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Check your state law, many have anti-discrimination laws similar to the ADA and they may protect people with some of of these conditions....
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A4.2.3 Wheelchair Turning Space
This space is usually satisfactory for turning around, but many people will not be able to turn without repeated tries and bumping into surrounding objects. The space shown in Fig....
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Unisex Restrooms
Unisex Restrooms Single-user toilet rooms offer benefits to people who use attendants and are a good consideration in occupancies with high traffic, such as shopping centers and airport...
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Contents:
Items with a [*] are specific for people with disabilities who because of a variety of disabilities (mobility, breathing, allergies, hearing, seeing, walking, understanding or chronic conditions...
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Section 508 Self-Evaluation Survey and Report
Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which mandates that electronic and information technology administered through federal funding be accessible to all members of the public, including people...
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The Time Has Come
Our message to people with disabilities is that your time has come. Senator Robert Dole9 9. Senator Robert Dole, statement, Cong. Rec., v. 136 (July 13, 1990), S9695...
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4.31.2 CLEAR FLOOR OR GROUND SPACE
Bases, enclosures, and fixed seats shall not impede approaches to telephones by people who use wheelchairs....
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§ 37.27(b)
requirement of this paragraph for exemption from the requirements of this part, it is subject to the requirements of this part for private entities not primarily engaged in transporting people...
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1018.3 Aisles in Groups B and M
Exception: Nonpublic aisles serving less than 50 people and not required to be accessible by Chapter 11B, (see Section 11B-403) need not exceed 28 inches (711 mm) in width....
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A. Designating an ADA Coordinator
A knowledgeable ADA Coordinator will be able to efficiently assist people with disabilities with their questions. She or he will also be responsible for investigating complaints....
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Falls and Injuries
But a third of the people who reach 65 have fallen at least once in the preceding year (slide 64)....
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Issue 3: Is there a need for a different kind of Practice?
That is, you know, I watch “House,” and invariably, he sends out his team to check the place where people have come from to see what the chemicals in their environment are....
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Issue: "Grandfather" Clause or Small Entity Exemption
People with disabilities are unable to gain access to city facilities, programs, services, or activities because of a public entity’s reliance on these common misconceptions....
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Self-evaluation
The self-evaluation is the key activity to determine what needs to be done to make sure the public entity is in compliance with the ADA and is providing an equal opportunity for people with...
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Resources:
Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety, A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations, June Kailes [2002], contents include:...
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Meeting User Needs
Despite the expected variations in types of impairments as well as differences in severity of disability among the different levels of care, designers presumed that most older people in...
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6. Processes for Complying with the ADA
It may also suggest short-term and long-term strategies to provide access to people with disabilities....
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2. Numbers of Individuals with Hearing and Vision Disabilities
This increase will likely lead to a corresponding increase in the number of people who will need captioning or audio description. ...
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5.7 File a Lawsuit
He and two other wheelchair users sued Kaiser Permanente because they failed to provide equitable and adequate care for people with physical disabilities. ...
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Accommodations for Interviews
Needed accommodations for interviews may include: an accessible location for people with mobility impairments; a sign interpreter for a deaf person; a reader for...
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1005.2.1.1 Dispersion
Portions of the railings that are lowered to provide fishing opportunities for persons with disabilities must be located in a variety of locations on the fishing pier or platform to give people...
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17. Q: Do I have to create another job for an employee who, because of disability, can no longer perform the essential functions of her job even with reasonable accommodation?
The ADA does not require an employer to create jobs for people with disabilities....
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End Note
For specific information about how to comply with the ADA and reach this nearly untapped audience of people with disabilities, visit the U.S....