Paragraph (b)(1)(vi) prohibits the public entity from denying a qualified individual with a disability the opportunity to participate as a member of a planning or advisory board.
Search Results "Section 508"
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§35.130(b)(1)(vi) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Effective date for barrier removal. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Effective date for barrier removal. Several commenters expressed concern that the NPRM did not propose a transition period for applying the 2004 ADAAG to barrier removal in existing...
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Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Two-tiered definitional approach. Commenters supported the Department's proposal to use a two-tiered definition of mobility device. Commenters nearly universally said that...
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Public entrances (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
- Generally, at least 50% of public entrances to new buildings must be accessible, rather than all entrances, as would often have resulted from the proposed approach.
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Commercial Facilities (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
"Commercial facilities'' are those facilities that are intended for nonresidential use by a private entity and whose operations affect commerce. As explained under Sec.36.401, "New...
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Areas of Refuge (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
- Areas of refuge (areas with direct access to a stairway, and where people who cannot use stairs may await assistance during a emergency evacuation) will be required, as proposed,...
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Sales Counters (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
- The final guidelines provide greater flexibility in providing access to sales counters, and no longer require a portion of every counter to be accessible.
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Homeless Shelters (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
- The proposed rule reserved the provisions on alterations to homeless shelters. The final guidelines apply alterations requirements to homeless shelters, but the requirements are...
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Historic Facilities (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
- As mandated by the ADA, the Board has established a procedure to be followed with respect to alterations to historic facilities.
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Individual with a disability (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
"Individual with a disability'' means a person who has a disability but does not include an individual who is currently illegally using drugs, when the public accommodation acts on...
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Service animal (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
"Service animal.'' The term "service animal'' encompasses any guide dog, signal dog, or other animal individually trained to provide assistance to an individual with a disability....
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Electronic and information technology (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Electronic and information technology. This is the statutory term for the products covered by the standards in this part. The statute explicitly required the Board to define this...
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Retain term "service animal." (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Retain term "service animal." Some commenters asserted that the term ‘‘assistance animal'' is a term of art and should replace the term ‘‘service animal.'' However, the majority of...
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Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Two-tiered definitional approach. Commenters supported the Department's proposal to use a two-tiered definition of mobility device. Commenters nearly universally said that...
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Identification of available accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Identification of available accessible seating. In the NPRM, the Department proposed § 35.138(c), which, as modified and renumbered as paragraph (b)(3) in the final rule, requires a...
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E103.4 Defined Terms
For the purpose of the 508 Standards, the terms defined in E103.4 have the indicated meaning....
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D. Executive Order 13609: Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
The Access Board has tried to promote the principles of the executive order by making concerted efforts with a number of foreign governments throughout the development of the proposed 508...
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Limited instances in which an accompanying individual may interpret. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303(c)(3) codifies the Department's policy that there are very limited instances when a public accommodation may rely on an accompanying individual to interpret or facilitate...
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Requirement to block accessible guest room reservations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.302(e)(1)(iv) requires covered entities to reserve, upon request, accessible guest rooms or specific types of guest rooms and ensure that the guest rooms requested are blocked...
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Section 1193.23 Product design, development and evaluation
Section 1193.23 Product design, development and evaluation This section requires that, where readily achievable, manufacturers must evaluate the accessibility, usability, and compatibility...
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Subpart B -- Technical Standards (Formerly Subpart B -- Accessibility Standards in the NPRM) (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Subpart B -- Technical Standards (Formerly Subpart B -- Accessibility Standards in the NPRM) (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis) Comment....
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Questions Posed in the NPRM Regarding Costs and Benefits of Complying With the 2010 Standards (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Questions Posed in the NPRM Regarding Costs and Benefits of Complying With the 2010 Standards (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department requested comments on various cost...
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Questions Posed in the NPRM Regarding Costs and Benefits of Complying With the 2010 Standards (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Questions Posed in the NPRM Regarding Costs and Benefits of Complying With the 2010 Standards (Section-by-Section Analysis) In the NPRM, the Department requested comment on various cost...
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Section 37.53 Exception for New York and Philadelphia
Section 37.53 Exception for New York and Philadelphia Consistent with the legislative history of the ADA, this section formally recognizes the selection of key stations in two identified...