The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is especially important to people with disabilities who often rely on a broad range of health care services and supports and are more...
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The Impact of the Affordable Care Act on People with Disabilities: A 2015 Status Report
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Assisted Living Directory - Tennessee Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
Help and assistance for Tennessee’s seniors, families and caregivers: The Tennessee Department of Health offers an excellent facility search tool that covers assisted living, hospice,...
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Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
pedestrian traffic; the facility's design and operational characteristics; whether the device conflicts with legitimate safety requirements; and whether the device poses a substantial risk...
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7. References
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine, 27, 468-475 Garcia-Mendez, Y. (2012) Assessing the risk of vibration exposure during wheelchair propulsion. (Master's Thesis)....
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Chapter 4: Creating a Workable ADA: The Senate and the White House
—Senator Tom Harkin Sponsoring the ADA and risking failure could potentially jeopardize Senator Harkin’s political career....
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c. Transfer Surface Size for Diagnostic Equipment Used by Patients in the Supine, Prone, or Side-lying Position
Commenters also raised concerns that a larger transfer surface would conflict with bore size limitations on imaging equipment and that it could limit the health care provider’s access to...
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Shannon Mulhall
Mulhall actively serves the community in a variety of ways, including participation on the Health Net State Wide Public Policy Committee, State Center Community College District Disabled...
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The Center for START Sevices
New Hampshire is a national initiative that works to strengthen efficiencies and service outcomes for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and behavioral health...
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CaptionCall Phone with Captioning Service
Individuals with hearing loss that could benefit from captioned telephone service can provide professional certification from a qualified hearing care or health care professional to receive...
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Project LETS (Let's Erase the Stigma)
Create peer-led spaces for communal support, collective healing, and transformational love Connect individuals and communities to culturally and socially responsive mental health...
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DOT Response to Comments
provider to agree with a request: (1) Those that would fundamentally alter the provider's program, (2) those that would create a direct threat, as defined in 49 CFR 37.3, as a significant risk...
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Neurofibromatosis Network
We are the leading national organization advocating for federal funding for NF research and building and supporting NF communities.The NF Network’s goal is to eradicate the health issues...
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20. Existing facilities
All recipients that provide health, welfare, or other social services may also comply with §104.22 by delivering services at alternate accessible sites or making home visits....
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Equipment and furniture. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters described how the lack of accessible medical equipment negatively affects the health of individuals with disabilities....
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EduCAPTION
With the introduction of captioned television in health clubs, sports bars, restaurants and airports, the hearing population has increased the number of people viewing captions...
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Some Examples of Questions that May Not be Asked on Application Forms or in Job Interviews
Is there any health-related reason you may not be able to perform the job for which you are applying? Have you had a major illness in the last 5 years?...
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Work Areas (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
., employee lounges, cafeterias, health units, exercise facilities) are treated no differently under this regulation than other parts of a building; they must be constructed or altered in...
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How to Use This Manual
Explains how to establish qualification standards and selection criteria that do not discriminate under the ADA, including standards necessary to assure health and safety in the workplace...
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What do I do if I believe that a passenger’s assertions about having a disability or a service animal are not credible?
., snakes, other reptiles, ferrets, rodents, and spiders) pose unavoidable safety and/or public health concerns and airlines are not required to transport them....
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M102.1 Defined Terms (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Other commenters (manufacturers, medical associations, disability rights organizations, and an individual) suggested the following terms be defined: health care provider, breast platform...
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(1) Adjustability: Minimum High Transfer Height
MDE Advisory Committee Report, 69, available at https://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/health-care/about-this-rulemaking/advisory-committee-final-report....
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11B-203 General exceptions
Specific employee work areas in health facilities include, but are not limited to: nurse sub-stations, operating room tables, counters in clinical laboratories, imaging equipment, control...
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3. Conversion to Digital Cinema
Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pension (May 14, 2013), available at http://natoonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Harkin-Hearing-Testimony-May-2013.pdf (last visited...
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Issue 15: How can the potential conflict between the goals of zero net energy and accessibility for low vision persons be resolved?
And Kurt, you talked about the demands on hospitals and health care facilities....
