Forest Service Handbook 7309.11.34.16.1.g details a few very specific exemptions to accessibility requirements in new and existing Forest Service buildings....
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Must all new or reconstructed facilities be accessible?
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Vision Impairments
When communicating in real-time with people who have vision impairments, it is useful to know how alternative equipment works: Screen magnification software may distort “typical” Webpage...
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The Right to be Rescued
“The Right to be Rescued” is a short documentary that tells the stories of people with disabilities affected by Hurricane Katrina. Released days before the 10th anniversary of the...
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§35.102 Application
Activities in the first category include communication with the public (telephone contacts, office walk-ins, or interviews) and the public’s use of the entity’s facilities....
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Video remote interpreting (VRI). (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303(b)(1) sets out examples of auxiliary aids and services....
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11B-224 Transient lodging guest rooms, housing at a place of education and social service center establishments.
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11B-224 Transient lodging guest rooms, housing at a place of education and social service center establishments
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28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
The rule adds specific requirements addressing the obligations of public accommodations that own, lease, or operate movie theaters to provide effective communication to patrons who are deaf...
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Expanding Your Market: Accessibility Benefits Older Adult Customers
Many older adults, whether they have disabilities or not, are often unwilling to be categorized as “old” or in need of “special services.”...
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14. What kinds of reasonable accommodations are related to the benefits and privileges of employment?
individuals with disabilities access to facilities or portions of facilities to which all employees are granted access (for example, employee break rooms and cafeterias), access to information communicated...
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49 CFR Part 37 - Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Reasonable Modification of Policies and Practices
For the reasons set forth in the preamble, the Department of Transportation amends 49 CFR parts 27 and 37, as follows: PART 37—TRANSPORTATION SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES...
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A7.2(3) Assistive Listening Devices
At all sales and service counters, teller windows, box offices, and information kiosks where a physical barrier separates service personnel and customers, it is recommended that at least...
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1. Background
Both the original 508 Standards (issued in 2000) and 255 Guidelines (issued in 1998) required telecommunications products and services with two-way voice communication to provide certain...
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Sec.36.310(a) General
(a) General.
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11B-904.4.1 Parallel approach
A portion of the counter surface that is 36 inches (914 mm) long minimum and 34 inches (864 mm) high maximum above the finish floor shall be provided. A clear floor or ground space...
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904.4.1 Parallel Approach
A portion of the counter surface that is 36 inches (915 mm) long minimum and 36 inches (915 mm) high maximum above the finish floor shall be provided. A clear floor or ground space...
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Is a transportation operator required to procure vehicles with lifts that have a design load of more than 600 pounds?
No. 49 CFR Part 38 continues to require that lifts have a minimum design load of 600 pounds and that the lift platform accommodate a wheelchair measuring 30 inches by 48...
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Is a transportation operator required to procure vehicles with lifts that have a design load of more than 600 pounds?
No. 49 CFR Part 38 continues to require that lifts have a minimum design load of 600 pounds and that the lift platform accommodate a wheelchair measuring 30 inches by 48 inches....
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C.6.iii. - Does the requirement to open or close caption and audio describe apply to productions that have a limited purpose, scope, and shelf life or contain quickly "perishable" information?
Section 1194.22 of the Access Board standards applies requirements to web-based intranet and internet information and applications without regard to the perishable nature of a...
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Is a transportation operator required to carry these “overweight” wheelchairs?
Some wheelchairs weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied, and the design load of the lifts on our vehicles is 800 pounds. Is a transportation operator required to carry these...
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Some wheelchairs weigh more than 600 pounds when occupied, and the design load of the lifts on our vehicles is 800 pounds. Is a transportation operator required to carry these “overweight” wheelchairs?
Yes. Transportation operators must carry a wheelchair and occupant if the lift and vehicle can physically accommodate them. If a lift has the minimum design load of 600 pounds, there...
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§ 36.310(a) General
(a) General.
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§35.130(f)
(f) A public entity may not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the costs of measures, such as the...
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9.5.2(1)(a)
(a) The provisions of 9.5.3 and 9.1.5 shall apply to sleeping rooms and beds.
