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• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Closed Functionality

  Characteristics that limit functionality or prevent a user from attaching or installing assistive technology. Examples of ICT with closed functionality are self-service machines,...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Information Technology

  Shall have the same meaning as the term “information technology” set forth in 40 U.S.C. 11101(6).

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Programmatically Determinable

  Ability to be determined by software from author-supplied data that is provided in a way that different user agents, including assistive technologies, can extract and present the...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  1991 Standards

  1991 Standards means the ADA Standards for Accessible Design, codified at 28 CFR part 36, App. A, 56 FR 35544 (July 26, 1991), and modified in part at 59 FR 2674 (Jan. 18, 1994).

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Revised 508 Standards

  The standards for ICT developed, procured, maintained, or used by agencies subject to Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act as set forth in 508 Chapters 1 and 2 (36 CFR part 1194,...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through Aug. 2015)
  §27.5 Primary recipient

  Primary recipient means any recipient that is authorized or required to extend Federal financial assistance from the Department to another recipient.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through Aug. 2015)
  §27.5 Section 504

  Section 504 means section 504 of the Act.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 14 CFR Parts 382 and 399; 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Accessibility of Web Sites and Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports
  § 382.3 Air Transportation

  Air Transportation means interstate or foreign air transportation or the transportation of mail by aircraft, as defined in 49 U.S.C. 40102. Generally this refers to transportation by...

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
  Commercial Facilities

  Commercial Facilities – facilities that are intended for non-residential use by a private entity whose operations will affect commerce.

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
  Readily Achievable

  Readily Achievable – the limitation on a public accommodation for the removal of architectural and communication barriers. It means easily accomplishable and able to be carried out...

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
  Public Entity

  Public Entity – (A) any State or local government; (B) any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government, and (C)...

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
  Undue Burden

  Undue Burden – means significant difficulty or expense and along with "fundamental alteration" establishes the limitation on a public accommodation with regard to the provision of...

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
  Path of Travel

  Path of Travel. §36.403(e)(1) A "path of travel" includes a continuous, unobstructed way of pedestrian passage by means of which the altered area may be approached, entered, and...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  Direct threat

  Direct threat means a significant risk to the health or safety of others that cannot be eliminated by a modification of policies, practices, or procedures, or by the provision of...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  Existing facility

  Existing facility means a facility that has been constructed and remains in existence on any given date. * * * * *

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  Qualified reader

  Qualified reader means a person who is able to read effectively, accurately, and impartially using any necessary vocabulary.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Software Tools

  Software for which the primary function is the development of other software. Software tools usually come in the form of an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) and are a suite...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Platform Software

  Software that interacts with hardware or provides services for other software. Platform software may run or host other software, and may isolate them from underlying software or...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  Place of lodging

  Place of lodging.  For purposes of this part, a facility is a place of lodging if it - (1) Provides guestrooms for sleeping for stays that are primarily short-term in nature...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  Qualified interpreter

  Qualified interpreter means an interpreter who is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially using any necessary specialized vocabulary. Qualified interpreters...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
  Service animal

  Service animal means any dog or other common domestic animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability, including, but not...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Closed Functionality

  Characteristics that limit functionality or prevent a user from attaching or installing assistive technology.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Audio Description

  Narration added to the soundtrack to describe important visual details that cannot be understood from the main soundtrack alone. Audio description is a means to inform individuals...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  Web page

  A non-embedded resource obtained from a single Universal Resource Identifier (URI) using HyperText Transfer Protocol (HTTP) plus any other resources that are provided for the...