A: Standard transport practices may be dangerous for many people with mobility disabilities. Officers should use caution not to harm an individual or damage his or her wheelchair....
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7. Q: What procedures should law enforcement officers follow to arrest and transport a person who uses a wheelchair?
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23. Q: What types of modifications in law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures does the ADA require?
A: The ADA requires law enforcement agencies to make reasonable modifications in their policies, practices, and procedures that are necessary to ensure accessibility for individuals with...
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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. Promulgated by the Department of Justice (28...
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11B-604.5.2 Rear wall
Where an administrative authority requires flush controls for flush valves to be located in a position that conflicts with the location of the rear grab bar, then the rear grab bar shall...
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4. Q: But to limit the police department's liability, I need to get a medical approval that it's o.k. for a job applicant to take the physical fitness test. Doesn't the ADA create a catch-22 for police departments?
A: No, the ADA's prohibition on medical exams does not make it illegal for a police department to ask an applicant to provide a certification from a doctor that he or she can safely...
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3. Q: I know I can't give a job applicant a medical exam before a conditional job offer is made. But what about physical agility and physical fitness tests?
A: You can give job applicants tests measuring an applicant's ability to perform job-related tasks or physical fitness tests (tests measuring performance of running, lifting, etc.)...
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9. Q: Do police personnel need to take special precautions when providing emergency medical services to someone who has HIV or AIDS?
A: Persons with HIV or AIDS should be treated just like any other person requiring medical attention. In fact, emergency medical service providers are required routinely to...
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16. Q: What is a TDD and does every police station have to have one?
A: A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is a device used by individuals with hearing or speech disabilities to communicate on the telephone. A TDD is a keyboard with a...
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10.3 Questions and Answers on the ADA Enforcement Process
10.3 Questions and Answers on the ADA Enforcement Process...
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Ensure that communication with people with disabilities is as effective as communication with people without disabilities
Example of how local law enforcement, corrections, and justice system leaders have facilitated compliance with this obligation: Trained staff and officers to use effective...
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Enforcement
There are several ways that Title II is enforced. Complaints to the Department of Justice and other federal agencies Civil lawsuit Project Civic Access...
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Conclusions and Recommendations
meet the needs of frail individuals, but that do not meet ADAAG specifications, are rejected by local officials who generally don’t understand the intent of the ADA as well as they do enforcement...
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Widgit First Response Communication Book
This book is designed to help responders to medical emergencies ask questions and understand responses from people for whom communication is difficult.
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II. ENFORCING THE ADA PART 1
ENFORCING THE ADA PART 1 Enhancing Civic Participation 1....
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11B-808.3 Clear floor space
permitted to be located outside these spaces where ramp or platform lift access poses a hazard by restricting or projecting into a means of egress required by the appropriate administrative authority...
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11B-808.3 Clear floor space
permitted to be located outside these spaces where ramp or platform lift access poses a hazard by restricting or projecting into a means of egress required by the appropriate administrative authority...
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Access for All: Five Years of Progress A Report from the Department of Justice on Enforcement of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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19. Q: Does the ADA require all police stations to be accessible to people with disabilities?
Individuals with disabilities must have equal access to law enforcement services, but the ADA is flexible in how to achieve that goal....
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T201 General
Implementation and enforcement of the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines is within the sole authority of DOT, not the Access Board....
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Widgit First Response Communication Book
This book is designed to help responders to medical emergencies ask questions and understand responses from people for whom communication is difficult. Symbols Symbols are an...
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Ensure that people with mental health disabilities or I/DD have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the entities’ programs, services, and activities
Examples of how local law enforcement, corrections, and justice system leaders have facilitated compliance with this obligation: Trained law enforcement officers not to arrest...
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15. Q: When would an officer use an assistive listening device as a communication aid?
A: Assistive listening systems and devices receive and amplify sound and are used for communicating in a group setting with individuals who are hard of hearing. At...
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Is DSA aware of existing precedents (potentially from past experience with non-EV accessible parking) to address the factors that would be considered to determine whether compliance with EV accessibility rules would be technically infeasible?
RESPONSE: A request for technical infeasibility is made to and determined by the local jurisdiction. A request for technical infeasibility is site-specific; therefore, there are no...
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B. Case Findings and Remedies
Law Enforcement Baltimore, MD Police Department Portland, OR Police Bureau Cleveland, OH Division of Police Ferguson, MO Police Department Albuquerque...
