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2010 ADA Definition
Alteration: A change to a building or facility that affects or could affect the usability of the building or facility or portion thereof. Alterations include, but are not limited to, remodeling, renovation, rehabilitation, reconstruction, historic restoration, resurfacing of circulation paths or vehicular ways, changes or rearrangement of the structural parts or elements, and changes or rearrangement in the plan configuration of walls and full-height partitions. Normal maintenance, reroofing, painting or wallpapering, or changes to mechanical and electrical systems are not alterations unless they affect the usability of the building or facility.
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Section 36.406(a)(2) Applicable Standards (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Proposed § 36.406(a)(1) specifies that new construction and alterations subject to this part shall comply with the proposed standards if physical construction of the property commences less...
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A. DEFINITIONS AND BACKGROUND
Title III of the ADA requires, among other things, that BIDMC remove barriers to access in existing facilities where it is readily achievable to do so, and that it construct or alter any...
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H. Transitions Back to the Community
The ADA generally requires people with disabilities to receive services in the most integrated setting appropriate to their needs unless doing so would result in a fundamental alteration...
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What types of physical barriers to access is a public accommodation required to remove? Why is this important to persons with HIV or AIDS?
The ADA also requires that all alterations made to existing facilities be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities....
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C. Federal Appellate Case Law
unlawfully discriminates when it fails to offer “closed captioning” and audio description to persons who have difficulty hearing or seeing, absent proof that those features would fundamentally alter...
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PART 3: ACCESSIBLE EXAMINATION ROOMS
New and altered examination rooms must meet requirements of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design....
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Interim Segway® Personal Transporter Policy
No alterations or modifications should be required for Segways or similar devices to enter GSA-controlled buildings. ...
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2010 STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN
, the standards mentioned above will be replaced by the 2010 Standards, which become mandatory and enforceable, and must be applied to all new construction, renovations, modifications, alterations...
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707.4 Privacy
., a covered entity does not have to take measures that would result in a fundamental alteration of its program or would cause undue burdens, provide adequate protection to operators of...
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R205 Alternate Pedestrian Access Routes
When a pedestrian circulation path is temporarily closed by construction, alterations, maintenance operations, or other conditions, an alternate pedestrian access route complying with sections...
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R214 On-Street Parking Spaces
Where parking on part of the block perimeter is altered, the minimum number of accessible parking spaces required is based on the total number of marked or metered parking spaces on the...
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New Construction
Subpart D – New Construction And Alterations §36.401 §36.401(a) GENERAL....
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Title III - Private Entities
They also must comply with architectural accessibility standards for new and altered buildings; reasonable modifications to policies, practices, and procedures; and effective communication...
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203.1 General
ETA Editor’s Note 35.151(a)(2) New Construction and Alterations; Design and Construction; Exception for Structural Impracticability 36.401(c) New Construction; Exception for Structural...
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Dispersion
Clustering wheelchair spaces is allowed only where sight line slopes exceed 5%, such as bleachers and balconies (or in alterations where dispersion is technically infeasible)....
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EXHIBIT 1 JEFFERSON OUTPATIENT IMAGING ADA POLICY AND PROCEDURE
reasonable modifications to its policies, practices, or procedures when necessary to provide its medical services to individuals with disabilities, unless such modifications would fundamentally alter...
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11B-213.3.4 Lavatories
see 11B-202.4, Exception 2), existing facilities having toilet rooms that do not comply with the increased scoping will be compelled by this obligation to upgrade these toilet rooms if alterations...
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How to Use This Pocket Guide
earlier standard issued pursuant to the Architectural Barriers Act or Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended shall not be required to comply with these requirements unless altered...
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Number of accessible cells
Bureau of Prisons, Design Construction Branch, Design Guidelines, Attachment A: Accessibility Guidelines for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Federal Bureau of Prisons (Oct. 31, 2006...
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Swimming pools. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This provision represents a less stringent requirement than section 242.2 of the 2004 ADAAG, which requires such pools, when newly constructed or altered, to provide two accessible means...
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SCOPE OF THE INVESTIGATION
to ensure that facilities for which construction or alteration was begun after January 26, 1992, are readily accessible to and usable by people with disabilities, in accordance with 1) the...
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I. BACKGROUND AND JURISDICTION
. §36.305; make required alterations to facilities readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities to the maximum extent feasible, 42 U.S.C. §12183(a)(2), 28 C.F.R. §3604.402...
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Number of accessible cells. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Bureau of Prisons, Design Construction Branch, Design Guidelines, Attachment A: Accessibility Guidelines for Design, Construction, and Alteration of Federal Bureau of Prisons (Oct. 31, 2006...