___________________________________________________ 6/25/1938 The Wagner-O’Day Act is passed, requiring all federal agencies to purchase specified products made by people who are blind...
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LARGE AREA ASSISTIVE LISTENING SYSTEMS (ALS): REVIEW AND RECOMMENDATIONS
., CCC-A Faye Erickson, MA, CCC-A Lexington School for the Deaf/Center for the Deaf Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Hearing Enhancement 30th Ave and 75th St...
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BACKGROUND
Following the compliance review, the United States determined that www.peapod.com is not accessible to some individuals with disabilities, including individuals who are blind or have low...
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Check-In and Check-Out Procedures
Many hotels have found it helpful to have a package prepared for guests who are blind or who have low vision....
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602.4 Alternate Formats for Non-electronic Support Documentation
Alternate formats usable by individuals who are blind or have low vision shall be provided upon request for support documentation in non-electronic formats....
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The Participants
Thirty six participants were blind (18 blind since birth, 18 adventitious); 33 had low vision (18 low vision since birth, 15 became low vision); and 23 had normal or corrected normal vision...
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11. Protruding Objects in the Circulation Path
11. ...since blind persons and persons with low vision can walk on any sidewalks, are all sidewalks and walkways free of any objects (i.e.: fire extinguishers, wall mounted lights, electrical...
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Accessible AlertSanDiego
Accessible AlertSanDiego for American Sign Language (ASL) provides emergency notifications to residents of San Diego County who are deaf, blind, hard of hearing, and deaf/blind before, during...
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4. What factors should a public school district consider in determining what auxiliary aids or services are necessary to afford qualified students with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, the public school’s services, programs, or activities?
place. 28 When determining the appropriate method of communication, schools must make an individualized determination and cannot assume, for example, that simply because a student is deaf...
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Additional Acknowledgements
Team wishes to thank a number of organizations and individuals who have provided input and comment on the creation of this guide, including: Lou Ann Blake, Managing Editor, Journal of Blindness...
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13. Do not mention someone’s disability unless it is essential to the story.
The fact that someone is blind or uses a wheelchair may or may not be relevant to the article you are writing....
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A. BACKGROUND
Michael Byington, the president of the Kansas Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired. Mr....
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Ensuring Online Files and Documents are Accessible
Documents and online content should be accessible and optimized for screen readers and other assistive technologies used by people who are blind or have low vision, as well as people with...
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H. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Within three (3) months of the entry of this Consent Decree, the County will implement the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Policy Statement on Effective Communication with People Who are Deaf...
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H. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Within three (3) months of the entry of this Consent Decree, the County will implement the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office’s Policy Statement on Effective Communication with People Who are Deaf...
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"Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) Services'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The video phone provides video transmission to a video monitor that permits the individual who is deaf or hard of hearing to view and sign to a video interpreter (i.e., a live interpreter...
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Section 1193.33 Information, documentation and training [1193.25 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The American Council of the Blind (ACB) commented that the provision as proposed was unclear if alternate formats must be available at no additional charge....
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Issue 15: Installation Errors Increase Risk
After the interpreter signed that information in the pedestrian’s palm, the user shook his head sadly and signed back: “I am 100% deaf. I am 100% blind. I need the signal to vibrate.”...
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C2-2. Undersides of Exterior Stairs
Are the undersides of exterior stairs enclosed or protected with a cane detectable barrier so that people who are blind or have low vision will not hit their heads on the underside?...
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ADA OBLIGATIONS AND ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY THE CITY AND PPD
, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind, PPD will provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services, such as qualified sign language, oral, or tactile interpreters; videophones; and TTYs, free of...
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G. What are Detectable Warnings, Why are They Required, and Where Must They be Provided?
Detectable warnings are intended to function much like stop signs for pedestrians who are blind or have low vision....
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Is Identification of the Path(s) to the Means of Egress Necessary?
Once notified, people who are deaf or hard of hearing can read and follow standard exit and directional signs....
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II-9.2000 Complaints.
ILLUSTRATION: A county court system is found by a Federal court to have violated title II of the ADA by excluding a blind individual from a jury because of his blindness....
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Convenience Food Restaurants
The Department of Justice (DOJ) has required restaurants to accept orders at pick-up windows when the communications system is not accessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing....
