Americans with Disabilities Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2273 ... September 20, 26, 1989U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 - 524 páginas |
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... housing , public accommodations , education , transportation , communication ,
recreation , institutionalization , health services , voting , and access to public
services ; ( 4 ) unlike individuals who have experienced discrimination on the
basis ...
... housing , public accommodations , education , transportation , communication ,
recreation , institutionalization , health services , voting , and access to public
services ; ( 4 ) unlike individuals who have experienced discrimination on the
basis ...
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FOR THESE REASONS , I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM OUR
WITNESSES TODAY AS THEY SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE THEIR
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE ON THIS ISSUE . WE MAY THEN MOVE
FORWARD ...
FOR THESE REASONS , I LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM OUR
WITNESSES TODAY AS THEY SHARE WITH THE COMMITTEE THEIR
EXPERIENCE AND KNOWLEDGE ON THIS ISSUE . WE MAY THEN MOVE
FORWARD ...
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I urge each of you to examine the experiences of Milwaukee , Fond du lac , and
Madison closely . I think you will find them to be models of successful local
initiatives . We should frame our requirements in such a way to encourage such
flexible ...
I urge each of you to examine the experiences of Milwaukee , Fond du lac , and
Madison closely . I think you will find them to be models of successful local
initiatives . We should frame our requirements in such a way to encourage such
flexible ...
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From your experience within UMTA , what would you say is the reliability of these
lift mechanisms ? Mr . CLINE . We do not have specific statistics that indicate the
failure rates of lifts . From my personal experience with several transit systems ...
From your experience within UMTA , what would you say is the reliability of these
lift mechanisms ? Mr . CLINE . We do not have specific statistics that indicate the
failure rates of lifts . From my personal experience with several transit systems ...
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But I would mention that the usage that it is incurring in Denver is not indicative of
what a normal , intercity - type coach would incur . So there will need to be ,
obviously , further analysis on that lift besides the Denver experience . Mr .
MINETA .
But I would mention that the usage that it is incurring in Denver is not indicative of
what a normal , intercity - type coach would incur . So there will need to be ,
obviously , further analysis on that lift besides the Denver experience . Mr .
MINETA .
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| Título | Americans with Disabilities Act: Hearings Before the Subcommittee on Surface Transportation of the Committee on Public Works and Transportation, House of Representatives, One Hundred First Congress, First Session, on H.R. 2273 ... September 20, 26, 1989 |
| Autor | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Public Works and Transportation. Subcommittee on Surface Transportation |
| Editor | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1990 |
| Largo | 524 páginas |
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