Therefore, for example, the employer cannot ask how the individual lost the leg or whether the loss of the leg is indicative of an underlying impairment....
Search Results "Speech Impairment"
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Section 1630.14(a) Pre-employment Inquiry
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"Wheelchair" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department proposes the following definition of "wheelchair" in § 35.104: "Wheelchair means a device designed solely for use by an individual with a mobility impairment for the primary...
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SECTION 504 OF THE REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973 POLICY INTERPRETATION NO. 4
Policy Interpretation: Carrying is an unacceptable method for achieving program accessibility for mobility impaired persons except in two cases....
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233 Residential Facilities
Requirements for residential facilities address access for persons with disabilities, including persons with mobility impairments and those who are deaf or hard of hearing....
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Guest Rooms with Communication Features
Commenters suggested that the requirements for scoping and dispersion of guest rooms for persons with mobility impairments and guest rooms with communication features are too complex for...
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705 Detectable Warnings
The original ADAAG included a requirement for detectable warnings on the surface of curb ramps to provide a tactile cue for persons with vision impairments of the boundary between sidewalks...
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307 Protruding Objects
Objects mounted on walls and posts can be hazardous to persons with vision impairments unless treated according to the specifications in section 307 for protruding objects....
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Summary
testing is recommended for arriving at more accurate transfer surface dimensions and design features to insure usability for a broad diversity of users, including individuals with mobility impairments...
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DOT Response
We recognize that the situation of paratransit service to a person with dementia or another severe cognitive impairment presents unique problems....
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Public Education
at each of the Supervisor's Offices and by demonstrating it at least twice annually at meetings of organizations that serve the Palm Beach County's citizens who are blind or have vision impairments...
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2.7 Comparing Visual Detection Rates and High Conspicuity Ratings for Detectable Warnings
To the extent that the sample of participants in this study is representative of pedestrians with visual impairments, the data shown in Figure 34 through Figure 37 may be used to choose...
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Tactile Models with Audio Description
Visitors with visual impairments desire the opportunities for tactile exploration of objects that are meaningful to the interpretive experience....
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Paragraph (h) Non-interference with hearing technologies (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Persons with hearing impairments uniformly supported this provision. Manufacturers, however, said it posed problems with respect to wireless telephones....
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1. The ADA
The statute defines auxiliary aids and services to include “qualified interpreters or other effective methods of making aurally delivered materials available to individuals with hearing impairments...
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31. Academic adjustments
Paragraph (c) of this section, concerning the administration of course examinations to students with impaired sensory, manual, or speaking skills, parallels the regulation's provisions on...
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1022.9 Stairway identification signs
"Floor Identification Signs" are for routine wayfinding use by vision-impaired persons who use the stairs, and these are required at all enclosed stairways of multi-story buildings. ...
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Function Keys
The requirements for speech output will ensure that such questions are accessible to users with vision impairments. Response....
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5. Q: Recently a job applicant for a police officer's job came into the police department with fingers that were visibly impaired. The police department required that he demonstrate that he could pull the trigger on the police issue firearm and reload it before a conditional job offer was made. Did this violate the ADA?
A: No. If an individual has a "known" disability that would reasonably appear to interfere with or prevent performance of job functions, that person may be asked to demonstrate how...
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Acoustical Society of America (ASA)
., Concert Hall Design) Speech and Hearing Music Noise and Noise Control Noise Effects Animal Bioacoustics Structural Acoustics and Vibration...
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Easterseals Southeastern Pennsylvania
Our services include Approved Private School, special classrooms, summer programs, Assistive technology, early intervention programs and various outpatient speech, physical and occupational...
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Ability Found
Professional Service Providers are typically physical, occupational and speech therapists, but can also be physicians, nurses, case managers and government service workers....
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Easter Seals Massachusetts
Our occupational, physical and speech therapists, assistive technology specialists, as well as our youth, employment and transition teams are experts in their fields and provide services...
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6. What happens if the public school district thinks that providing a particular auxiliary aid or service would result in a fundamental alteration in the nature of a service, program, or activity, or an undue financial and administrative burden?
take other steps that would not result in such an alteration or such burdens but would nevertheless ensure that, to the maximum extent possible, the individual with a hearing, vision, or speech...
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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....
