In striking a balance between guaranteeing access to individuals with disabilities and recognizing the legitimate cost concerns of businesses and other private entities, the ADA establishes...
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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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Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
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Covered Entities
Covered Entities Manufacturers of telecommunications equipment and customer premises equipment are required by §255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1966 to "ensure that the equipment...
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Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21 by providing...
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DOE Resource: Teaching Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Instructional Strategies and Practices
This is a document download link.
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DOE Resource: Identifying and Treating Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Resource for School and Home
This report was produced under U.S. Department of Education Contract No. HS97017002 with the American Institutes for Research. Kelly Henderson served as technical representative for...
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Program Accessibility
Program Accessibility Both DOJ’s title II ADA regulation and DOT’s Section 504 regulation require that public entities/recipients operate each service, program, or activity so that the...
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Section 36.303(g)(2) General
In the NPRM, the Department proposed at § 36.303(g)(2)(i) that “[a] public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a movie theater shall ensure that its auditoriums have...
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Fair Housing Act
Fair Housing Act, for questions or publications, call Department of Housing and Urban Development: Fair Housing general questions 800-669-9777 (voice) 800-927-9275 (TTY) Internet...
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1. Q: What is the ADA?
It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in State and local government services, public accommodations, employment, transportation, and telecommunications....
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U.S. Department of Transportation: Self-Evaluation Basics
This video is part of the Federal-aid Essentials for Local Public Agencies Web site and resource library: http://www.fhwa.dot.gov/federal-aides......
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Phase II: Energy and Commerce & Public Works and Transportation Committees
The ADA covered all public transportation by both public and private entities, with the exception of air travel, which had been addressed in the Air Carriers Access Act....
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1009.2 Continuity and components
Each required accessible means of egress shall be continuous to a public way and shall consist of one or more of the following components:...
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1007.2 Continuity and components
Each required accessible means of egress shall be continuous to a public way and shall consist of one or more of the following components:...
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206.2.3 Multi-Story Buildings (Exception 4), F206.2.3 Multi-Story Buildings (Exception 4)
residential dwelling units with mobility features required to comply with 809.2, all common use areas serving residential dwelling units with mobility features required to comply with 809.2, and public...
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3(1)
(1) On accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13 would meet this requirement....
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B. Assistive Listening Systems
Assistive listening systems (ALS) are intended to augment standard public address and audio systems by providing signals which can be received directly by persons with special receivers...
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What types of facilities are covered by DOT’s ADA Standards (and are required to have detectable warnings on curb ramps)?
DOT’s ADA Standards apply to facilities used to provide “designated public transportation.”...
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§ 36.303(g)(4) Minimum requirements for audio description devices
(4) Minimum requirements for audio description devices.
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15. Laundry rooms
Accessible element or space ANSI A117.1 section APPLICATION 15. Laundry rooms 4.32.6 If provided in the facility or at the...
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10. Drinking fountains and water coolers
Accessible element or space ANSI A117.1 section APPLICATION 10. Drinking fountains and water coolers 4.15 Fifty percent of...
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11B-233.3.4.1 Alterations to vacated buildings
Where a building is vacated for the purposes of alteration, and the altered building contains more than 15 residential dwelling units, at least 5 percent of the residential dwelling...
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Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
Final Regulatory Assessment And Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations— Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning...
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Use of the ISA Under the ADA
The ADA Standards apply nationwide to places of public accommodation, commercial facilities, and state and local government facilities....
