Guidance and Section-by-Section Analysis This section provides a detailed description of the Department’s changes to the meaning and interpretation of the definition of ‘‘disability’’...
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Guidance and Section-by-Section Analysis
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§35.101 Purpose (Section-by-Section Analysis)
(Section-by-Section Analysis) Section 35.101 states the purpose of the rule, which is to effectuate subtitle A of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (the Act), which...
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215 Fire Alarm Systems
Change: visible alarms are required in guess rooms with communication features only....
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302.7 With Limited Manipulation (Section-by-Section Analysis)
302.7 With Limited Manipulation (Section-by-Section Analysis) In this section, the Board proposes to address the functional performance criterion for users with limited manipulation....
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A. Purpose and Objective of the Final Rule Relative to Movie Theaters Categorized as Small
throughout this rule, the Department's existing regulation implementing the ADA's title III auxiliary aids provision reiterates the obligation of covered entities to ensure equally effective communication...
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Wagner-O’Day Act
Wagner-O’Day Act ________________________________________________________________ 6/25/1938 The Wagner-O’Day Act is passed, requiring all federal agencies to purchase specified...
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407.8 Audio Signaling (Section-by-Section Analysis)
407.8 Audio Signaling (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to prohibit audio signaling from being the only means of conveying information, indicating an action, or prompting...
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Section 36.406 Standards for New Construction and Alterations (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.406 Standards for New Construction and Alterations Section 36.406 implements the requirements of sections 306(b) and 306(c) of the Act, which require the Attorney General to...
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Customer Premises Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Customer Premises Equipment (Section-by-Section Analysis) This definition is taken from the Telecommunications Act....
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C201.4 Prohibited Reduction of Accessibility, Usability and Compatibility (Section-by-Section Analysis)
C201.4 Prohibited Reduction of Accessibility, Usability and Compatibility (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to prohibit changes in covered ICT that decreases, or has...
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The Smith-Fess Act
The Smith-Fess Act ________________________________________________________________ 6/2/1920 Signed into law by President Woodrow Wilson, the Smith-Fess Act (also known as the...
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Methods of Communication
In addition, it was recommended that the requirement for volume control for "hand-operable communication devices" be revised for clarity as applying to telephone handset devices....
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ADA-100® Area of Refuge Communication System
Inspired by the Americans with Disabilities Act, our top selling ADA 100® vandal resistant emergency call system is a modular, hands free emergency call system with both audio and visual...
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Marx|Okubo Associates, Inc., Accessibility Group (ADA and FFHA)
While the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Federal Fair Housing Act (FFHA) are more than 25 years old, accessibility compliance remains a challenging prospect for many property...
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Improving Customer Service for People with Disabilities Video
This film was produced by the West Suburban Chamber of Commerce and Industry Foundation, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Human Services Division of Rehabilitation...
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Social Security Act
Social Security Act ________________________________________________________________ 8/14/1935 The Social Security Act of 1935 establishes an income maintenance system for those...
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NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT In accordance with the requirements of title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the [name of public entity] will...
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Mobilizing the Disability Community
Mobilizing the Disability Community In 1988, the top priorities for the disability community were the Civil Rights Restoration Act, which became public law on March 22, 1988, and the...
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F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Section 4(2) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1503(2), excludes from coverage under that Act any proposed or final Federal regulation...
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F. Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act Section 4(2) of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, 2 U.S.C. 1503(2), excludes from coverage under that Act any proposed or final Federal regulation...
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Telecommunications. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.303(d)(1)(ii) of the NPRM added public telephones equipped with volume control mechanisms and hearing aid compatible telephones to the examples of types of telephone equipment...
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DOE and DOJ "Dear Colleague" Letter: and Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools (Nov. 2014)
Frequently Asked Questions on Effective Communication for Students with Hearing, Vision, or Speech Disabilities in Public Elementary and Secondary Schools...
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407.3.1 Identification (Section-by-Section Analysis)
407.3.1 Identification (Section-by-Section Analysis) This section proposes to require input controls to be tactilely discernible without activation, as well as operable by touch....
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Section 36.206 Retaliation or Coercion (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Section 36.206 Retaliation or Coercion (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments) Section 36.206 implements section 503 of the ADA, which prohibits retaliation against any...
