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• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.151(c) Accessibility standards for new construction and alterations (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  As the Department has noted, the development of these standards represents the culmination of a lengthy effort by the Access Board to update its guidelines, to make the Federal guidelines...

• State and Local Documents > State Technical Assistance > Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Accessibility: FAQs
  Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Accessibility: FAQs

  [See subsections ...]

• Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND BLAIR COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
  BACKGROUND

  The United States Department of Justice (the “Department”) opened an investigation of Blair County, Pennsylvania (the “County”) under title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act...

• Additional Access Publications > Testimony of John L. Wodatch Before the Foreign Relations Committee Of the United States Senate
  Introductory Statements

  I was fortunate to work for Attorney General Dick Thornburgh during our nation’s consideration of the Americans with Disabilities Act and served as a member of the White House team under...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards) - Preamble
  Background

  Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments, as amended by the Workforce Investment Act of 1998, requires that when Federal agencies develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic and...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Faucets: ADA Standard Section 606.4

  Section 606.4 covers the current ADA Standards for the faucet controls of lavatories and sinks.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.20 Definitions.

  [54 FR 3283, Jan. 23, 1989, as amended at 61 FR 5205, Feb. 9, 1996] The terms Department, Fair Housing Act, and Secretary are defined in 24 CFR part 5....

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Trace Center Information / Transaction Machines (ITMs) Accessibility Guidelines
  Trace Center Information / Transaction Machines (ITMs) Accessibility Guidelines

  Trace Research and Development Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison This is a publication of the Trace Research and Development Center which is funded by the National Institute on...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
  Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Another commenter noted a ‘‘fox guarding the hen house''-type of concern with regard to public accommodations developing and enforcing their own modification policy....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Another commenter noted a ‘‘fox guarding the hen house''-type of concern with regard to public entities developing and enforcing their own modification policy....

• State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
  11B-101.1 General

  Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Transportation under the Americans with Disabilities Act....

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.75(d)

  (d) 24 CFR part 109 provides information to assist persons to advertise dwellings in a nondiscriminatory manner and describes the matters the Department will review in evaluating compliance...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Kitchens and Kitchenettes: ADA Standard Section 804

  Kitchens and kitchenettes shall comply with 804.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Finish and Contrast: ADA Standard Section 703.6.2

  Pictograms and their field shall have a non-glare finish. Pictograms shall contrast with their field with either a light pictogram on a dark field or a dark pictogram on a light...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Routes and Destinations: ADA Standard Section 810.6.2

  Lists of stations, routes and destinations served by the station which are located on boarding areas, platforms, or mezzanines shall comply with 703.5. At least one tactile sign...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Dimensions and Capitalization: ADA Standard Section 703.3.1

  Braille dots shall have a domed or rounded shape and shall comply with Table 703.3.1. The indication of an uppercase letter or letters shall only be used before the first word of...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Footrests and Armrests: ADA Standard Section 1009.2.6

  Footrests shall be provided and shall move with the seat. If provided, the armrest positioned opposite the water shall be removable or shall fold clear of the seat when the seat is...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Finish and Contrast: ADA Standard Section 703.7.1

  Symbols of accessibility and their background shall have a non-glare finish. Symbols of accessibility shall contrast with their background with either a light symbol on a dark...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Finish and Contrast: ADA Standard Section 703.5.1

  Characters and their background shall have a non-glare finish. Characters shall contrast with their background with either light characters on a dark background or dark characters on...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Width and Length: ADA Standard Section 1002.4.4.1

  Wheelchair spaces shall provide a clear width of 30 inches (760 mm) minimum and a clear length of 48 inches (1220 mm) minimum measured to 9 inches (230 mm) minimum above the floor...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Kitchens and Kitchenettes: ADA Standard Section 806.2.5

  Kitchens and kitchenettes shall comply with 804.

• 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)
  §8.28(b)

  (b) In order to ensure that participating owners do not discriminate in the recipient's federally assisted program, a recipient shall enter into a HUD-approved contract with participating...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
  Section 36.404 Alterations: Elevator Exemption (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  It has been brought to the attention of the Department that there is some misunderstanding about the scope of the elevator exemption as it applies to the professional office of a health...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > Withdrawn: 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodation; Equipment and Furniture (ANPRM)
  Question 16

  Should the Department develop a general standard that specifies requirements for beds wherever accessible sleeping accommodations are required?...