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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Comments came primarily from members of the transportation industry and the disability community....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Access to Medical Care for Individuals with Mobility Disabilities
Services and Facilities
Services and Facilities
Both Title II and Title III of the ADA and Section 504 require that medical care providers provide individuals with disabilities:
· full and equal access to...
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Regulatory Support Documents > Analysis of Final Regulation > Appendix A to 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, Analysis of Final Regulation (with amendments issued through July 2017)
14. Inconsistent State laws
Section 104.10(a) states that compliance with the regulation is not excused by State or local laws limiting the eligibility of qualified handicapped persons to receive services or to practice...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > DOJ/DOE Joint Publication: Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
Case Study #2: The appropriate auxiliary aids and services under Title II are the same as special education and related services required under the IDEA.
After considering how to ensure Julie receives communication that is as effective as communication with students without disabilities, the team, including the school district representative...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Department of Transportation Disability Law Guidance: Questions and Answers Concerning Wheelchairs and Bus and Rail Service
Does a wheelchair user have to use the seat belt and shoulder harness?
In some cases, state law could require an operator to adopt such a policy....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
ADA25: #5 of 25 -- Title III
NAD Attorney Debra Patkin discusses Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). View the entire #ADA25 series at www.nad.org/ADA25....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act): Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis (with amendments issued through July 2010)
Conflict of Law Waivers and Equivalent Alternative Determinations
For example, if S Airlines filed a waiver request with respect to an alleged requirement of a Country S law requiring number limits for disabled passengers within 120 days of the rule’s...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through Aug. 2015)
§27.11(c) Compliance planning.
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
§8.4(b)(1)
(1) A recipient, in providing any housing, aid, benefit, or service in a program or activity that receives Federal financial assistance from the Department may not, directly or...
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Additional Access Publications > Using a Fitness Center Does Not Have to be an Exercise in Frustration: Tips for People with Mobility and Visual Disabilities
4.4 Equipment Barriers and Solutions
Barriers
Solutions
Simple/Low cost
Involved / High cost
Spaces between the equipment are too narrow
Ask staff to move one of...
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Additional Access Publications > A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings
Communicating With Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Event and facility staff should receive guidance and training on how to interact with your attendees (see customer service training materials). The following information will help...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual
II-3.1000 General
II−3.1000 General. Most requirements of title II are based on section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicap in federally...
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
ADA25: #11 of 25 -- Streaming Video
Thanks to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), NAD intern Tyler Pugeda shares how the NAD pushed for streaming video access....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
Employment Today - Chapter 4 - Accessible Interviews
Employment Today - Chapter 4 - Accessible Interviews (by the California Department of Rehabilitation)
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
Employment Today - Chapter 3 - Duty Statements
Employment Today - Chapter 3 - Duty Statements (by the California Department of Rehabilitation)
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Links > Federal Department or Agency
FEMA: Office of Disability Integration and Coordination
Mission
The Office of Disability Integration and Coordination leads FEMA's commitment to achieving whole community emergency management, inclusive of individuals with disabilities and...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
Checklist
Editor's Note
The hyperlinks below point to the Checklists on Corada's Dropbox. You may download the Checklists directly from Dropbox as an MS Word document or a PDF.
Full...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
Checklist Sections
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
Recreational Checklists
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
§35.103 Relationship to other laws
§35.103 Relationship to other laws....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
ADA25: #15 of 25 -- VRS: Banks
NAD Attorney Anna Bitencourt shares how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers Video Relay Services (VRS) when calling a bank....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
ADA25: #16 of 25 -- VRS: Other
With Video Relay Services (VRS), NAD intern Brian Lucas discusses what other areas that is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
§35.103 Relationship to other laws (Section-by-Section Analysis)
common law) that provide greater or equal protection to individuals with disabilities....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Federal Aviation Administration Draft Advisory Circular 150/5360-14A, Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities
1.2 Legal Requirements.
Section 504 prohibits discrimination against any qualified individual with a disability solely by reason of his or her disability in any program or activity receiving federal financial assistance...