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2010 ADA Definition
State: State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa, the Virgin Islands, the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
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"Qualified Interpreter" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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3. Discussion of Comments on Related Fair Housing Issues Compliance Deadline
exempt from Act's accessibility requirements), if they are occupied by that date, or if the last building permit or renewal thereof for the covered multifamily dwellings is issued by a State...
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How to File a Charge of Employment Discrimination
HOW TO FILE A CHARGE OF EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION Against Private Employers and State/Local Governments Any person who believes that his or her employment rights have been violated...
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Section 1630.2(j)(3) Predictable Assessments
., 434 F.3d 249, 256 (4th Cir. 2006) (stating, even pre-ADAAA, that “certain impairments are by their very nature substantially limiting: the major life activity of seeing, for example,...
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I. The Disabilities Convention and U.S. Disability Rights Law
The Disabilities Convention is modeled on the disability rights laws of the United States and adopts the successful and balanced approach of U.S. federal disability rights law dating back...
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806 Transient Lodging Guest Rooms
A commenter stated that the Department’s drawings suggest that the fan coil units for heat and air conditioning are overhead, while the typical sleeping room usually has a vertical unit,...
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1. Introduction
Bailey, 757 F.2d 1112, 1139 (11th Cir. 1985) (internal citation omitted), cert. denied, 476 U.S. 1169 (1986); see also Holmes, 706 F.2d at 1147; United States v....
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CASI California Survey Reports Acceptance Criteria - Field Tolerances AC 03-12
Dimensions that are not stated as “maximum” or “minimum” are absolute. 11B-104.1.1 Construction and Manufacturing Tolerances....
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42. May an employer tell other employees that an individual is receiving a reasonable accommodation when employees ask questions about a coworker with a disability?
In addition, the Commission has interpreted the ADA to allow employers to disclose medical information in the following circumstances: (1) in accordance with state workers' compensation...
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Why Accessibility Is Important
At the time of the 2010 census, 54 million people (about 1 in every 5 people in the United States) had a disability that significantly limited one or more major life activities, such as...
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Passenger Loading Zones
Commenters raised a variety of issues about the requirements at section 503 of the 2010 Standards stating that the requirements for an access aisle, width, length, and marking of passenger...
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How does EEOC process charges of discrimination?
A charge of employment discrimination may be filed with EEOC against a private employer, state or local government, employment agency, labor union or joint labor management committee....
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General
Commenters stated that the first exception, by allowing a small parking lot with four or fewer spaces not to post a sign at its one accessible space, is problematic because it could allow...
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M305.3 Standing Supports (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Three commenters responded to question 39 (a medical association, accessibility consultant, and a state agency concerned with accessibility)....
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(4) Adjustability: Method of Measurement
medical association and manufacturer) asserted that the method of measurement should be dependent on the type of diagnostic equipment and left up to the manufacturers; and two commenters (state...
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11B-805 Medical care and long-term care facilities
Lavatories are subject to Section 11B-306.3.3, Exception 1 which states: "At lavatories required to be accessible by Section 11B-213.3.4, the knee clearance shall be 27 inches (686 mm) high...
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Congressional Findings of Discrimination
Senate (91 – 6).10 Congress compiled an extensive record of the discrimination experienced by individuals with disabilities in critical areas such as employment, public accommodations, state...
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National Network of ADA Centers
factored into the discussions, nor was the distance of movement of 8” The proposed standards have a clear transfer height factored into their proposal of 17” to 19” and the advisory states...
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D. Examples of Schools to Which These Guidelines Apply
A vocational education facility operated by a State agency. 3....
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Subpart F—Health, Welfare, and Social Services
Many comments suggested requiring state social service agencies to take an active role in the enforcement of section 504 with regard to local social service providers....
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Additional Design Specifications for Requirement 1
A few commenters stated that vehicular access was not an acceptable alternative to pedestrian access....
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First Occupancy
The Act states that covered multifamily dwellings subject to the Act's accessibility requirements are those that are "for first occupancy" after March 13, 1991....
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D. Election Day Compliance Review
Copies of these checklists will be provided to the United States within twenty-one (21) days of the election....
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J. PHYSICAL CHANGES TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS
access for individuals with disabilities, the County will either (1) remove all barriers to access by people with disabilities and have the ILA confirm removal of the barriers to the United States...