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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)
  Telecommunications Equipment

  Equipment, other than customer premises equipment, used by a carrier to provide telecommunications service or interconnected VoIP service and includes software integral to the...

• 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...

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

  Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of...

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

  Any software, or collection of software components, that can be used by authors, alone or collaboratively, to create or modify content for use by others, including other authors.

• 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)
  Assistive Technology (AT)

  Any item, piece of equipment, or product system, whether acquired commercially, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of...

• 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)
  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...

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

  Equipment that enables interactive text based communications through the transmission of frequency-shift-keying audio tones across the public switched telephone network. TTYs include...

• Legal Documents > WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims
  R. Program Access

  R. "Program Access" means applicable Accessibility Laws directing a public entity to operate each service, program, or activity so that the service, program, or activity, when viewed...

• Legal Documents > WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Settlement Agreement and Release of Claims
  P. Pedestrian Facility or Pedestrian Facilities

  P. "Pedestrian Facility" or "Pedestrian Facilities" means any sidewalk, intersection, crosswalk, street, curb, curb ramp, walkway, pedestrian right of way, pedestrian undercrossing,...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.3(k) Program or activity

  (k) Program or activity means all of the operations of— (1)(i) A department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or of a local government;...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
  §8.3 Accessible route

  Accessible route means a continuous unobstructed path connecting accessible elements and spaces in a building or facility that complies with the space and reach requirements of...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.3(a) The Act

  (a) The Act means the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Pub. L. 93-112, as amended by the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1974, Pub. L. 93-516, 29 U.S.C. 794.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
  §104.3(b) Section 504

  (b) Section 504 means section 504 of the Act.

• Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
  Glossary

  Editor's Note Access the Glossary via this link: http://www.adaactionguide.org/glossary

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
  §8.3 Substantial impairment

  Substantial impairment means a significant loss of the integrity of finished materials, design quality, or special character resulting from a permanent alteration.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
  Section 2. Assistive device

  "Assistive device" means an aid, tool, or instrument used by a person with disabilities to assist in activities of daily living. Examples of assistive devices include tongs,...

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
  Resort Condominium

  Resort Condominium. (Section 509.242, F.S.). A resort condominium is any unit or group of units in a condominium, cooperative, or time-share plan which is rented more than three...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
  § 35.104 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 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
  § 35.104 Qualified reader

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

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
  § 35.104 Service animal

  Service animal means any dog or other common domestic animal individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a qualified individual with a disability, including,...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Air Carrier Access Act Technical Assistance Manual (2005)
  Service Animal:

  Any animal that is individually trained or able to provide assistance to a qualified person with a disability or any animal shown by documentation to be necessary for the emotional...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act - Frequently Asked Questions
  G.6.ii. - Why isn't undue burden more completely defined in the regulations?

  Undue burden was defined by the Access Board consistent with the terms "undue burden" and "undue hardship" in the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act. The...