descriptions are used in exhibits, the online versions should also offer text files of descriptions, which are necessary to drive a refreshable Braille device, critical to users who are deaf-blind...
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Appropriate Situational Applications of Technology
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Texas Health and Human Services (HHS): Blind Children's Vocational Discovery and Development Program (BCVDDP)
Each year, hundreds of Texas families turn to Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) for information and support for their children who are blind or visually impaired....
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When does an impairment “substantially limit” a major life activity?
Example 1: A person who is deaf is substantially limited in the major life activity of hearing....
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Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
A police officer uses written notes and hand gestures to tell a man who is deaf to evacuate. A family, including a woman with a service animal, arrives at a shelter....
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Paragraph (h) (Advisory Guidance)
Include individuals who are deaf or who have speech disabilities in the subject populations that are used to develop voice recognition algorithms, so that the algorithms will better accommodate...
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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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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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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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Examples of Preferred Terms regarding People with Disabilities
wheelchair bound She has a disability She is crippled A person who has a speech disability A person who is hard of hearing A person who is deaf...
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A. Purpose of the Rule
jurisdiction in the United States, all movie theaters must ensure that they meet those requirements by providing closed movie captioning and audio description upon request to all patrons who are deaf...
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Disability Savvy Quiz
When offering assistance to a person who is blind, which of the following are false? Speak directly facing the person. Your voice will orient the person....
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1. Purpose and Need for Rule and Scope of Regulatory Assessment
Thus, some persons who are deaf or hard of hearing, or blind or have low vision, still cannot fully take part in movie-going outings with family or friends, join in social conversations...
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Chapter 1 GENERAL INFORMATION
and design criteria are based on the needs of people defined by one of the following five general categories: The Five General Categories of Disabilities Mobility Blind...
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Master the Skill of Giving Quick Information on How Best to Assist You
I’m blind, let me take your left arm above the elbow and I’ll follow you out. I need to hang on to you, I have poor balance, but I can walk steps....
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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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"Auxiliary Aids and Services" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, in paragraph (1) of the definition in § 35.104, the Department proposed replacing the term ‘‘telecommunications devices for deaf persons (TDD)’’ with the term ‘‘text telephones...
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T-Base Communications Alternate Format Company
Mission Statement To be the full-service accessible communications department to large enterprise and government entities helping them communicate securely with their blind, low vision...
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NavCog Navigation iPhone App
NavCog is an iPhone app, created by Carnegie Mellon University Cognitive Assistance Laboratory, aimed specifically for the blind to help those people “explore” the world without vision. ...
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SERVICE ANIMALS
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...
