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Clear Tread Width [1017.3]
Where gates and barriers require users to make 90-degree or 180-degree turns, sufficient space should be provided for people using mobility devices to make the turns (figure 3)....
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Diversion and Coordination with Mental Health Providers
Similarly, police departments across Delaware can now refer people in mental health crisis to community-based Crisis Intervention Services. ...
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How does universal design fit in?
Universal design means designing all programs and facilities to meet the needs of most people....
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About the Guide’s Author
Her work focuses on helping to ensure that the needs of people with disabilities and others with access and functional needs are integrated into health care and emergency planning, response...
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Establish a Grievance Procedure
A grievance procedure provides people who believe they have been discriminated against because of their disability, or others who believe they have been discriminated against because they...
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Miniature Horses
Some people with disabilities use miniature horses rather than dogs because they live longer, have peripheral vision, and are permitted in religions where dogs are not acceptable....
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11B-609.3 Spacing
Many disabled people rely heavily upon grab bars to maintain balance and prevent serious falls. ...
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Temporary Solutions for Election Day
Problem Two: One or more objects protrude too far from the side into the circulation path causing a hazard for people who are blind or who have low vision....
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2. b. ii. Accessible Door Hardware
People who have limitations in grasping, such as arthritis, find this type of handle difficult or impossible to use....
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Car Controls [4.10.12]
Various control panel designs that accommodate people of short stature, people who use wheelchairs, and all standing passengers are now readily available....
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Producing Printed Material in Large Print
Many people with visual disabilities have some sight and can read large print....
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Publications
Publications Federal accessibility laws require effective communication with people with disabilities....
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Using Qualified Interpreters
Many people with hearing and speech disabilities use sign language as their primary means of communication and use interpreters to communicate with people who don’t sign....
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2. What is the most integrated setting under the ADA and Olmstead in the context of a state and local government’s employment service system?
interact with nondisabled persons to the fullest extent possible.” 16 In the employment services context, state and local employment service systems provide services and supports that allow people...
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11B-609.3 Spacing
Many disabled people rely heavily upon grab bars to maintain balance and prevent serious falls....
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11B-609.3 Spacing
Many disabled people rely heavily upon grab bars to maintain balance and prevent serious falls....
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4. Example: Installing Curb Ramps for Program Accessibility
To provide access to the town hall, curb ramps would need to be installed at the pedestrian crossings and transportation stops along North and East streets so people with disabilities can...
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11B-221.1 General
Wheelchair seating areas, integrated into the general seating plan, are required so that people using wheelchairs are not isolated from other spectators or their friends and family....
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Exam Tables and Chairs
Exam Tables and Chairs Traditional fixed-height exam tables and chairs (also called treatment tables or procedure tables) are too high for many people with a mobility disability to use...
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Auxiliary Aids and Services
The information on computer interactive screens is not accessible to people who are blind or have low vision because no method of communicating the content of the computer interactives such...
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4. What evidence may a person with a disability rely on to establish that an integrated setting is appropriate for him or her?
A: A considerable body of professional research shows that people with significant disabilities can work in integrated employment settings.24 Moreover, numerous states have adopted Employment...
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11B-221.1 General
Wheelchair seating areas, integrated into the general seating plan, are required so that people using wheelchairs are not isolated from other spectators or their friends and family....
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11B-221.1 General
Wheelchair seating areas, integrated into the general seating plan, are required so that people using wheelchairs are not isolated from other spectators or their friends and family....