QUESTION: Are airlines allowed to require all passengers who are both deaf and blind to travel with an attendant? ANSWER: No. Airlines may not have a policy that requires all...
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Are airlines allowed to require all passengers who are both deaf and blind to travel with an attendant?
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2. In § 37.3, add the definition “Direct threat” and revise the definition “Wheelchair” to read as follows
2. In § 37.3, add the definition “Direct threat” and revise the definition “Wheelchair” to read as follows:
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12162(a)(3)(A)(i)(I)
(I) to park and secure wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to remain in their wheelchairs) equal to not less than one-half of the number of single-level rail passenger...
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12162(a)(3)(A)(i)(II)
(II) to fold and store wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to transfer to coach seats) equal to not less than one-half of the number of single-level rail passenger...
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5. Fare Handling
A passenger's request for transit personnel (e.g., the driver, station attendant) to handle the fare media when the passenger with a disability cannot pay the fare by the generally...
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7. Medicine
A passenger's request to take medication while aboard a fixed route or paratransit vehicle or in a transit facility should be granted. For example, transit agencies should modify...
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13. Intermediate Stops
The Department views granting a paratransit passenger's request for a driver to make an intermediate stop, where the driver would be required to wait, as optional. For example, a...
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17. Exposing Vehicle to Hazards
If the passenger requests that a vehicle follow a path to a pick up or drop off point that would expose the vehicle and its occupants to hazards, such as running off the road,...
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9. Dedicated vehicles or special equipment in a vehicle
A paratransit passenger's request for special equipment (e.g., the installation of specific hand rails or a front seat in a vehicle for the passenger to avoid nausea or back pain)...
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§ 38.23(d)(7) Seat belt and shoulder harness
(7) Seat belt and shoulder harness. For each wheelchair or mobility aid securement device provided, a passenger seat belt and shoulder harness, complying with all applicable...
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§ 38.159(d) Securement devices
(d) Securement devices—
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Included Service Certification
Included Service Certification This is to certify that service provided by other entities but included in the ADA paratransit plan submitted by (name of submitting entity(ies))...
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§ 38.159(d)(5) Movement
(5) Movement. When the wheelchair or mobility aid is secured in accordance with manufacturer's instructions, the securement system shall limit the movement of an occupied wheelchair...
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Subpart F—Intercity Rail Cars and Systems
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§ 38.125(d) Seating
(d) Seating—
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§ 38.159(d)(6) Stowage
(6) Stowage. When not being used for securement, or when the securement area can be used by standees, the securement system shall not interfere with passenger movement, shall not...
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§ 37.9(c)
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Height Above Finish Floor or Ground: ADA Standard Section 703.4.1
Tactile characters on signs shall be located 48 inches (1220 mm) minimum above the finish floor or ground surface, measured from the baseline of the lowest tactile character and 60...
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Signs: ADA Standard Section 703
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Signs: ADA Standard Section 216
Section 216 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for signs.
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11B-703 Signs
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11B-216 Signs
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11B-703.4.1 Height above finish floor or ground
Tactile characters on signs shall be located 48 inches (1219 mm) minimum above the finish floor or ground surface, measured from the baseline of the lowest Braille cells and 60...
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§ 35.174 Referral.
If the public entity declines to enter into voluntary compliance negotiations or if negotiations are unsuccessful, the designated agency shall refer the matter to the Attorney General with...