Inova Health System (March 30, 2011) auxiliary aids and services, including sign language interpreters; HCA Health Services of New Hampshire (Portsmouth Regional Hospital) (November 23,...
Search Results "Qualified Interpreter"
2010 ADA Definition
Qualified Interpreter: The final definition now states that ‘‘[q]ualified interpreter means an interpreter who, via a video remote interpreting (VRI) service or an on-site appearance, is able to interpret effectively, accurately, and impartially, both receptively and expressively, using any necessary specialized vocabulary. Qualified interpreters include, for example, sign language interpreters, oral transliterators, and cued-language transliterators.''
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D. Department of Justice Activities Related to Health Care Providers and Medical Equipment
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Acoustiguide Custom Multimedia Content Application
Features include: Combining audio, video, images, slideshows, text and more to create engaging interpretation....
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Background
The Department has also frequently issued guidance that interprets or explains further the text of the rule....
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Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
A recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary education program or activity shall annually: (a) Undertake to identify and locate every qualified handicapped person...
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Section 36.406(c) Places of Lodging (Section-by-Section Analysis)
While the Department has interpreted the ADA to encompass these hotel-like facilities when they are used to provide transient lodging, the regulation has not specifically addressed them....
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Single User Restroom Accessibility
consultant, you probably find yourself navigating between the requirements of the ADA Standards, the California Building Code, and legislative requirements that impact how you may review or interpret...
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Section 35.151(g)(2)
prevent a public entity from placing wheelchair spaces and companion seats on one side of the facility only, is consistent with the Department’s enforcement practices and reflects its interpretation...
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I. Need For and Final Objectives of the Guidelines.
The guidelines address the access needs of individuals with disabilities affecting hearing, vision, movement, manipulation, speech, and interpretation of information while balancing the...
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Q16: Does OCR's enforcement activity reflect the changes made by the Amendments Act?
Accordingly, OCR's enforcement reflects, for example, the broader interpretation of the definition of disability, the two nonexhaustive lists of major life activities, and the other Amendments...
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DOT Response
The Department has added language to Appendix D of part 37 to make it clear that the concept of “direct threat” in this rule is intended to be interpreted consistently with the same term...
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D. Plain Language Instructions
In any regulation, there is a tension between drafting language that is simple and straightforward and drafting language that gives full effect to issues of legal interpretation. ...
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Effect of ADA Amendments Act on Academic Requirements in Postsecondary Education
Specifically, the reference to academic standards in post-secondary education is unrelated to the purpose of this legislation and should be given no meaning in interpreting the definition...
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Section 36.401 New Construction (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The Department will interpret this section in a manner consistent with the intent of the statute and with the nature of the responsibilities of the various entities for design, for construction...
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7.6 Training
Accommodations that may be necessary, depending on the needs of particular individuals, may include: accessible locations and facilities for people with mobility disabilities; interpreters...
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2. Business Necessity
Business Necessity "Business necessity" will be interpreted under the ADA as it has been interpreted by the courts under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act....
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Title II of the ADA
Title II of the ADA Title II of the ADA provides that no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the...
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Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act Section 504 provides that no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be...
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Integrated Setting
Commonly known as the “integration mandate,” public entities must make their programs, services, and activities accessible to qualified people with disabilities in the most integrated way...
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Section 37.85 Purchase or Lease of New Intercity and Commuter Rail Cars
It should be noted that the definition of commuter rail operator clearly allows for additional operators to qualify as commuter, since the definition describes the functional characteristics...
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b. A written job description prepared before advertising or interviewing applicants for a job
In identifying an essential function to determine if an individual with a disability is qualified, the employer should focus on the purpose of the function and the result to be accomplished...
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What Testing Accommodations Must Be Provided?
Likewise, under regulations implementing title II of the ADA, public entities offering examinations must ensure that their exams do not provide qualified persons with disabilities with aids...
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E. Services in the Cabin
Since he has not identified himself as a qualified individual with a disability, you may want to ask for further clarification....
