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John Brabyn, Ph.D., Director of Rehabilitation Engineering Research, Center on Low Vision and Blindness (NIDRR), Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
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Best Practices
services comply with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Rehabilitation Act, the New York State Human Rights Law and the New York City Human Rights Law; learning about issues affecting people...
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Priorities for Barrier Removal
Do people arrive on foot, by car, or by public transportation? Do you provide parking? How do customers enter and move about your business?...
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6.3 Examinations and Inquiries Before Employment
This prohibition is necessary because the results of such inquiries and examinations frequently are used to exclude people with disabilities from jobs they are able to perform....
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Van Accessible Parking Spaces
People with disabilities who use vans reported difficulty finding available van spaces which, when provided, are too often already occupied....
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Use of Accompanying Adults or Children as Interpreters
These people often lacked the impartiality and specialized vocabulary needed to interpret effectively and accurately....
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Typical Day One - Basic Facilities Requirements
Facilities Compliance Survey (2 - 3 hours) For this session, participants are divided into teams of 4-8 people to actually perform ADA Facilities Compliance Surveys and Analysis on a...
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Accessibility Policy for Public Accommodation
Policy for Public Accommodation" (12 KB PDF)] It is the policy of ______________________________(company) to make our services, facilities, programs, and accommodations accessible to all people...
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EVACUATION + TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT
People who cannot stay with friends or family can seek shelter at one of the City’s evacuation centers....
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Maintenance of Accessible Features
regulations recognize that it is not sufficient to provide features such as elevators, toilet rooms and assistive listening systems if those features are not maintained in a manner that enables people...
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Apps
Features can include: Sending emergency voice, text or email messages to a specific group of people Pressing one button that will call, email or text everyone on your contact...
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A. GENERAL NONDISCRIMINATION REQUIREMENTS
Ensuring that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with the Title...
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CONCLUSION
They embody precisely the kind of segregated, second-class treatment of people with disabilities the ADA was intended to combat. ...
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11B-216.2 Designations
People with visual impairments benefit from tactile signs containing raised characters and/or symbols and accompanying Braille....
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2 [§§ 4.7.2; 4.8.2; 4.1.6(3)(a)]
2 [§§ 4.7.2; 4.8.2; 4.1.6(3)(a)] The running slope of the curb ramp is the slope in the direction that people travel when going up or down the ramp run....
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Lifts and Elevators
Chair or seated lifts found on staircases do not comply with the 2010 Standards as they are not suited for many voters with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs....
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c. Other Policies
Policies on emergency evacuations should be adjusted to provide effective accommodations for people with different disabilities. (See Chapter VII)....
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Companions
The rules refer to such people as “companions” and require covered entities to provide effective communication for companions who have communication disabilities....
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502.3 Access Aisle
In parking facilities where the accessible route must cross vehicular traffic lanes, marked crossings enhance pedestrian safety, particularly for people using wheelchairs and other mobility...
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End Note
It makes good business sense to comply with the ADA and welcome the expanding market of older adults and people with disabilities....
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Who Will Provide the Assistance?
Anyone in the Office or the Building People with visual impairments who are able to go up and down stairs easily but simply have trouble finding the way or operating door locks, latches...
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Minimum Number of Beach Access Routes [F248.2]
In high-density population areas, entities should consider providing beach access routes more frequently than the minimum of every one-half mile to prevent people with disabilities from...
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Detailed Age Demographics
For phase 1 there were more people clustered around the 45-65 age range, skewing the histogram slightly to the right (Figure D1)....
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Can back doors and freight elevators be used to satisfy the program accessibility requirement?
Only as a last resort and only if such an arrangement provides accessibility comparable to that provided to people without disabilities, who generally use front doors and passenger elevators...