With respect to medical equipment, for each type of medical equipment it would be helpful to know details about the accessible features and if particular types of equipment with accessible...
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ix. Medical Equipment Questions
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5.2 Offer Suggestions
Or you might say, “An accessible table would reduce the amount of lifting your staff has to do to help people get onto the exam table.”...
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Two-way Communication [4.3.11.4]
A button that lights to indicate that help is on the way when the call is answered is an acceptable visual signal....
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INTRODUCTION
It is the hope of the Commission this information will help to better inform the community about areas where disability access may be confusing....
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Lockers
Where only a limited number of lockers are accessible, identifying those that are accessible with the access symbol is helpful....
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Is color contrast required for stair nosings?
Visual contrast on stair nosings or the leading edges of treads is helpful for people with low vision, but it is not required by the Standards except at escalators in rail and fixed guideway...
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II. Statutory and Regulatory Background
The Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 (Pub.L. 100-430, approved September 13, 1988) (Fair Housing Act or the Act) expanded coverage of Title VIII (42 U.S.C. 3601-3620) to prohibit discriminatory...
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§35.101 Purpose
§35.101 Purpose Section 35.101 states the purpose of the rule, which is to effectuate subtitle A of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the Act), which prohibits...
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Additional Information
documents that discuss how the ADA addresses various leave issues: Revised Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act...
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BACKGROUND
Plaintiff United States of America (“United States”) commenced this action against Defendants Employees’ Retirement Systems of Alabama, Teachers’ Retirement Systems of Alabama (collectively...
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Disability-related Organizations
collaborate with state vocational rehabilitation agencies to develop state independent living plans--including determining use of independent living funds provided through Part B of the Rehab Act...
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Foreword, July 26, 1997
Foreword, July 26, 1997 Future historians will come to view the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 as one of the most formative pieces of American social policy legislation...
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Section 1. Introduction
Authority: Title VIII, Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C 3600-3620); sec. 7[d), Department of Housing and Urban Development Act (42 U.S.C. 3535(d))....
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6. Transfer Surface Height
However, during the full committee meeting the manufacturers of diagnostic imaging equipment voted for the “compromise” height of 18 inches....
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§100.20 Discriminatory housing practice
Discriminatory housing practice means an act that is unlawful under section 804, 805, 806, or 818 of the Fair Housing Act....
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§35.101 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.101 states the purpose of the rule, which is to effectuate subtitle A of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the Act), which...
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Recommendations
wheeled mobility devices including scooters a minimum flat surface of 33 in. length for platforms accommodating wheeled mobility devices excluding scooters aids that can help...
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Other Health Problems with Low Vision Patients
Of course, we don’t see the ones that can’t get to the clinic to go to get help, so there is a bit of a sample bias here – and that’s true for all ages....
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5. When Is It Important for My Client to Request a Reasonable Accommodation?
An accommodation may help to prevent discipline or even termination by enabling your client to perform the job successfully....
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Define "task." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
definition of task is sufficiently clear and that it is not necessary to add the term to the definitions section; however, the Department has proposed additional examples of work or tasks to help...
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APPENDIX
This appendix contains additional information that should help the designer to understand the minimum requirements of the standard or to design buildings or facilities for greater accessibility...
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Accessible Classroom Style
This set-up is very helpful when participants need a surface to take notes and refer to materials....
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Context
The fact that there was train tracks on the map helped make the train an understandable object....
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2. May someone other than the individual with a disability request a reasonable accommodation on behalf of the individual?
The employer should be receptive to any relevant information or requests it receives from a third party acting on the individual's behalf because the reasonable accommodation process presumes...