If possible, put yourself at the wheelchair user's eye level. Do not lean on a wheelchair or any other assistive device. Never patronize people who use...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals with Mobility Impairments
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4.31.5* EQUIPMENT FOR HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE
Telephones shall be equipped with a receiver that generates a magnetic field in the area of the receiver cap. Volume controls shall be provided in accordance with 4.1.2.
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7. Are there any other instances when an employer may ask an employee with a hearing impairment about her condition?
Are there any other instances when an employer may ask an employee with a hearing impairment about her condition? Yes....
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Use of Segways® and Similar Devices by Individuals with a Mobility Impairment in GSA-Controlled Federal Facilities
Agency: General Services Administration Action: Notice of Interim Policy Summary: The General Services Administration (GSA) recognizes that some persons with mobility impairments...
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3. Does the ADA require an applicant to disclose that she has or had a hearing impairment or some other disability before accepting a job offer?
Does the ADA require an applicant to disclose that she has or had a hearing impairment or some other disability before accepting a job offer? No. ...
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16. What should an employer do when another federal law prohibits it from hiring anyone with a hearing impairment?
What should an employer do when another federal law prohibits it from hiring anyone with a hearing impairment?...
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Differences in Perspectives between Designers/Photographers and Visually Impaired Occupants
In 1995, the Rural National Institute for the Blind in the U.K. published Building Sight: A Handbook of Building and Interior Design Solutions to include the needs of visually impaired persons...
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382.53 What information must carriers give individuals with a vision or hearing impairment at airports?
382.53 What information must carriers give individuals with a vision or hearing impairment at airports?...
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NYC Board of Elections: Video 3 - Accessibility Clerk Responsibilities
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8. Q: What steps should officers follow to communicate effectively with an individual who is blind or visually impaired?
Officers must read out loud in full any documents that a person who is blind or visually impaired needs to sign....
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9.1.3 Sleeping Accommodations for Persons with Hearing Impairments
In addition to those accessible sleeping rooms and suites required by 9.1.2, sleeping rooms and suites that comply with 9.3 (Visual Alarms, Notification Devices, and Telephones)...
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6. When may an employer ask an employee if a hearing impairment, or some other medical condition, may be causing her performance problems?
When may an employer ask an employee if a hearing impairment, or some other medical condition, may be causing her performance problems?...
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Re: Very interesting insight
I love how humor is used to highlight important issues in the walking environment for visually impaired individuals. It really brings attention to the challenges they face....
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382.119 What information must carriers give individuals with vision or hearing impairment on aircraft?
382.119 What information must carriers give individuals with vision or hearing impairment on aircraft?...
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382.43 Must information and reservation services of carriers be accessible to individuals with hearing impairments?
382.43 Must information and reservation services of carriers be accessible to individuals with hearing impairments?...
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NYC Board of Elections: Video 4 - Accessibility Maintenance
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21. Q: Do we have to help children take off and put on their leg braces and provide similar types of assistance to children with mobility impairments?
Q: Do we have to help children take off and put on their leg braces and provide similar types of assistance to children with mobility impairments? A: Generally, yes....
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RETURNING HOME
If a ramp has been destroyed, an individual with a mobility impairment will be unable to get into and out of the house....
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5. What may an employer do when it learns that an applicant has or had a hearing impairment after she has been offered a job but before she starts working?
What may an employer do when it learns that an applicant has or had a hearing impairment after she has been offered a job but before she starts working?...
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Tips for Communicating with Individuals Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
Speak to the individual when you approach him or her. State clearly who you are; speak in a normal tone of voice. When conversing in a group, remember to...
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Test A (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The preamble indicated that impairments are not necessarily excluded from the definition of "disability" simply because they are temporary, but that the duration, or expected duration, of...
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III-2.4000 Substantial limitation of a major life activity
When does an impairment "substantially limit" a major life activity? There is no absolute standard for determining when an impairment is a substantial limitation....
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II-2.4000 Substantial limitation of a major life activity
When does an impairment "substantially limit" a major life activity? There is no absolute standard for determining when an impairment is a substantial limitation....
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Regulations about Ticket Sales
But aren't phone or online ticket sales required to meet the needs of people with hearing and vision impairments? ...