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Search Results "Common ADA Problems"
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Suggestions to Increase Opportunities
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23. Q: What types of modifications in law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures does the ADA require?
A: The ADA requires law enforcement agencies to make reasonable modifications in their policies, practices, and procedures that are necessary to ensure accessibility for individuals with...
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4.3.2 Seat Height
Seat heights for transfer surfaces in the ADA-ABA are 430 mm - 485 mm (17 in. - 19 in.) for water closets, shower seats and tub seats and 405 mm - 485 mm (16 in. −19 in.) for pool transfer...
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11B-502.3 Access aisle
Two parking spaces shall be permitted to share a common access aisle. [2010 ADAS] Advisory 502.3 Access Aisle. ...
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Sidewalks and Walkways
Sidewalks and Walkways Problem If sidewalks and walkways are in disrepair, it can be difficult, and sometimes impossible, for a voter using a wheelchair or other mobility device to...
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What can an applicant or employee do if he or she believes that he or she is being discriminated against on the basis of his or her HIV or AIDS?
The EEOC will investigate the charge and either act (on its own or through a referral of the charge to the appropriate government agency) to correct the problem or give the employee a “right...
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§8.28(a)(4)
(4) Take into account the special problem of ability to locate an accessible unit when considering requests by eligible individuals with handicaps for extensions of Housing Certificates...
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Non-compliant bathtub seat depth
The depth of the seat exceeds the 16" maximum at a depth of 21" (2010 ADA Standards section 610.2). ...
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11B-224.7 Housing at a place of education
or on behalf of a place of education, with residential dwelling units leased on a year round basis exclusively to graduate students or faculty, and that do not contain any public use or common...
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Additional Training Modules (Call ETA for details)
(30 - 120 minutes) Proposed New ADA Sections for Public Entities (Interim Final Guidelines) (80 - 120 minutes) Proposed Changes to ADAAG Requirements (10 - 90 minutes)...
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ACCESS
Call a CRO and report the complaint if you are unable to resolve the problem....
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6. Q: My county health department has told me that only a guide dog has to be admitted. If I follow those regulations, am I violating the ADA?
The ADA provides greater protection for individuals with disabilities and so it takes priority over the local or state laws or regulations....
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Chapter 6 Addendum: Title II Checklist (Curb Ramps and Pedestrian Crossings)
Are the designs ADA-compliant?...
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Can a disabled non-EV driver park in an ADA EVSE spot?
RESPONSE: The California Vehicle Code prohibits parking a vehicle in an EVCS. Vehicles left in EVCS spaces must be connected for charging purposes. DSA understands this applies to...
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ADA & Level Boarding – Accessibility Standards Applying to Passenger Rail Cars
49 CFR §§ 27.7(a), 37.5(a), 49 CFR Part 38 December 4, 2012
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ADA & Level Boarding - Perfromance [sic] Standards on Station-by-Station Basis
49 CFR §37.42(d)(2) DECEMBER 14, 2011
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ADA & Level Boarding - When Does Section 37.42 begin to apply?
49 CFR §37.42(a) DECEMBER 14, 2011
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§35.161 Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD's) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Problems arise when a public entity which does not have a TDD needs to communicate with an individual who uses a TDD or vice versa....
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12101(a)(2)
segregate individuals with disabilities, and, despite some improvements, such forms of discrimination against individuals with disabilities continue to be a serious and pervasive social problem...
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Re: Accessibility Requirements for Occasional Public Use on Second Floor of Older Office Buildings
It shows how important it is to interpret ADA standards carefully when planning accessible spaces. Sprunki Retake...
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9.5.1 New Construction
In new construction all public use and common use areas are required to be designed and constructed to comply with section 4....
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4. Q: But to limit the police department's liability, I need to get a medical approval that it's o.k. for a job applicant to take the physical fitness test. Doesn't the ADA create a catch-22 for police departments?
A: No, the ADA's prohibition on medical exams does not make it illegal for a police department to ask an applicant to provide a certification from a doctor that he or she can safely perform...