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NavCog Navigation iPhone App
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Separate Pathways for Pedestrians and Bicyclists
Separate Pathways for Pedestrians and Bicyclists An organization representing individuals who are blind and have low-vision stated that ‘‘all shared use paths present an unacceptable...
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Feature 2 - Routes to the Building Entrance
It is important to note that people who are blind or have low vision may use all routes -- not only the accessible ones -- that lead to a building....
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Introduction
increasingly congested intersections and complex signalization schemes often fail to provide adequate non-visual information for crossing analysis and decisions by pedestrians who are blind...
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A. Purpose and Objective of the Final Rule Relative to Movie Theaters Categorized as Small
Thus, patrons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or blind or have low vision, are often shut out from the movie-going experience and cannot fully take part in movie-going outings with family...
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Issue: Effective Communication
In addition, city governments often fail to provide materials in alternate formats (Braille, large print, or audio cassettes) to individuals who are blind or have low vision....
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Significant alternatives which minimize any significant economic impacts on small entities
blended transitions are provided at pedestrian street crossings, detectable warning surfaces indicate the boundary between a pedestrian route and a vehicular route for pedestrians who are blind...
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Shared Streets
Shared streets are difficult for pedestrians who are blind or have low vision to navigate because of the absence of curbs and clearly delineated sidewalks.45 The Pedestrian Accessibility...
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5. What does it mean for auxiliary aids and services to be provided in “accessible formats, in a timely manner, and in such a way as to protect the privacy and independence” of a student with a disability?
For example, if a blind student is not able to read Braille, then provision of written material in Braille would not be accessible for that student....
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LookTel Money Reader
It enables visually impaired or blind users to quickly and easily identify and count bills....
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Ask T-Base
Ask T-Base provides the ability for you to ask us anything related to communicating accessibly with your blind and low vision customers...
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b. Problem: Documents Are Not Posted In an Accessible Format
But PDF documents, or those in other image based formats, are often not accessible to blind people who use screen readers and people with low vision who use text enlargement programs or...
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R209.1 General
., audible tones and vibrotactile surfaces) to pedestrians who are blind or have low vision....
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Education for All Handicapped Children Act/Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
. — History of Blindness in Iowa archives...
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On-Site Readers
On-site readers can also help participants complete evaluation forms in real-time, by serving as reader-scribes for individuals who are blind or have low vision....
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Christian Blind Mission (CBM)
CBM is an international Christian development organisation, committed to improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in the poorest communities of the world. Based...
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PROVIDING ACCESSIBLE VOTING SYSTEMS AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
COMMUNICATION HAVA requires jurisdictions conducting federal elections to have a voting system (such as the actual voting machines) that is accessible, including to citizens who are blind...
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2. Written Communications
Accessing written communications may be difficult for people who are blind or have low vision and individuals with other disabilities....
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14. Does an employer have to provide reasonable accommodation to enable an employee with a disability to have equal access to information communicated in the workplace to non-disabled employees?
Example A: An employee who is blind has adaptive equipment for his computer that integrates him into the network with other employees, thus allowing communication via electronic mail and...
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Chapter 7: Interacting with People with Disabilities
Person with a disability Handicapped or deformed Person who is deaf The deaf Person who is blind...
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Protruding Objects and Outdoor Recreation Access Routes
recreation access route from the side or from overhead can be hazardous to people who are paying more attention to their companions than the travel route, as well as to people who are blind...
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III-3.4200 Right to participate in the regular program
ILLUSTRATION: A museum cannot exclude a person who is blind from a tour because of assumptions about his or her inability to appreciate and benefit from the tour experience....
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Braille (Advisory Guidance)
Some persons who are blind rely on the use of Braille in order to obtain information that is typically provided in print....
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4.Other Funding Sources
4.Other Funding Sources State or local vocational rehabilitation agencies and State Commissions for the Blind can provide financial assistance for equipment and accommodations for their...
