The ADA requires hospitals to provide auxiliary aids and services when necessary to ensure effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing patients and companions....
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ADA25: #9 of 25 -- Hospital: Interpreters
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World Blind Union
The World Blind Union (WBU) is the internationally recognized organization, representing the 285 million blind and partially sighted persons in 190 member countries. ...
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Inclusion Solutions Deaf - Hard of Hearing Voting Communication Card
Simple guide for communicating with deaf or hard of hearing voters. Reference guide for deaf and hard of hearing voters on election day....
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Accessible Shared Streets: Notable Practices and Considerations for Accommodating Pedestrians with Vision Disabilities
This document reviews notable practices and considerations for accommodating pedestrians with vision disabilities on shared streets. It focuses on streets where pedestrians,...
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9. What type of reasonable accommodations may employees with hearing disabilities need?
time off in the form of accrued paid leave or unpaid leave if paid leave has been exhausted or is unavailable.[24] Example 12: Beth is deaf and requests leave as a reasonable accommodation...
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ADA25: #21 of 25 -- Text to 911
This also includes access for deaf and hard of hearing individuals to emergency 911 call centers. The NAD has long pushed for improved access to 911 centers....
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D. Accommodations for Air Travelers who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or Deaf-Blind
Carriers are responsible for ensuring that passengers with disabilities, including those with vision or hearing impairments, receive the same information in a timely manner that the...
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sComm
sComm is a worldwide leader in face-to-face communication technology for the deaf/ hard of hearing community....
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LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Headquartered in San Francisco, California, LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired provides education, training, advocacy, and community for blind individuals in California and around...
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American Academy of Audiology
The American Academy of Audiology is the world's largest professional organization of, by, and for audiologists. The active membership of more than 12,000 is dedicated to providing...
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International Hearing Society (IHS)
The International Hearing Society (IHS) is a membership association that represents hearing healthcare professionals worldwide. IHS members are engaged in the practice of testing...
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American Foundation for the Blind® AccessWorld App
This is the official app of the American Foundation for the Blind's online publication AccessWorld....
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BlindNewWorld
About BlindNewWorld BlindNewWorld is the first-ever blind awareness social change campaign, sponsored by Perkins School for the Blind, to demystify blindness and break down the barriers...
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EnChroma® Cx Explorer Lifestyle Glasses for the Color Blind
Lens: EnChroma Cx - Optical Color Blindness Correction The EnChroma Cx uses high-tech optics to enhance color before it reaches the eye, giving the color blind access to a new world of...
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Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) on Hearing Enhancement
practitioners transferring technology and knowledge to agencies, standards bodies, consumers, and the professions that can subsequently influence the communicative effectiveness of those who are deaf...
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Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP)
The Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP) believes in the capacity of people who are blind or visually impaired to achieve employment and independence....
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Lego for the Blind
The home of text-based instructions for commercially-available LEGO sets, which can be built independently by blind or visually impaired people....
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EduCAPTION
EduCAPTION is a leader in providing Broadcast Captioning Services and CART Services [Communication Access Realtime Translation] for the benefit of deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals. ...
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New Hampshire Association for the Blind
For more than 100 years the Association’s mission has been “To advance the independence of persons who are blind and visually impaired.”...
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Social Security Administration Guide: Alternate Text for Images
Social Security Administration Guide: Alternate Text for Images, Version 1.2 July 2011 Copyright The U.S. Government retains a nonexclusive, royalty-free license to...
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FamilyConnect
FamilyConnect is an online, multimedia community created by the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the National Association of Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI...
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The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute
research to develop new diagnostic procedures and treatments for visual and other sensory disorders, and engineering research to produce better techniques for aid and rehabilitation of the blind...
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American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
ASHA is the national professional, scientific, and credentialing association for 182,000 members and affiliates who are audiologists; speech-language pathologists; speech, language,...
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The Audio Description Project: An Initiative of the American Council of the Blind
The mission of the American Council of the Blind's (ACB) Audio Description Project (ADP) is to promote and advocate for the use of high-quality Audio Description in television, movies, performing...
