No. 49 CFR Part 38 continues to require that lifts have a minimum design load of 600 pounds and that the lift platform accommodate a wheelchair measuring 30 inches by 48 inches....
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Is a transportation operator required to procure vehicles with lifts that have a design load of more than 600 pounds?
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§ 35.138(i)(2)
(2) For group sales, if a group includes one or more individuals who use a wheelchair, the group shall be placed in a seating area that includes wheelchair spaces so that, if...
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Group ticket sales. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Group ticket sales present another area in which the Department believes additional regulatory guidance is appropriate. The purpose of the proposed rule at § 35.138(i)(2) is to...
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General Nondiscrimination
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Is a transportation operator required to carry these “overweight” wheelchairs?
Some wheelchairs weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied, and the design load of the lifts on our vehicles is 800 pounds. Is a transportation operator required to carry these...
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Some wheelchairs weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied, and the design load of the lifts on our vehicles is 800 pounds. Is a transportation operator required to carry these “overweight” wheelchairs?
Yes. Transportation operators must carry a wheelchair and occupant if the lift and vehicle can physically accommodate them. If a lift has the minimum design load of 600 pounds, there...
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§ 36.303(g)(9) Operational requirements
(9) Operational requirements. On or after January 17, 2017, whenever a public accommodation provides captioning and audio description in a movie theater auditorium exhibiting digital...
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Sec.36.308(a)(1)(ii)(D)
(D) Permit individuals who use wheelchairs to sit with family members or other companions.
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§ 35.138(e) Hold-and-release of tickets for accessible seating
(e) Hold-and-release of tickets for accessible seating.
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23. Extreme Weather Assistance
A passenger's request to be assisted from his or her door to a vehicle during extreme weather conditions should generally be granted so long as the driver leaving the vehicle to...
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§ 35.138(d)(2) Insufficient additional contiguous seats available
(2) Insufficient additional contiguous seats available. If patrons are allowed to purchase at least four tickets, and there are fewer than three such additional contiguous seat...
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Scenario 9 – Unjustified Different Treatment
In this case, none of the parents of students without disabilities were told that they must attend the field trip; therefore, the school may not require Ricardo’s father’s attendance simply...
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People with disabilities have a glass ceiling, too
People with disabilities have glass ceilings, too. This is Shawn Murinko....
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QUESTION: HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHAT KIND OF AUXILIARY AID OR SERVICE A PVO WILL PROVIDE TO A PASSENGER WITH A DISABILITY?
39.51, 39.35, 39.37, 39.5 QUESTION: HOW IS IT DETERMINED WHAT KIND OF AUXILIARY AID OR SERVICE A PVO WILL PROVIDE TO A PASSENGER WITH A DISABILITY?...
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Disabled Community
DisabledCommunity.Org (DCO)is a nonprofit 501 c 3 designed to help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities, their friends, caregivers and social service agencies.DisabledCommunity.Org...
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3. Does the ADA require an applicant to disclose that she has or had a hearing impairment or some other disability before accepting a job offer?
Does the ADA require an applicant to disclose that she has or had a hearing impairment or some other disability before accepting a job offer? No. ...
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11B-206.4.10 Medical care and long-term care facilities
. ◼ ETA Editor's Note The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which has jurisdiction over hospitals and long-term care facilities in California, issued...
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11B-206.4.10 Medical care and long-term care facilities
. ◼ ETA Editor's Note The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), which has jurisdiction over hospitals and long-term care facilities in California, issued...
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§ 36.311(c)(2) Inquiry into use of other power-driven mobility device
A public accommodation that permits the use of an other power-driven mobility device by an individual with a mobility disability shall accept the presentation of a valid, State-issued disability...
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Accessible Cells in Correctional Facilities
Many inmates in State and local correctional facilities have mobility disabilities and need to be housed in accessible cells....
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§ 37.5(i)(2) Private entity-public transport
Private entities that provide specified public transportation shall make reasonable modifications in policies, practices, or procedures, when the modifications are necessary to afford goods...
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A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section A Guide to Disability Rights Laws July 2009 For persons with disabilities, this document is available...
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§ 36.302(f)(3) Ticket prices
(3) Ticket prices. The price of tickets for accessible seating for a single event or series of events shall not be set higher than the price for other tickets in the same seating...
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
DJ# 204-64-153 This settlement agreement (the “Agreement”) is entered into as of February 25, 2014 (“Effective Date”), between the United States of America and Blair County,...
