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Web site accessibility. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Category 2 Eligibility
It is not consistent with the rule for a transit provider to declare a stop off-limits to someone who uses the lift while allowing other passengers to use the stop....
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List of Subjects for 28 CFR Part 36
paragraph) has auditoriums with digital movie screens, those auditoriums must comply with the requirements in paragraph (g) of this section six months from the publication date of this rule...
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Outputs
., contracts of carriage, applicable fare rules) accompanying a transaction, unless the information was available to the user in an accessible format at an earlier time (e.g., when the ticket...
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Regulatory Impact Analysis.
An initial regulatory impact analysis of the costs and benefits of a proposed rule is required by Executive Order 12866 (as amended by Executive Order 13258 and Executive Order 13422). ...
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Regulatory Impact Analysis.
An initial regulatory impact analysis of the benefits and costs of a proposed rule is required by Executive Order 12866 (as amended by Executive Order 13258 and Executive Order 13422). ...
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Introduction
., 527 U.S. 471 (1999), the Court ruled that whether an impairment substantially limits a major life activity is to be determined with reference to the ameliorative effects of mitigating...
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Subpart F—Certification of State Labs or Local Building Codes (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed rule defined the submitting official to be the State or local official who has principal responsibility for administration of a code....
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§35.150 Existing facilities (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed rule provided that, aside from structural changes, all other necessary steps to achieve compliance with this part must be taken within sixty days....
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Automated Announcement Systems
After careful considerations of these comments, the Access Board has decided to retain the automated announcement system requirement in the final rule, albeit with several, small editorial...
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Subpart F—Certification of State Labs or Local Building Codes (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The proposed rule defined the submitting official to be the State or local official who has principal responsibility for administration of a code....
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How to Use the 2010 ADA Standards PDF Pocket Guide
Learn how to use the 2010 ADA Standards PDF Pocket Guide
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Element-by-element safe harbor for public accommodations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Accordingly, the final rule at § 36.304(d)(2)(i) provides that elements that have not been altered in existing facilities on or after March 15, 2012 and that comply with the corresponding...
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§35.130 General Prohibitions Against Discrimination
§35.130 General Prohibitions Against Discrimination The general prohibitions against discrimination in the rule are generally based on the prohibitions in existing regulations implementing...
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Phase II: Energy and Commerce & Public Works and Transportation Committees
The court ruled that requiring lifts on every bus went beyond the purview of Section 504 and left it up to transit authorities to decide whether to have accessible buses, provide paratransit...
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Section 1630.2(k) Record of a Substantially Limiting Impairment
This is a consequence of the rule of construction in the ADAAA and the regulations providing that an individual with an impairment that is episodic or in remission can be protected under...
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Notice Requirement (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Because the rule would require 100 percent of movies available with captions and audio description to be shown with these accessibility features, should the Department permit theaters to...
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Section 36.406(c) Places of Lodging (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The proposed rule, in the definitions section, clarifies that a covered "place of lodging" is a facility that provides guest rooms for sleeping for stays that are primarily short-term in...
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ANSI Standard
(In the preamble to the proposed rule (55 FR 3251), and again in the preamble to the proposed guidelines (55 FR 24370), the Department advised that a dwelling unit that complies fully with...
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Service Animals
The ADA does not override public health rules that prohibit dogs in swimming pools, but they must be permitted everywhere else....
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REFERENCES
REFERENCES Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, Office of Technical Services, January 6, l981 Ruling. Bankoski, S. M. & Ross, M. (l984)....
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3.1.2. Percentage of Auditoriums by Venue Type
The final rule’s scoping requirements for captioning and audio description devices vary depending on the size of the venue (i.e., the number of auditoriums exhibiting digital movies within...
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6.1. Compliance Date
The Department’s decision regarding the 18-month compliance date in the final rule is based on the Department’s independent research and the information provided in comments on the 2014...
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Section 36.208(c) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The Department believes that these commenters misunderstand the scope of this rule. The ADA only prohibits discrimination against an individual with a disability....