Ambulatory persons with mobility impairments-- especially those who use walking aids--are particularly at risk of slipping and falling even on level surfaces....
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Why are surface characteristics specified?
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5.4.10 Transfer Support Fittings Recommendations for M301 and M302
Rationale for the recommendation Transfer supports that move when locked for use would create an unacceptable risk for patients relying on stable support....
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8. Q: What about children whose presence is dangerous to others? Do we have to take them, too?
Children who pose a direct threat -- a substantial risk of serious harm to the health and safety of others -- do not have to be admitted into a program....
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The September 11, 2001 Wake-up Call
We need to be keenly aware of the risks we face and our need to take responsibility for our safety....
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iv. Lifts
Using lifts may provide more security for a patient than being lifted by medical staff and may reduce the risk of injury to medical staff....
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Turning Space [§304]
Clear Width at 180 Degree Turn Around a Narrow Obstruction Recommendation: Turning space is recommended in small spaces with entrapment risks as well as at dead-end aisles...
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National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD)
The National Center on Workforce and Disability/Adult (NCWD) provides training, technical assistance, policy analysis, and information to improve access for all in the workforce development...
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Better Living Touchless Dispenser Clear 17 oz (510 ml)
Features & Benefits Hygienic hands-free infrared technology minimizes risk of spreading germs Simple scroll dial to turn off/on as well as to adjust the dispensed amount...
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G.6.iii. - Can "significant expense" be established simply by demonstrating that a product that meets the applicable technical provisions is significantly more expensive than one that does not?
Such an analysis is insufficient since it fails to consider all resources available to the program or component....
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Appendix A to Part 35
contains the text of the preamble to the final regulation on nondiscrimination on the basis of disability in State and local government services beginning at the heading "Section-by- Section Analysis...
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Sample Size Estimation
Data from the maximum and minimum height transfers from protocol A were used for this analysis....
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Issue 7: Repair/replacement (put it back right!)
When the APS is not correctly installed, there is a risk that a person who is blind will cross a street with the wrong WALK indication or in the wrong direction....
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Blind or Low Vision
There is a risk that a person with a visual impairment would miss a visual cue, such as a new obstruction that occurred during the emergency event, that could affect egress....
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9. Q: One of the children in my center hits and bites other children. His parents are now saying that I can't expel him because his bad behavior is due to a disability. What can I do?
The ADA does not require providers to take any action that would pose a direct threat -- a substantial risk of serious harm -- to the health or safety of others....
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Gratings [4.5.4]
The spacing between grates and orientation to the direction of travel can reduce these risks....
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4.20.4 Grab Bars
Because these positional changes were deemed safety risks for older adults, grab bars that would permit older adults to raise and lower themselves were not included in most bathtub designs...
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Section 36.303(g) Movie Captioning and Audio Description—Definitions (Section-by-Section Analysis)
[See subsections ...]
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Hold and release of accessible guest rooms and third-party reservations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
With respect to the hold and release of accessible guest rooms, the Department has addressed this issue in settlement agreements and recognizes that current practices vary widely. ...
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Subpart F-Certification of State Laws or Local Building Codes (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Subpart F contains procedures implementing section 308(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the ADA, which provides that, on the application of a state or local jurisdiction, the Attorney General may...
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Section 36.407 Temporary Suspension of Certain Detectable Warning Requirements (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department has removed § 36.407, entitled, "Temporary suspension of certain detectable warning requirements," because the suspension has expired.
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Application of ADA to places of lodging that contain individually owned units. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Application of ADA to places of lodging that contain individually owned units. The Department believes that regardless of ownership structure for individual units, rental programs...
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Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. Implicit in the creation of the two-tiered mobility device concept is the question of how to categorize which...
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Application to rental units in timeshare, vacation communities, and condo-hotels. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Application to rental units in timeshare, vacation communities, and condo-hotels. Because the Department has revised the definition of ‘‘Places of Lodging'' in the final rule, the...
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Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Categorization of wheelchair versus other power-driven mobility devices. Implicit in the creation of the two-tiered mobility device concept is the question of how to categorize which...
