21, 2014)
This troubling trend highlights the importance of OCR’s continuing efforts to protect the rights of students with disabilities through the vigorous enforcement of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation...
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6. Modifications to the Functional Performance Criterion for Limited Vision
We discuss the issue in further detail in Section VI.B (Section-by-Section Analysis – Section 508 Application and Scoping - E203), Section VI.C (Section-by-Section Analysis – 255 Guidelines...
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Voluntary Voting System Guidelines
Overview The United States Congress passed the Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA) to modernize the administration of federal elections, marking the first time in our nation’s history...
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Education's Intent To Revise its Section 504 Regulations To Adopt the 2010 Title II ADA Standards
In the preamble to the final Title II regulation, DOJ stated that Federal agencies that extend Federal financial assistance should revise their Section 504 regulations to adopt the 2010...
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Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Courts
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and...
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Scenario 1 – Suspected Disability & Evaluation
It is only through an evaluation process that a school district can properly determine if a student has a disability and needs Section 504 services....
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Dispersion
This section covers guest rooms with mobility features and guest rooms with communication features and applies in new construction and alterations....
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14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act): Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis (with amendments issued through July 2010)
Disability in Air Travel AGENCY: Department of Transportation, Office of the Secretary ACTION: Final Rule SUMMARY: The Department of Transportation is amending its Air Carrier Access Act...
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DOE Publication: U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights, Frequently Asked Questions about the Rights of Students with Disabilities in Public Charter Schools under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (December 28, 2016)
This is a link to a downloadable PDF of this publication.
