Although the Department has often chosen to use the requirements of the 1991 Standards as a guide to determining when and how to make equipment and furnishings accessible, those coverage...
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Section 36.406(b) Application of Standards to Fixed Elements
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ADA Requirements - Testing Accommodations
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section Testing Accommodations Standardized examinations and other high-stakes tests are gateways to educational...
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A. BACKGROUND
The parties to this Settlement Agreement ("Agreement") are the United States of America Department of Justice ("United States") and the International Spy Museum ("Museum"). 2....
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C. FINDINGS BY THE UNITED STATES
The investigation and compliance review conducted by the Department found that the Museum initially failed to implement means to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity...
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Change "service animal" to "assistance animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
While some agencies, like the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), use the term "assistance animal," that term is used to denote a broader category of animals than is covered...
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Background (SBREFA, Regulatory Flexibility Act, and Executive Order) Reviews
The Department must provide two types of assessments as part of its NPRM: an analysis of the costs and benefits of adopting the 2004 ADAAG as its proposed standards, and a periodic review...
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Background (SBREFA, Regulatory Flexibility Act, and Executive Order) Reviews
The Department must provide two types of assessments as part of its NPRM: an analysis of the benefits and costs of adopting the 2004 ADAAG as its proposed standards, and a periodic review...
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Section 36.406(b) Application of Standards to Fixed Elements (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Although the Department has often chosen to use the requirements of the 1991 Standards as a guide to determining when and how to make equipment and furnishings accessible, those coverage...
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II-1.1000 General
This manual focuses on subtitle A of title II, which is implemented by the Department of Justice's title II regulation....
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Passenger Loading Zones at Medical Care and Long-Term Care Facilities
Commenters urged the Department to reinstate the requirement for a canopy or roof overhang at accessible passenger loading zones at medical care and long-term care facilities....
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QUESTION: WHAT KINDS OF ANIMALS ARE REGARDED AS SERVICE ANIMALS?
ANSWER: * The Department intends that the service animal provisions of Part 39 be interpreted to be consistent with the service animal provisions of Department of Justice (DOJ) rules...
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Governmental Units Affected (R209 Accessible Pedestrian Signals and Pedestrian Pushbuttons) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some state and local transportation departments currently provide accessible pedestrian signals and pedestrian pushbuttons when pedestrian signals are newly installed or replaced at signalized...
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Release of unsold accessible seats. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Through its investigations, the Department has become familiar with the problem of designated accessible seating being sold to the general public before people who need accessible seating...
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G. Other types of equipment and furniture
The Department welcomes public input on other types of equipment and furniture that warrant attention....
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Section 35.130(h) Safety. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Although the 1991 title II regulation did not include similar language, the Department's 1993 ADA Title II Technical Assistance Manual at II–3.5200 makes clear the Department's view that...
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1. Movable aisle armrests
The Department agrees that, if in a given aircraft, seats and seat pitches are configured so as to permit a horizontal transfer of a passenger from a boarding wheelchair to the aircraft...
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Basic Principles
For example: A county parks and recreation department may choose to provide a special swim program for people with arthritis....
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Section 36.303(g)(1) Audio Description Device
“Audio Description Device” In the NPRM, at proposed § 36.303(g)(1)(iii), the Department used the term “individual audio description listening device” to refer to the “individual device...
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Access To Medical Care For Individuals With Mobility Disabilities
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section U.S....
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Section 36.405 Alterations: Historic Preservation
Section 36.405 Alterations: Historic Preservation In the 1991 rule, the Department provided guidance on making alterations to buildings or facilities that are eligible for listing in...
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Other Comments on the Technical Standard
Other Comments on the Technical Standard Several disability organizations' comments urged the Department to require carriers and airports to consult with individuals with disabilities...
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Specific areas of dispute. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Part of the reason the Department received so many comments about reach ranges and swimming pools may owe to the fact that the Department used these requirements in its ANPRM in order to...
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4. Passenger Vessels
The Department of Justice and the Department of Transportation will use the guidelines to set mandatory standards....
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1. b. ADA Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities (ADAAG)
design, construction, and alteration of buildings and facilities covered by titles II and III of the ADA to the extent required by regulations issued by Federal agencies, including the Department...