Search Results "AT: Assistive Technology"

• Research and History > Research Documents > Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety
  APPENDIX

  These include persons using inline skates, scooters, strollers, electric bicycles, adult tricycles, recumbents, tandems, trailers, golf carts, and assisting technologies such as electric...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act) (with amendments issued through May 2016)
  §382.55(d)

  (d) If you use technology that can conduct an appropriate screening of a passenger with a disability without necessitating a physical search of the person, you are not required to provide...

• State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
  12185(b)(4)

  (4) The cost of providing accessible over-the-road buses and bus service to individuals with disabilities, including consideration of recent technological and cost saving developments in...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
  Initial Measures and Transfer Setup

  A Clinical Application Guide to Standardized Wheelchair Seating Measurements of the Body and Seating Support Surfaces. (2013) Revised Edition, University of Colorado/Assistive Technology...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
  Addendum A: List of Terms

  Independent Transfer: a transfer that can be completed without the assistance or intervention Level Transfer- A transfer where the transfer surface is at the same height as the wheelchair...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
  Section 35.161 Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The Department proposed language that would require a telecommunications service to permit persons using relay or TTYs or other assistive technology to use the automated-attendant system...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  §1194.1 Standards for Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.

  The standards for information and communication technology developed, procured, maintained, or used by Federal agencies covered by Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act are set forth in...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > ANPRMS > Withdrawn: 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by State and Local Governments and Places of Public Accommodation; Equipment and Furniture (ANPRM)
  Question 6

  What technologies are currently available to increase the accessibility of infusion pumps?...

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
  R102 Equivalent Facilitation (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  R102 Equivalent Facilitation (Section-by-Section Analysis) The use of alternative designs, products, or technologies that result in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and...

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards) - Preamble
  Product (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)

  The term product is used in the rule as a shorthand for electronic and information technology....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
  Captioning at movie theaters. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

  Captioning makes films accessible to individuals whose hearing is too limited to benefit from assistive listening devices. ...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.23(h)

  (h) Where a telecommunications product delivers output by an audio transducer which is normally held up to the ear, a means for effective magnetic wireless coupling to hearing technologies...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
  Rail Station Signs: ADA Standard Section 810.6

  Emerging technologies such as an audible sign systems using infrared transmitters and receivers may provide greater accessibility in the transit environment than traditional Braille and...

• Links > General
  Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN)
  

  The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) is a free resource that helps employers tap the benefits of disability diversity....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines Jan. 2018 Amendments - Preamble
  1. Background

  RTT technology permits the transmission of text in near real-time as each character is typed....

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
  7. Diagnostic Imaging Equipment: Accessibility Considerations

  As described there and detailed further below, when contemplating improving accessibility, today’s imaging technologies present certain technical constraints, some of which relate to basic...

• Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
  3.4.5. Unit Costs by Venue

  Sony’s technology is primarily deployed by movie theaters operated by Regal Cinemas, the largest movie theater chain in the United Stated, and Sony’s technology is generally more expensive...

• Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: Current Media Technology, Appropriate Application of Technology, Future Research Needs
  Summary

  Summary The rapidly evolving world of technology brings a wide variety of inexpensive, off-theshelf devices and services to cultural institutions to be exploitation to enhance the experiences...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards)
  § 1194.5 Equivalent facilitation

  Nothing in this part is intended to prevent the use of designs or technologies as alternatives to those prescribed in this part provided they result in substantially equivalent or greater...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  702.8.1 IETF RFC 6716

  Vos, Skype Technologies S.A., T. Terriberry, Mozilla Corporation, IBR approved for Appendix C, Section 412.4....

• Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines Jan. 2018 Amendments - Preamble
  List of Subjects

  36 CFR Part 1194 Civil rights, Communications, Communications equipment, Computer technology, Electronic products, Government employees, Government procurement, Incorporation by reference...

• Additional Access Publications > Proceedings of: Workshop on Improving Building Design for Persons with Low Vision
  Mariana Figueiro, Ph.D., Program Director, Assistant Professor, The Lighting Research Center, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

  Introduction 24-hr Lighting Schemes for Older Adults and Persons with Low Vision (slide 1). Why is light so important? (slide 2). The Visual System (slide 3). The...

• Webinars, Videos, and Training > Continuing education > University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ADA Professional Training Certificate Program
  University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) ADA Professional Training Certificate Program

  ADA 510C:  Effective Communication, Assistive Technology & Reasonable Accommodations This course presents ideas on effective communication in a leadership role. ...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
  702.10 Worldwide Web Consortium (W3C)

  Copies of the referenced standard may be obtained from the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 32 Vassar Street, Room 32-G515, Cambridge, MA 02139 (http...