While most people are familiar with guide dogs trained to assist people with blind or low vision, animals can be trained for a variety of tasks, including alerting a person to sounds in...
Search Results "Blindness"
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SERVICE ANIMALS
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Guiding Principles
The exhibit design team should include a consultant or museum staff member who is blind....
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The Market Case for Accessible Events, Meetings and Conferences
) Preliminary Report, an estimated 20.6 million adult Americans (or nearly 10% of all adult Americans) either "have trouble" seeing, even when wearing glasses or contact lenses, or are blind...
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6. Acquisition or Modification of Equipment and Devices
Cost $24.00; A blind receptionist was provided a light probe which allowed her to determine which lines on the switchboard were ringing, on hold, or in use....
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Service Animals
Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard...
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Equipment and furniture. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Other commenters representing persons who are blind or have low vision urged the Department to mandate accessibility for a wide range of equipment— including household appliances (stoves...
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Section 1194.2 Purpose (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) suggested that additional language be added that would require agencies to provide information by an alternative means at the same time the information...
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Spanish-Speaking Voters with Disabilities
National Federation of the Blind y la pagina de The Help America Vote Act This video was made possible by funding support from the Department of Health and Human Services, Administration...
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"Endless Abilities" Trailer
We went rock climbing with the blind, played soccer with quadriplegics, and swam with those with muscular dystrophy, to name a few....
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DEL Motorized Solutions Electric Roman Shades
Check out the latest and unique designs of motorized blinds and motorized shades today!...
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Policies and Procedures
A person who is blind may need assistance maneuvering through a store’s aisles....
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Usable (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Clearly, to be usable by persons with disabilities instructions must be in a form they can use: print information is not very helpful to a person who is blind and auditory information is...
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4. Providing Qualified Interpreters and Qualified Readers
must be able to convey communications effectively, accurately, and impartially, and use any necessary specialized vocabulary.8 Similarly, those serving as readers for people who are blind...
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1. Movies in American Culture
When individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or blind or have low vision, have the opportunity to attend and actually understand movies with the aid of captioning or audio description...
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R208.1 Where Required
Detectable warning surfaces are not intended to provide way finding for pedestrians who are blind or have low vision....
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10. How quickly must an employer respond to a request for reasonable accommodation?
Example B: An employee who is blind requests adaptive equipment for her computer as a reasonable accommodation....
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15. Must an employer provide reasonable accommodation so that an employee may attend training programs?
One staff member is blind and requests that materials be provided in braille. Super Trainers refuses to provide the materials in braille....
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Resources
Serving Guests who are Blind or Have Low Vision....
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FEDERAL LAWS PROTECTING THE RIGHT TO VOTE
The VRA requires election officials to allow a voter who is blind or has another disability to receive assistance from a person of the voter’s choice (other than the voter's employer or...
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A. Evaluating the Physical Accessibility of Emergency Shelters
identify barriers to people with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs or scooters or who have difficulty walking, people who are deaf or hard-of-hearing, and people who are blind...
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6. Modifications to the Functional Performance Criterion for Limited Vision
The Board proposed to increase the covered acuity range to 20/200 (or a field of vision less than 20 degrees)—which is a common legal definition of blindness—to afford more individuals with...
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Infrared Systems
Multiple channel systems are available and can be used to support descriptive video for people who are blind or simultaneous translation in multiple languages....
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Introduction
Objects that project into circulation spaces from the side or that do not provide at least 80 inches of head clearance can be extremely hazardous to people who are blind or who have low...
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General Tips for Interacting with Individuals with Disabilities
The five basic types of disabilities addressed below are: People who are blind or visually-impaired; people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind; people with mobility disabilities...
