For more than 100 years the Association’s mission has been “To advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.”...
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New Hampshire Association for the Blind
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International Hearing Society (IHS)
Founded in 1951, the Society continues to recognize the need for promoting and maintaining the highest possible standards for its members in the best interests of the hearing impaired it...
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Mind's Eye Travel
Trips Mind's Eye Travel is an organization that creates tours for people who are blind or visually impaired....
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Attorney areas and witness stands. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
These commenters also made a number of observations, including the following: providing effective access to individuals with mobility impairments is not possible when architectural barriers...
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Section 37.125 ADA Paratransit Eligibility—Process
Often, people tend to think of paratransit exclusively in terms of people with mobility impairments. Under the ADA, this is not accurate....
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Appendix: Revised Annotated Bibliography
In performance tests, commercial non-impaired drivers performed better than impaired drivers; amputees performed as well as or better than non-impaired, non-commercial drivers....
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Section 1630.15(d) Defense To Not Making Reasonable Accommodation
To demonstrate undue hardship pursuant to the ADA and this part, an employer must show substantially more difficulty or expense than would be needed to satisfy the “de minimis” title VII...
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Scoping for Guest Rooms
The industry considers the original ADAAG specification, which is substantially lower than 50%, to be excessive in view of its assessments on the usage rate of such rooms by persons with...
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Section 35.151(k) Detention and correctional facilities
The Department’s compliance reviews and investigations have substantiated certain of these allegations....
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9. Is an employer required to provide the reasonable accommodation that the individual wants?
The attorney explains that a reader enables her to review substantial amounts of written materials in an efficient manner....
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28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM (2008 Title III NPRM)
requirements issued by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board" (Access Board); and perform periodic reviews of any rule judged to have a significant economic impact on a substantial...
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Alterations and water closet clearances in single-user toilet rooms with in-swinging doors. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
requirements would add two feet to the width of an accessible single-user toilet room; however, another commenter said the drawings in the proposed regulation demonstrated that there would be no substantial...
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4.3.9 Doorway Design
Automating frequently used doors that are kept closed and require closers will increase accessibility substantially, especially on exterior doors where the operating forces are higher to...
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Section 35.151(k) Detention and correctional facilities (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department's compliance reviews and investigations have substantiated certain of these allegations....
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1134A.6 Showers
Doors and panels of shower enclosures shall be substantially constructed from approved, shatter-resistant materials. Hinged shower doors shall open outward....
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Effective Communication
For individuals with speech impairments: TTYs, computer stations, speech synthesizers, and communications boards....
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2.3 Qualified Individual with a Disability
telephone, but if in fact the basic functions of the job are to file and retrieve written materials, and telephones actually or usually are handled by other employees, a person whose hearing impairment...
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Architectural Barriers
The awning and awning support over the walk to the entrance is too close to the ground and is a barrier to people who are blind or visually impaired....
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11B-208.2.1 Hospital outpatient facilities
the 20% requirement to hospitals or other facilities where only a portion or unit provides specialized rehabilitation or physical therapy treatment or services for persons with mobility impairments...
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Common Problems Arising in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals
APS are most frequently provided at the request of a pedestrian who has a vision impairment....
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Introduction
name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=4 for a list of chapters of the Association for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually-Impaired (AER)....
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Appendix B to Part 382—Cross-Reference Table
(New) 53 Vision/hearing impairments....
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Issue: Curb Ramps
Curb ramps allow people with mobility impairments to gain access to the sidewalks and to pass through center islands in streets....
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11B-226.4 Baby changing tables
prohibited under CBC 11B-108, Maintenance of accessible features; and, Baby changing tables left in the deployed position in a circulation path can be a hazard to persons with vision impairment...
