(1) If the railroad operator not using level-entry boarding chooses a means of meeting the performance standard other than using car-borne lifts, it must perform a comparison of the costs...
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§ 37.42(d)(1)
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QUESTION: WHAT ACCESSIBILITY STANDARDS APPLY TO PASSENGER RAIL CARS WHEN SPECIFIC DESIGN STANDARDS ARE NOT PROVIDED IN 49 CFR PART 38?
ANSWER: This guidance applies to all new and remanufactured passenger rail cars, including rail cars that are in the design phase on the date this guidance is issued....
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DOT Response
If a train has eight accessible cars, but the platform only serves cars 1 through 6, then railroad personnel need to deploy lifts or bridge plates only at cars that people with disabilities...
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Use of the International Symbol of Accessibility and Other Signs
Signs provide key information concerning the accessibility of programs and facilities. People often think of the International Symbol of Accessibility (ISA) (figure 68) as an...
- EVAC+CHAIR® 600H Stair Evacuation Chair with Lift Handles
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12182(b)(2)(A)(iv)
to remove architectural barriers, and communication barriers that are structural in nature, in existing facilities, and transportation barriers in existing vehicles and rail passenger cars...
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III-6.2000 Alterations: Path of travel
III−6.2000 Alterations: Path of travel. When an alteration is made to a "primary function area," not only must that alteration be done in compliance with ADAAG, but there must also...
- Panda TS.87 Thermally Broken Slim Profile Lift & Slide System
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1. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a non-level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
Where non-level boarding platforms exist, on-board lifts may be used to move passengers who cannot climb stairs from the platform level up to the passenger car. 49 CFR 37.165(g)....
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Comments
Among other means of access, these commenters generally preferred car-borne lifts to station-based lifts, because the latter were viewed as less reliable, safe, and secure....
- Panda S.12 Solid Wood Lift & Slide System
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§ 38.125(a)(1) General
All intercity rail cars, other than level entry cars, required to be accessible by §§38.111 (a) and (e) of this subpart shall provide a level-change mechanism or boarding device (e.g., lift...
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Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities
Ethics Matters: A publication of the Donnelley Family Disability Ethics Program Access to Health Care for People with Disabilities © Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago 2009....
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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?
Transportation operators must carry a wheelchair and occupant if the lift and vehicle can physically accommodate them....
- Panda S.11 Aluminum/Wood Clad Lift & Slide System
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R309.2 Parallel Parking Spaces
The sidewalk adjacent to accessible parallel parking spaces should be free of signs, street furniture, and other obstructions to permit deployment of a van side-lift or ramp or the vehicle...
- Panda IS.14 Aluminum Wood Clad IMPACT Lift & Slide System
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- Panda S.85 All Aluminum Slim Profile Lift and Slide System
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§ 38.71(b)(2)
(2) Vehicles designed for, and operated on, pedestrian malls, city streets, or other areas where level boarding is not practicable shall provide wayside or car-borne lifts, mini-high platforms...
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Features of Accessible Parking Spaces
Notes: 1. Parking space identification sign with the international symbol of accessibility complying with 703.7.2.1 mounted 60 inches minimum above the ground surface measured...