U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section
Search Results "Public Entity"
2010 ADA Definition
Public Entity: From Regulation 36.104: (1) Any State or local government; (2) Any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; and (3) The National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 103(8) of the Rail Passenger Service Act).
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Expanding Your Market: Building a Diverse Customer Base
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Q11: What must a school district do for a student who has a disability but does not need any special education or related services?
A: As described in the Section 504 regulation, a school district must conduct an evaluation of any individual who, because of a disability, needs or is believed to need special...
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20. Where can a school district or parent get more information about these issues?
Answer. For information about Section 504 or Title II, school districts and parents can contact the OCR office for the state in which the school is located. Contact information for...
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12185(a) Purposes
(a) Purposes The Office of Technology Assessment shall undertake a study to determine
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SIDEWALKS
Within three months of the effective date of this Agreement, the City of Waukegan will implement and report to the Department its written process for soliciting and receiving...
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6.1(2)
that specialize in treating conditions that affect mobility, or units within either that specialize in treating conditions that affect mobility - All patient bedrooms and toilets, and all public...
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14.3 Q...are there any requirements for the inside dimensions of these individual parking garages?
These garages would be public and common use space, even though the individual garages may be assigned to a particular dwelling unit....
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14.4 Q. If a covered multifamily dwelling has a below grade common use parking garage, is there a requirement for a vertical clearance to allow vans to park?
In response to comments from the public that the Guidelines for parking specify minimum vertical clearance for garage parking, the Department responded: No national accessibility standards...
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Exclusion of service animals. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, in § 36.302(c)(2)(i), the Department proposed that a public accommodation may ask an individual with a disability to remove a service animal from the place of public accommodation...
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The National Fair Housing Advocate
The National Fair Housing Advocate is the leading fair housing resource on the Internet. The NFHAO offers low-cost access to our searchable and ever-growing database of almost 3,500...
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Collaboratory for Technology, Health, and Independence (CTHI): University of Michigan
The CTHI Mission Our mission is to optimize the health and independence of individuals with disabilities across the lifespan through research, development projects, capacity...
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§ 36.303(g)(2) General
A public accommodation shall ensure that its movie theater auditoriums provide closed movie captioning and audio description whenever they exhibit a digital movie that is distributed with...
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ADA25: #8 of 25 -- Higher Education
Does the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) apply to Higher Education? You bet! Watch NAD Attorney Anna Bitencourt explain how. View the entire #ADA25 series at...
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Pepsi with Brigid presents: The Penelope Impact - The impact of one child on a community
Published on Jan 20, 2017 At age 3, Penelope Lassman was placed in a segregated school in Evanston, Illinois. There was great fear about her going to a mainstream school because...
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Access Board: Directional Signage at Inaccessible Entrances
This video is part of a longer animation produced by the U.S. Access Board. View the animation video in its entirety on the Access Board's website...
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11B-233.3.1.2.5 Public housing facility site impracticality
The number of adaptable residential dwelling units required in non-elevator building public housing facilities shall be determined in accordance with Chapter 11A, Section 1150A.1....
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4.1.2(1)
(1) At least one accessible route complying with 4.3 shall be provided within the boundary of the site from public transportation stops, accessible parking spaces, passenger loading zones...
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4.1.1(1)
(1) At least one accessible route complying with 4.3 shall be provided within the boundary of the site from public transportation stops, accessible parking spaces, passenger loading zones...
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SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT
SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND THE PHILADELPHIA POLICE DEPARTMENT DJ# 204-62-226
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PSA: We Prepare Everyday by FEMA, the Ready Campaign and Ad Council
The Public Service Announcement emphasizes the Ready Campaign’s four building blocks of preparedness - Be Informed, Make a Plan, Build a Kit and Get Involved....
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The Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse - A Service of the National Fair Housing Training Academy
Mission The Fair Housing Information Clearinghouse was established in 2015 to educate the public about their right to housing and lending free from discrimination and what to do if their...
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General: ADA Standard Section 210.1
Section 210.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for stairways.
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Bullying and Harassment
as harassment occurring in hallways, during academic or physical education classes, during extracurricular activities, at recess, during lunch, on a school bus, or through graffiti in public...
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Title II Public Entity Facilities Compliance Fact Sheet
the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public entity or be subject to discrimination by any public entity....
