Thus, in the example provided above, alternative means of access for an individual who is blind might mean providing a hard copy description of the information in Braille or providing an...
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B.6.ii. - If an agency determines that the acquisition of EIT that meets the applicable technical provisions of the Access Board’s standards would impose an undue burden, does it have any remaining obligations under Section 508?
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407.8 Audio Signaling (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The section is intended to address the needs of individuals with hearing impairments in the same way that proposed 407.7 addresses the needs of persons who have color blindness....
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Signage
Result: People who are blind or visually impaired are trained to look in a consistent location for tactile signs....
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Effective Communication Provisions
For example: In a lunchroom or restaurant, reading the menu to a person who is blind allows that person to decide what dish to order....
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Accessible Routes Throughout the Museum
Some people who are blind or have low vision use canes to detect barriers that jut into the path of travel, whether along the accessible route or any other circulation path....
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Low Vision Part 5: How Can Family Members Help a Loved One With Low Vision?
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding...
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1.2 Background
Detectable warning surfaces are intended primarily to provide a tactile cue to pedestrians who are blind or have visual impairments....
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Providing Auxiliary Aids and Services
To provide effective communication for participants who are deaf or have hearing loss or who are blind or have low vision, meeting organizers may need to provide auxiliary aids and services...
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Introduction
There is only one problem… you are blind....
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G.9. - Are agency purchases from Javits-Wagner-O'Day (JWOD) Act nonprofit agencies employing people who are blind or severely disabled (NIB/NISH) or Federal Prison Industries ("FPI," also known as UNICOR) exempt from Section 508?
No. Agency purchases from NIB/NISH and FPI are treated as procurements and are subject to Section 508. For EIT products and services where NIB/NISH and FPI are mandatory sources,...
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What is a "reasonable accommodation"?
include: physical changes, such as installing a ramp or modifying a workspace or restroom; sign language interpreters for people who are deaf or readers for people who are blind...
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Issue 7: Repair/replacement (put it back right!)
When the APS is not correctly installed, there is a risk that a person who is blind will cross a street with the wrong WALK indication or in the wrong direction....
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a. Problem: Images Without Text Equivalents
Blind people, those with low vision, and people with other disabilities that affect their ability to read a computer display often use different technologies so they can access the information...
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The IDEA includes 13 disability categories: autism, deaf‐blindness, deafness, emotional disturbance, hearing impairment, intellectual disability, multiple disabilities, orthopedic impairment...
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G. Completing the Survey and Checklist
Some sections of the checklist are divided into two parts, one for individuals with a mobility disability and the other for individuals who are blind or who have low vision....
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Cassette Recordings (Advisory Guidance)
Some persons who are blind or who have learning disabilities may require documentation on audio cassettes. Audio materials can be produced commercially or in-house....
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382.3 What do the terms in this rule mean?
enough to cover individuals who are hard of hearing, deaf, or deaf-blind....
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Low Vision Part 4: How Can People With Low Vision Maintain a Positive Outlook?
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding...
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Low Vision Part 2: What Can I Do if I Have Low Vision?
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding...
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Low Vision Part 1: What Is Low Vision?
National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Eye Institute’s mission is to “conduct and support research, training, health information dissemination, and other programs with respect to blinding...
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Guidance for Conducting Physical Functional Assessments for ADA Paratransit Eligibility
production, administration and scoring of the functional assessment, the development and validation of a functional cognitive test, an environmental barrier analysis for individuals who are blind...
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Hallways
A voter who is blind walks along a corridor with wall-mounted objects that are not protruding objects because they do not protrude more than 4 inches from the wall, are mounted above 80...
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Section 36.303(g)(1) Audio Description
Description” In the NPRM, the Department used the term “audio description” to refer to the spoken description of information describing the visual elements of a movie to an individual who is blind...
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Accessible Presentation of Meeting Content
Accessible exchange of information for people who are blind or have low vision may require that printed materials are provided in alternate formats (e.g., Braille, large print, on CD) or...