During an evacuation it will be helpful to put up signs or to have volunteers stationed at the accessible parking spaces to direct people along this less direct, but nonetheless accessible...
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Temporary Solutions For Emergency Sheltering - Ramps
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B.6.ii. - If an agency determines that the acquisition of EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards would impose an undue burden, does it have any remaining obligations under Section 508?
example provided above, alternative means of access for an individual who is blind might mean providing a hard copy description of the information in Braille or providing an assistant to help...
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11B-505.4 Height
Sufficient vertical clearance between upper and lower handrails, 9 inches (230 mm) minimum, should be provided to help prevent entrapment. FIGURE 11B-505.4 HANDRAIL HEIGHT...
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D. Executive Order 13609: Promoting International Regulatory Cooperation
In our view, the proposed 508 Standards and 255 Guidelines are the product of the Board’s coordination with international regulatory partners, which will ultimately help American companies...
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Who Should Read This Guide?
Its goal is to help you strengthen your evacuation preparedness. It does not address area evacuations sometimes needed in response to hurricane and flood warnings....
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A4.30.1 General
In building complexes where finding locations independently on a routine basis may be a necessity (for example, college campuses), tactile maps or prerecorded instructions can be very helpful...
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Clear Floor Space [4.35.2]
Benches long enough to allow a supine position can be helpful where people may to need to completely undress or change clothing (locker and shower rooms, certain medical treatment or exam...
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Location and Signage
Additional signage, such as on building maps, is helpful too. Signs labeling pay phones with TTYs is required as well, in part because integrated TTYs may not be easily identified....
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Memory
as passwords Allow employee to use voice activated recorder to record verbal instructions Provide employee directory with pictures or use nametags and door/cubicle name markers to help...
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Acknowledgements
Westat Thanks also to Duane Geruschat from Johns Hopkins University’s Department of Ophthalmology for his expertise and to Rick Huey from Westat for his help constructing study materials...
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Publicizing the ADA: Advocacy and the Government Response
Powerful testimony from persons with disabilities helped document the desperate need for legislation such as the ADA....
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All Disabilities
For example, communication technologies traditionally used by individuals with hearing impairments may also be helpful to individuals with speech impairments....
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4.21.2 Size and Clearances
Outside, the shower space was needed for one or more caregivers to help an individual who needed a shower chair to get into and out the chair....
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Water closet
This would enable caregivers to stand on either or both sides, as necessary, to provide support and assistance with transfer as well as to help with the partial removal and replacement of...
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What access do I need?
◼ I need help getting on and off the exam table. ◼ I need to bring my service dog....
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5) Areas of rescue assistance or places of refuge
5) Areas of rescue assistance or places of refuge ADAAG: Areas of rescue assistance (safe areas in which to await help in an emergency) are generally required on each floor, other than the...
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505.4 Height
Sufficient vertical clearance between upper and lower handrails, 9 inches (230 mm) minimum, should be provided to help prevent entrapment....
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American Standard Colony PRO Laundry Faucet 7074.140
This faucet has a maximum flow rate of 1.5 gallons per minute to help save water, without sacrificing performance....
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Exam Tables and Chairs
Those using walkers may simply walk to the exam table and sit down, while others with limited mobility may walk more slowly and need a steadying arm or hand to help with balance and sitting...
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Use color and design to create architectural landmarks to aid in spatial orientation (slides 8 – 10)
Using those things on a larger scale can help people navigate vertically through a building and then also horizontally [in those areas]....
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Grab Bar and Backrest Evaluation
The analysis also revealed that the presence of grab bars helped participants to transfer higher and lower than their mobility device seats....
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1. Getting Started
“Exam chairs are impossible to get in and out of and I have to have my husband or an office worker help me....
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Local Resources To Assist Your Planning Efforts
Local experts, such as Convention and Visitors Bureaus and Chambers of Commerce, can help you find facilities, lodging, and services available in an area, though they may not know how accessible...
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4.3.1 Reference WhMD Users
Including Reference WhMD Users in the document helps designers and officials understand the basis for many design criteria in standards and also to address design issues that may not appear...
