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• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  Operable Part

  A component of ICT used to activate, deactivate, or adjust the ICT.

• Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
  Platform Accessibility Services

  Services provided by a platform enabling interoperability with assistive technology. Examples are Application Programming Interfaces (API) and the Document Object Model (DOM).

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Closed Circuit Telephone

  A telephone with dedicated line(s) such as a house phone, courtesy phone or phone that must be used to gain entrance to a facility.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Area of Rescue Assistance

  An area, which has direct access to an exit, where people who are unable to use stairs may remain temporarily in safety to await further instructions or assistance during emergency...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Marked Crossing

  A crosswalk or other identified path intended for pedestrian use in crossing a vehicular way.

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Operable Part

  A part of a piece of equipment or appliance used to insert or withdraw objects, or to activate, deactivate, or adjust the equipment or appliance (for example, coin slot, pushbutton...

• Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
  Story

  That portion of a building included between the upper surface of a floor and upper surface of the floor or roof next above. If such portion of a building does not include occupiable...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.20 Discriminatory housing practice

  Discriminatory housing practice means an act that is unlawful under section 804, 805, 806, or 818 of the Fair Housing Act.

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  OPERABLE PART

  A part of a piece of equipment or appliance used to insert or withdraw objects, or to activate, deactivate, or adjust the equipment or appliance (for example, coin slot, pushbutton,...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2013 Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG)
  Provisions

  The sections of accessibility guidelines and standards that explain what is required for specific situations and facilities (parking, picnic tables, trails, etc.)

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Common use areas

  Common use areas means rooms, spaces or elements inside or outside of a building that are made available for the use of residents of a building or the guests thereof. These areas...

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  POWER-ASSISTED DOOR

  A door used for human passage with a mechanism that helps to open the door, or relieve the opening resistance of a door, upon the activation of a switch or a continued force applied...

• Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
  DWELLING UNIT

  A single unit of residence which provides a kitchen or food preparation area, in addition to rooms and spaces for living, bathing, sleeping, and the like. A single family home is a...

• State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas
  Outdoor Constructed Features

  Picnic tables, fire rings, grills, fireplaces, wood stoves, trash and recycling receptacles, water hydrants, utility and sewage hookups, outdoor rinsing showers, benches, and viewing...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 29 CFR Part 1630, Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the ADA (Title I Regulations with amendments issued through May 2016)
  §1630.2(g)(1) In general

  (1) In general. Disability means, with respect to an individual—

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 29 CFR Part 1630, Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the ADA (Title I Regulations with amendments issued through May 2016)
  §1630.2(c) Person, labor organization, employment agency, commerce and industry affecting commerce

  (c) Person, labor organization, employment agency, commerce and industry affecting commerce shall have the same meaning given those terms in section 701 of the Civil Rights Act of...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Public use areas

  Public use areas means interior or exterior rooms or spaces of a building that are made available to the general public. Public use may be provided at a building that is privately or...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2013 Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG)
  Driveway

  Driveway. The section of a parking spur connecting the road accessing a campground and a vehicle parking area.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Accessible

  Accessible, when used with respect to the public and common use areas of a building containing covered multifamily dwellings, means that the public or common use areas of the...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2013 Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG)
  Developed Recreation Site

  A recreation site that has a development scale level of 3, 4 or 5 on the Recreation Site Development Scale in Forest Service Handbook 2309.13,10– Exhibit 01.

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
  §100.201 Dwelling unit

  Dwelling unit means a single unit of residence for a family or one or more persons. Examples of dwelling units include: a single family home; an apartment unit within an apartment...

• Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2013 Forest Service Outdoor Recreation Accessibility Guidelines (FSORAG)
  Running Slope (Grade)

  Running Slope (Grade). The difference in elevation of a section of an ORAR, trail, or beach access route measured parallel to the predominant direction of travel.  This may be...

• Federal Documents > Regulations > 29 CFR Part 1630, Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the ADA (Title I Regulations with amendments issued through May 2016)
  §1630.2(i) Major life activities

  (i) Major life activities—

• Rulemaking Process Documents > Other Documents > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 Amendment of ADA Title II and Title III Regulations To Implement ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Final Rule
  Sections 35.108(d)(1) and 36.105(d)(1)—Substantially Limits

  Sections 35.108(d)(1) and 36.105(d)(1)—Substantially Limits Overview. The ADA as amended directs that the term ‘‘substantially limits’’ shall be ‘‘interpreted consistently with...