In the MDE NPRM, the Access Board required diagnostic equipment used by patients in the seated position to provide armrests (proposed M302.3.2)....
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2. Armrests Requirement
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R209 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons (Section-by-Section Analysis)
R209 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons (Section-by-Section Analysis) An accessible pedestrian signal and pedestrian pushbutton is an integrated device that communicates...
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ADA and Level Boarding - Q&A on Wheelchairs and Bus and Rail Service
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION DISABILITY LAW GUIDANCE
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1017.5 Tread Obstacles
The vertical alignment of joints in concrete, asphalt, or board surfaces on trails can be tread obstacles....
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38. Is an employer relieved of its obligation to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability who fails to take medication, to obtain medical treatment, or to use an assistive device (such as a hearing aid)?
The ADA requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to remove workplace barriers, regardless of what effect medication, other medical treatment, or assistive devices may have...
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Addendum A: List of Terms
Attempted Transfer- a transfer where the participant starts to transfer, by putting their hands on the station or leaving their wheeled mobility device seat....
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8. Batteries
This rule also makes it clear that a carrier may deny boarding, on the basis of safety, to an individual who does not carry the number of fully charged batteries prescribed in the rule or...
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15. In § 38.95, amend the first sentence of paragraph (a)(2)
In § 38.95, amend the first sentence of paragraph (a)(2) by adding the words “level-entry boarding,” before the words ” portable or platform lifts” and by revising the second sentence to...
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Lift
A lift conforming to Access Board requirements is 30"x48" and capable of lifting a wheelchair/occupant combination of up to 600 pounds....
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407.3 Tactilely Discernible (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Board is also proposing an exception to the requirement for tactile discernibility for touchscreen-based devices in today’s marketplace that have proven to be accessible to—and popular...
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Executive Summary
The United States Access Board and the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research sponsored a multi-year research study on independent transfers to collect more information...
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Doors in a Series
The Board has removed this requirement for consistency with the ANSI A117.1 standard....
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GET@>> https://www.facebook.com/FuelSyncPro.Get/
FuelSync Pro is offered as a small, plug-and-play car device....
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Wheeled Mobility Anthropometry Project
There have been dramatic changes in mobility devices and the characteristics of people who use these devices....
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Interactive Transaction Machines (ITMs)
Most industry commenters opposed such an expansion since, in their opinion, such devices differ in structure and use from ATMs....
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General: ADA Standard Section 706.1
The peak clipping level limits the distortion in signal output produced when high-volume sound waves are manipulated to serve assistive listening devices....
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410.6 Real-Time Text Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
As noted previously, both the Advisory Committee and the Board believe that RTT represents an important technological advance that provides an equivalent alternative to voice communications...
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12185(c)(3)
(3) members selected for their technical expertise on issues included in the study, including manufacturers of boarding assistance equipment and devices....
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229 Windows
In the final rule, the Board has included an exception from this requirement for windows in residential dwelling units....
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(3) Adjustability: Transfer Surface Intermediate Heights
In addition to the matter of low transfer height, the Access Board sought public comment in question 14(c) on whether the final rule should require intermediate heights between a minimum...
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B. Summary of Major Provisions and Organization of Technical Criteria
The Access Board has divided the MDE Standards into separate technical criteria based on how the diagnostic equipment is used by the patient: (1) supine, prone, or side lying position (M301...
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904 Sales and Service Counters
The proposed rule referenced examples of acceptable methods (grilles, slats, talk-through baffles, intercoms, and telephone handset devices) and required access both for persons who use...
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413.1 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Proposed 413.1, in the Board’s view, complements the approach taken by the FCC in its final rule on accessibility of user interfaces....
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5.8.1.2.2 Single Ramped Entry - Edge Protection on the Platform and Platform Sides Recommendations
Rationale for the recommendation The edge protection adds a safety feature to prevent wheeled mobility device users from “over-shooting” the platform edges and tipping, falling, etc....