the US Access Board website at http://www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/buildings-and-sites/about-the-abastandards/aba-standards and from selected sections from the GSA Final Rule...
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The Basis for this Pocket Guide
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405.2 Slope (Exception 2), 405.6 Rise (Exception)
The entry ramps occupy 158 to 180 square feet depending on the landing configuration.44 The final rule adds exceptions to the technical requirements that permit a single ramp run with a...
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A. Statutory and rulemaking history
On July 26, 1991, the Department issued its final rules implementing title II and title III, which are codified at 28 CFR part 35 (Title II) and part 36 (Title III)....
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F. The Department's Rulemaking History Regarding Captioning and Video Description
Rather than using these comments to formulate a final rule, however, the Department is issuing this supplemental ANPRM for three main reasons....
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How should we describe facilities that only meet some of the accessibility guidelines?
The Department of Justice has ruled that unless Federal agencies can show that any needed single renovation would have a significant negative impact on the entire agency’s budget, renovations...
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Scope of coverage. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
requirements and their potentially wide-ranging application, the Department wishes to emphasize that the types of private entities covered under title III are unchanged by the proposed rule...
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Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Regardless of the reason that barrier removal has not yet been accomplished, any barrier removal undertaken after the effective date of this rule must comply with the proposed standards...
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"Service Animal" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
coverage under title II, a person must be a "qualified individual with a disability," which is defined as "an individual with a disability who, with or without reasonable modifications to rules...
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Comfort animals vs. psychiatric service animals.
The Department's rule is based on the assumption that the title II and title III regulations govern a wider range of public settings than the settings that allow for emotional support animals...
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Storing Assistive Devices in the Aircraft Cabin
[Sec. 382.41(b)] In addition, the rule generally requires you to allow a passenger to stow her assistive device close to her seat, consistent with FAA safety regulations concerning carry-on...
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Ground Floor
In the preamble to the final Fair Housing rule, the Department addressed the issue of buildings with more than one ground floor. (See 54 3244, 24 CFR Ch. I, Subch. A, App....
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§35.130(d) and §35.130(e) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters expressed concern that §35.130(e), which states that nothing in the rule requires an individual with a disability to accept special accommodations and services provided under...
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GENERAL AGREEMENT
consistent with business necessity, as required by title I of the ADA; (c) revise all hiring policies and practices, including as stated in the City of Woodlake Rules...
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Must Gluten-free Be Free? What You Should Know About Celiac Disease and the ADA
Restaurants open to the public fall squarely within this rule, for instance....
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Sections 35.108(a)(1) and 36.105(a)(1) Definition of ‘‘disability’’—General
Accordingly, in the final rule, §§ 35.108(a)(1)(iii) and 36.105(a)(1)(iii) simply reference paragraph (f) of the respective section....
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Section 37.77 Purchase or Lease of New Non-Rail Vehicles by Public Entities Operating a Demand Responsive System for the General Public
This section is the same as the October 4, 1990 final rule which promulgated the immediately effective acquisition requirements of the ADA....
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II-2.8000 Qualified individual with a disability
eligibility requirements for receipt of services or participation in a public entity's programs, activities, or services with or without -- 1) Reasonable modifications to a public entity's rules...
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Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Some commenters from trade associations and large venue owners criticized the scoping requirements as too onerous, and one commenter asked for a remand to the Access Board for new scoping rules...
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Section 36.209 Illegal Use of Drugs (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The final rule therefore provides that a drug rehabilitation or treatment program may deny participation to individuals who use drugs while they are in the program....
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Line of Sight and Dispersion of Wheelchair Spaces in Assembly Areas
These rules are expected to have minimal impact since they are consistent with the Department’s longstanding interpretation of the 1991 Standards and technical assistance....
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2.5 Physical Accessibility.
An airport is considered to comply with this obligation if it meets the requirements applying to state and local government programs or activities and facilities under DOT’s Title II rule...
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Section 36.406(d) Social Service Center Establishments
The Department also notes that while in the NPRM the Department used the term “social service establishment,’’ the final rule uses the term “ social service center establishment.’’...
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How do I know it’s a service animal and not a pet?
than emotional support or psychiatric service animals: The law allows airline personnel to ask for documentation as a means of verifying that the animal is a service animal, but DOT’s rules...
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Section 36.406(d) Social Service Center Establishments (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department also notes that while in the NPRM the Department used the term "social service establishment,'' the final rule uses the term " social service center establishment.''...