N.J. Admin. Code § 13:13-4.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 9, May 6, 2024

Section 13:13-4.12 - Examples of reasonable accommodation

(a) Accommodations that may be reasonable in a particular situation include, but are not limited to:

1. Permitting the use of service or guide animals, other than dogs, that are individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of a person with a disability;

2. Making reasonable structural alterations such as:

i. Repositioning shelves or telephones;

ii. Rearranging furniture and equipment;

iii. Installing accessible door hardware;

iv. Adding raised markings on elevator control buttons;

v. Installing flashing alarm lights;

vi. Widening doors and installing offset hinges to widen doorways; and/or

vii. Installing an accessible paper cup dispenser at an existing inaccessible water fountain;

3. Providing at least one accessible restroom for each sex or an accessible single unisex restroom, and making alterations such as the following to ensure accessibility:

i. Installing grab bars in toilet stalls;

ii. Rearranging toilet partitions to increase maneuvering space;

iii. Insulating lavatory pipes under sinks to prevent burns;

iv. Installing a raised toilet seat;

v. Installing a full-length bathroom mirror; and/or

vi. Repositioning the paper towel dispenser in a bathroom;

4. Creating designated accessible parking spaces;

5. Installing vehicle hand controls;

6. Providing an accessible check-out aisle or modifying policies and practices to ensure that an equivalent level of convenient service is provided to a person with a disability as is provided to others. If only one check-out aisle is accessible, and it is generally used for express service, one way of providing equivalent service is to allow persons with mobility impairments to make all their purchases at that aisle;

7. Providing auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication, such as:

i. Qualified, effective interpreters, notetakers, computer-aided transcription services, written materials, accessible telephones, including telephone handset amplifiers, assistive listening devices or systems, telephones compatible with hearing aids, closed caption decoders, open and closed captioning, "telecommunications devices for deaf persons" (TDD's), and videotext displays or alternate effective means for decoding captions to facilitate television use by people with impaired hearing;

ii. Qualified readers, Brailled materials and versions of books, books and materials on audio cassettes, large print materials, screen reader software; magnification software; optical readers; secondary auditory programs (SAP); and/or

iii. Other specialized equipment or devices;

8. Providing wheelchair seating spaces and seats with removable aisle-side arm rests that permit people who use wheelchairs to sit with family members or other companions and that are located so that the seats:

i. Are dispersed throughout the seating area;

ii. Provide lines of sight and choice of admission prices comparable to what is available to members of the general public; and

iii. Adjoin an accessible route that also serves as a means of egress in case of emergency;

9. Offering examinations or courses in a place and manner accessible to people with disabilities or offering alternate accessible arrangements; such accommodations shall include making reasonable modifications to the time permitted for completion of an examination or course; and/or

10. To the extent reasonable, ensuring that the path of travel to the areas of the facility where goods or services are made available to the general public, and to the restrooms, telephones, and drinking fountains, are readily accessible to and useable by people with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs; this may include, but shall not be limited to:

i. Providing accessible entrances, walks and sidewalks, curb ramps and other interior or exterior pedestrian ramps, clear floor paths through lobbies, corridors, rooms, and other areas, parking access aisles, and accessible elevators and lifts;

ii. Remodeling merchandise display areas in a department store;

iii. Replacing an inaccessible floor surface and/or removing high pile, low density carpeting; and/or

iv. Eliminating a turnstile or providing an alternative accessible path.

N.J. Admin. Code § 13:13-4.12

New Rule, R.2001 d.480, effective 12/17/2001.
See: 33 N.J.R. 1852(a), 33 N.J.R. 4380(b).
Amended by R.2012 d.039, effective 2/21/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 149(a), 44 N.J.R. 505(a).
In (a)6, inserted ". If only one check-out aisle is accessible, and it is generally used for express service, one way of providing equivalent service is to allow persons with mobility impairments to make all their purchases at that aisle"; and in (a)7ii, deleted "and" preceding "large", and substituted ", screen reader software; magnification software; optical readers; secondary auditory programs (SAP);" for a semicolon.