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2010 ADA Definition
Commerce: Commerce means travel, trade, traffic, commerce, transportation, or communication –
(1) Among the several States; (2) Between any foreign country or any territory or possession and any State; or (3) Between points in the same State but through another State or foreign country.
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A. Statutory and Rulemaking History Up to the 2008 NPRM
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A Bird’s Eye View of the House Deliberations
There it was considered primarily as a civil rights bill and did not undergo the technical scrutiny of the commerce and transportation committees....
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TITLE III COVERAGE AND FINDINGS
. § 12181(7), because it affects commerce and operates a professional office of a health care provider. See also 28 C.F.R. § 36.104. 9....
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Annex A THE ADA: A BEGINNING
standards established in the ADA on behalf of people with disabilities To invoke the sweep of congressional authority, including the power to enforce the 14th Amendment and to regulate commerce...
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Section 36.406(a)(2) Applicable Standards (Section-by-Section Analysis)
preamble to its 1991 NPRM to implement title III: Commercial facilities are those facilities that are intended for nonresidential use by a private entity and whose operations affect commerce...
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DOJ/DOE Dear Colleague Letter: Electronic Book Readers
Technological innovations have opened a virtual world of commerce, information, and education to many individuals with disabilities for whom access to the physical world remains challenging...
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Phase III: Judiciary Committee
Phase III: Judiciary Committee After surviving review by the first three committees—Education and Labor, Energy and Commerce, and Public Works and Transportation—the ADA’s final committee...
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Undue burden (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department of Commerce and a majority of advocacy organizations representing people with disabilities opposed factors (2) and (3) on the grounds that the factors would create a loophole...
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Section 1194.3 General Exceptions (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department of Commerce agreed that the inclusion of a fundamental alteration exception would negate the purpose of section 508....
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Master Strategy and the Retooling of the ADA
Chamber of Commerce. Osolinik and Silverstein worked most closely, however, with a group of representatives from the disability community....
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Subpart E—Enforcement (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Report of the Energy and Commerce Committee notes that ‘‘an order to make a facility readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities is mandatory’’ under this standard...
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Subpart E—Enforcement (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The Report of the Energy and Commerce Committee notes that "an order to make a facility readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities is mandatory'' under this standard...
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II-9.2000 Complaints
Justice: All programs, services, and regulatory activities relating to law enforcement, public safety, and the administration of justice, including courts and correctional institutions; commerce...
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V. PROVIDING TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
The ADA Business Connection The ADA Business Connection is a multifaceted Department initiative that aims to improve access to everyday commerce by fostering dialogue and cooperation...
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4. Benefits—Qualitative Discussion of Benefits
Department of Commerce, P70-131, Americans with Disabilities: 2010 Household Economic Studies at 8 (2012), available at http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf (last visited Sept...
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Other International Law Issues
The authority of ICAO under Article 37 to issue standards and recommendations does not purport to pre-empt a signatory state’s authority to issue rules concerning air commerce to and from...
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Section 36.303(g)(3) Minimum Requirements for Captioning Devices
Department of Commerce, P70-131, Americans with Disabilities: 2010 Household Economic Studies at 8 (2012), available at http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf (last visited Sept...
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3. Benefits—Qualitative Discussion of Benefits
Department of Commerce, P70-131, Americans with Disabilities: 2010 Household Economic Studies at 8 (2012), available at http://www.census.gov/prod/2012pubs/p70-131.pdf (last visited July...
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Annex B GOVERNMENT RESOURCES
Department of Commerce's Technology Administration, NIST's primary mission is to promote U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and...
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Subpart F-Certification of State Laws or Local Building Codes (Section-by-Section Analysis)
A number of commenters, including business groups, retail associations, hotel chains, associations of amusement parks, and a national chamber of commerce, urged the Department to allow each...
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Building Support for S. 933
Chamber of Commerce sponsored the first of several meetings for all business organizations to discuss their strategy for the ADA, which culminated in their testimony before Congress....