Search Results "Regulatory Analysis"

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Historic Facilities (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  - As mandated by the ADA, the Board has established a procedure to be followed with respect to alterations to historic facilities.

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Individual with a disability (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  "Individual with a disability'' means a person who has a disability but does not include an individual who is currently illegally using drugs, when the public accommodation acts on...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Service animal (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  "Service animal.'' The term "service animal'' encompasses any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Section 36.208(a) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  Section 36.208(a) implements section 302(b)(3) of the Act by providing that this part does not require a public accommodation to permit an individual to participate in or benefit...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Noncomplying new construction and alterations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Noncomplying new construction and alterations. The element-by-element safe harbor referenced in § 35.150(b)(2) has no effect on new or altered elements in existing facilities that...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards) - Preamble
  Electronic and information technology (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Electronic and information technology. This is the statutory term for the products covered by the standards in this part. The statute explicitly required the Board to define this...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Retain term "service animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Retain term "service animal." Some commenters asserted that the term ‘‘assistance animal'' is a term of art and should replace the term ‘‘service animal.'' However, the majority of...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Attorney areas and witness stands. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Attorney areas and witness stands. The 1991 Standards do not require that public entities meet specific architectural standards with regard to the construction and alteration of...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Doing "work'' or "performing tasks.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Doing "work" or "performing tasks." The NPRM proposed that the Department maintain the requirement, first articulated in the 1991 title III regulation, that in order to qualify as a...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Two-tiered definitional approach. Commenters supported the Department's proposal to use a two-tiered definition of mobility device. Commenters nearly universally said that...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Location of accessible routes to stages. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Location of accessible routes to stages. The 1991 Standards at section 4.33.5 require an accessible route to connect the accessible seating and the stage, as well as other ancillary...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Integration of inmates and detainees with disabilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Integration of inmates and detainees with disabilities. In the NPRM, the Department proposed language in § 35.152(b)(2) specifically applying the ADA's general integration mandate to...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Identification of available accessible seating. In the NPRM, the Department proposed § 35.138(c), which, as modified and renumbered as paragraph (b)(3) in the final rule, requires a...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Inquiries about service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Inquiries about service animals. The NPRM proposed language at § 35.136(f) setting forth parameters about how a public entity may determine whether an animal qualifies as a service...

• Research and History > Research Documents > National Trail Surfaces Study
  Treatment of Data

  Through further analysis, results of trail surface tests for firmness and stability were compared within surface composition categories and across surface composition categories to determine...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
  Section 36.309 Examinations and Courses (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)

  Section 36.309 Examinations and Courses (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) Section 36.309(a) sets forth the general rule that any private entity that offers examinations...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.151(f) Housing at a place of education (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section 35.151(f) Housing at a place of education (Section-by-Section Analysis) The Department of Justice and the Department of Education share responsibility for regulation and enforcement...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  3. Data Overview

  Section 3.4 presents the unit costs currently charged by manufacturers providing the necessary equipment and explains the average unit costs used in the primary analysis.  ...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
  Grab Bar and Backrest Evaluation

  The analysis also revealed that the presence of grab bars helped participants to transfer higher and lower than their mobility device seats....

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  6.1. Compliance Date

  Table 6-1 shows the impact of increasing the compliance date to two years instead of 18 months in the primary analysis.  ...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards) - Preamble
  Section 1194.25 Self Contained, Closed Products (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Section 1194.25 Self Contained, Closed Products (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis) Sections 1194.25 (a) through (j) apply to those products that generally have embedded software...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
  §35.190(b)(3)

  (3) Department of Health and Human Services: all programs, services, and regulatory activities relating to the provision of health care and social services, including schools of medicine...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  § 35.190(b)(3) Department of Health and Human Services

  (3) Department of Health and Human Services: All programs, services, and regulatory activities relating to the provision of health care and social services, including schools of medicine...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  2.3.3. Installation Costs

  For the purpose of the primary analysis, the cost estimation assumes installation costs are 3 percent of the total equipment acquisition costs for all auditoriums. ...