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What kinds of securement equipment must be provided in buses and vans?
Section 38.23(d) of the DOT ADA regulations requires all ADA-compliant buses and vans to have a two-part securement system, one to secure the wheelchair, and a seat belt and...
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May a transit operator require that wheelchairs be secured in buses and vans?
Yes, if the transit operator has established such a policy, and the vehicle is required to be equipped with a securement system by 49 CFR Part 38. Section 37.165(c)(3) of the...
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Does a wheelchair user have to use the seat belt and shoulder harness?
Under the broad nondiscrimination provisions in Section 37.5 of the DOT ADA regulations, a transit operator is not permitted to mandate the use by wheelchair users of seat...
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What kinds of securement equipment must be provided in buses and vans?
Section 38.23(d) of the DOT ADA regulations requires all ADA-compliant buses and vans to have a two-part securement system, one to secure the wheelchair, and a seat belt and shoulder...
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May a transit operator require that wheelchairs be secured in buses and vans?
Yes, if the transit operator has established such a policy, and the vehicle is required to be equipped with a securement system by 49 CFR Part 38. Section 37.165(c)(3) of the DOT ADA...
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ADA25: #9 of 25 -- Hospital: Interpreters
Did you know that using interpreters in hospitals is a result of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)? NAD intern Nia Lazarus takes a moment to explain....
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Determine All Your Evacuation Options and Prioritize Them
It is 20 degrees Fahrenheit / -.6 Centigrade outside, a temperature that would place you in immediate danger given your specific disability (given your zero tolerance for cold)....
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ADA25: #21 of 25 -- Text to 911
NAD Attorney Anna Bitencourt explains how text to 911 is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). View the entire #ADA25 series at www.nad.org/ADA25....
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§27.72 Boarding assistance for aircraft.
[80 FR 46514, Aug. 5, 2015]
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Adoption and Dissemination of Policies
If a student makes a disability-related complaint to a person involved in providing class instruction, that person must notify the Office of Disability Services immediately so that the Office...
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Allen Tel ADA Outdoor Disability Speakerphone Single Number Dial
Product Overview Housings are constructed of die cast aluminum and electrostatically deposited enamel finish Braille labeling and ID tones Two LED lamps to indicate "on"...
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FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION
FIRST CAUSE OF ACTION Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 42 U.S.C. § 12101 et seq. 61....
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Disability Rights
Disability Rights We know that there is going to have to be accommodations to give us our basic civil rights. We know that. We understand that. There is a cost involved....
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ADA and the FTA: Improving Transit Access for People with Disabilities
Since the Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, the transit industry has worked to make buses and trains accessible to all....
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ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing...
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WILLITS, et al v. CITY OF LOS ANGELES - Notice of Proposed Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SETTLEMENT OF CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ATTENTION: ALL PERSONS WITH A MOBILITY DISABILITY: If you have used, tried to use, or believe you will in the future use or try...
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Universal Design for Health Care Facilities
Universal Design for Health Care Facilities: Addressing Safety, Access to Care for a Diverse Patient Population Environment of Care® News, January 2009, Volume 12, Issue...
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Communication Access
Effective Communication - The Department of Justice published revised final regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for Title II (State and local government services...
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ADA25: #19 of 25 -- K-12
Does the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) cover K-12 Education? You bet! NAD Attorney Tawny Holmes takes a moment to explain. View the entire #ADA25 series at www.nad.org/ADA25....
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Questions & Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section U.S....
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The Disability Community in 1988
The Disability Community in 1988 Although the 1980s began by putting the disability community and the broader civil rights community on the defensive, Wright, Kemp, Neas, Funk, Mayerson...
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Disability-related Organizations
://www.npnd.org npnd@cs.com National Organization on Disability promotes the full and equal participation and contribution of America’s 54 million men, women and children with disabilities...
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Disability Rights Laws
In addition to the ADA there are many laws that protect the civil rights of people with disabilities....
