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 useless to a person who is deaf...
Search Results "RID: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf"
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Usable (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Examples of Contractor Cases
An applicant who was deaf in one ear was rejected for an aircraft mechanic job because the company feared that his impairment might cause a future workers' compensation claim....
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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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Visible Alarms
Newly constructed buildings and facilities merely are required to provide wiring so that visible alarm systems can be added as needed to accommodate employees who are deaf or hard of hearing...
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II. INVESTIGATION AND FINDINGS
Complainant J.P. is deaf and as such, is an individual with a “disability” within the meaning of the ADA. 42 U.S.C. § 12102; 28 C.F.R. § 36.104. 7....
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A. Evaluating the Physical Accessibility of Emergency Shelters
community plans to use in an emergency and identify barriers to people with disabilities, including people who use wheelchairs or scooters or who have difficulty walking, people who are deaf...
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Maintaining Accessibility in Museum Programs
They should also know about the telephone relay system for people who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have speech disabilities and be prepared to use it correctly....
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410.6 Real-Time Text Functionality (Section-by-Section Analysis)
the Advisory Committee and the Board believe that RTT represents an important technological advance that provides an equivalent alternative to voice communications for persons who are deaf...
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Tips on Completing Emergency Health Information
I am deaf and not fluent in English, I will need an ASL interpreter. I read only very simple English. Try using gestures. I am hard of hearing....
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Alertus Alert Beacons®
Affordable: A fraction of the cost of a conventional voice PA system with no recurring fees ADA Compliant: Notifies everyone using both visible and audible alerts to accommodate the deaf...
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QuickCaption
Realtime Captioning converts the spoken word into instant text and has quickly become the new standard for the deaf or hearing-impaired community and for institutions seeking compliance...
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Canine Companions for Independence®
Hearing Teams - alert the deaf and hard of hearing to important sounds....
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Beyond the Snapshot: The Role of the Professional Archivist
Finally, there is the artistic interpretation of tradition. Every culture and every couple has specific rituals that carry deep meaning....
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Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
Pursuant to this purpose, BANA will promulgate rules, make interpretations, and render opinions pertaining to braille codes and guidelines for the provisions of literary and technical materials...
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There is some confusion about whether the “accessible path” that is required means there must be an accessible path from the EVSE (charger) to the facility/building at which the station is installed, or whether the accessible path is just from the parking spot to the EVSE (charger). If the prior is enforced, it could increase the costs of installing EVSE in some instances. What is the correct interpretation of “accessible path”?
RESPONSE: The term used in the CBC is “accessible route.” EVCS required by CBC Chapter 11B to be accessible must have both, an accessible route to the facility entrance (see CBC...
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California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
2013, the Department has housed the Fair Employment and Housing Council (FEH Council), a body that issues regulations to ensure that the FEHA and other laws enforced by the Department are interpreted...
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B. TTYs & Telephone Relay Services
TTYs & Telephone Relay Services A TTY is a device that is used in conjunction with a telephone to communicate with persons who are deaf, who are hard of hearing, or who have speech...
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23. Q: What types of modifications in law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures does the ADA require?
Example: A department modifies its regular practice of handcuffing arrestees behind their backs, and instead handcuffs deaf individuals in front in order for the person to sign or write...
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B. Proposed 255 Guidelines
This proposed requirement would allow people who are deaf or hard of hearing to have faster and more natural conversations than the current text-messaging functionality....
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Introduction
The ADA Standards are designed to make lodging facilities usable by persons with a wide variety of disabilities, including persons who are blind or who have low vision, persons who are deaf...
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Electronic and information technology (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
In addition, the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) requested that public address systems, alarm systems, and two-way communications systems such as intercoms be expressly included as...
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II-7.1100 Primary consideration
Some individuals who were deaf at birth or who lost their hearing before acquiring language, for example, use sign language as their primary form of communication and may be uncomfortable...
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7.7 Evaluations, Discipline and Discharge
employer must provide an employee with a disability with reasonable accommodation necessary to enable the employee to participate in the evaluation process (for example, counseling or an interpreter...
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3.5 Some Examples of Reasonable Accommodation
or modified work schedules; obtaining or modifying equipment or devices; modifying examinations, training materials or policies; providing qualified readers and interpreters...
