Justice is aware of the concern outlined in comments and that the Department plans to address these concerns in its rulemaking to revise its ADA standards consistent with the Board’s final rule...
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Existing Facilities
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Alerting to intruders. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The animal can only be removed if it engages in the behaviors mentioned in § 36.302(c) (as revised in the final rule) or if the presence of the animal constitutes a fundamental alteration...
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b) Applicability
As a rule, the Building Code requirements that are applicable are the ones that were in effect when the project was permitted. ...
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A. Introduction
Are there policies or procedures that prevent someone with a disability from participating (such as a rule that says “no animals allowed,” which excludes blind people who use guide dogs)...
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Opening Force
A maximum opening force for exterior hinged doors has not been included in the final rule....
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Handrails
In the final rule, an exemption from the requirements for stairways, including handrails, has been included for aisle stairs in assembly areas (210.1, Exception 3)....
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Accessible Counter Height
In the final rule, the Board has clarified that the accessible portion of counters must extend the full depth of the counter (904.4.1 and 904.4.2), consistent with the new ANSI A117.1 standard...
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Exceptions for Historic Facilities
The final rule includes advisory information in section 202.5 on the consultation procedures to be followed when applying the exceptions for alterations to qualified historic buildings or...
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Types of Maximum Leave Policies
Employees with disabilities are not exempt from these policies as a general rule....
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Mounting Height and Location
The proposed rule specified a range of height of 48 to 60 inches for raised characters and a range of 40 to 60 inches for braille....
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§35.171 Acceptance of Complaints
The final rule provides complainants an opportunity to file with the Federal funding agency of their choice....
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Accessibility of Facilities
◼ Airlines must ensure that airport facilities and services that they own, lease or control are accessible in the manner prescribed in the rule. 1 "New aircraft” requirements...
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2. Armrests Requirement
Therefore, the Access Board has removed the provision requiring armrests from the final rule....
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804.3 Kitchen Work Surface (Exception)
The final rule adds an exception to the section for emergency transportable housing units in order to preserve storage space beneath kitchen counters in the units....
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INTRODUCTION
The Guidance also examines issues concerning the interplay between reasonable accommodations and conduct rules....
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Mitigating measures
Note that the use of ordinary eyeglasses or contacts is the one exception to the mitigating measure rule.19 In other words, if a person’s vision is corrected with ordinary eyeglasses or...
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Guarantees of accessible guest room reservations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department recognizes that not all reservations are guaranteed and the proposed rule does not impose an affirmative duty to do so. ...
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Recreational Facilities
Any instructions for use – including hours of operation and safety rules – should be communicated orally to persons who are blind or who have low vision....
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Question: What are the obligations of a public entity receiving federal financial assistance that owns and controls track through a station?
Under the Department's Section 504 rules (49 CFR section 27.7(b)(2)), public entities must provide persons with disabilities "equal opportunity to obtain the same result, to gain the same...
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Section 36.303 Auxiliary Aids and Services (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303 in the final rule codifies the Department's longstanding policies in this area, and includes provisions based on technological advances and breakthroughs in the area of auxiliary...
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Introduction
The new rules clarify issues that arose over the previous 20 years and contain new requirements, including the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (2010 Standards)....
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§35.171 Acceptance of complaints (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The final rule provides complainants an opportunity to file with the Federal funding agency of their choice....
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Section 36.211 Maintenance of Accessible Features (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the final rule, the Department has revised the section to make it clear that if the 2010 Standards reduce either the technical requirements or the number of required accessible elements...
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T303 Handrails, Stanchions, and Handholds
Accordingly, in the final rule, the Board has lowered the minimum dimension for seat-back handhold cross sections from 1 ¼ inches (32 mm) to 7/8 inches (22 mm)....