Waukegan Police Department’s Policy Statement on Effective Communication with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing [Attachment C] and distribute to all police officers the Guide for Law...
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LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
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H. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Sheriff’s Office’s Policy Statement on Effective Communication with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Attachment D, and distribute to all sheriff department officers the Guide for Law...
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H. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION
Sheriff’s Office’s Policy Statement on Effective Communication with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Attachment D, and distribute to all sheriff department officers the Guide for Law...
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Attachment D
GUIDE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS When In Contact With People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing As a law enforcement officer, you can expect to come into contact with people who are...
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Commonly Asked Questions About the Americans with Disabilities Act and Law Enforcement
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT...
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5. Q: What are some common problems that people with disabilities have with law enforcement?
Training, sensitivity, and awareness will help to ensure equitable treatment of individuals with disabilities as well as effective law enforcement....
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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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8. Q: What steps should officers follow to communicate effectively with an individual who is blind or visually impaired?
A: It is important for officers to identify themselves and to state clearly and completely any directions or instructions -- including any information that is posted viually....
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Public entities may not discriminate or impose eligibility criteria to screen out people with disabilities
Example of how local law enforcement, corrections, and justice system leaders have facilitated compliance with this obligation: Trained and supervised corrections staff to...
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Attachment E: GUIDE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
When In Contact With People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing As a law enforcement officer, you can expect to come into contact with people who are deaf or hard of hearing....
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Issue: Law Enforcement Policies, Practices, and Procedures
Common Problem: When dealing with persons with disabilities, law enforcement agencies often fail to modify policies, practices, or procedures in a variety of law enforcement settings...
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2. Q: How does the ADA affect my law enforcement duties?
Law enforcement agencies are covered because they are programs of State or local governments, regardless of whether they receive Federal grants or other Federal funds....
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7. Q: What procedures should law enforcement officers follow to arrest and transport a person who uses a wheelchair?
A: Standard transport practices may be dangerous for many people with mobility disabilities. Officers should use caution not to harm an individual or damage his or her wheelchair....
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III-1.8200 Other Federal and State laws
III−1.8200 Other Federal and State laws....
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4. Q: But to limit the police department's liability, I need to get a medical approval that it's o.k. for a job applicant to take the physical fitness test. Doesn't the ADA create a catch-22 for police departments?
A: No, the ADA's prohibition on medical exams does not make it illegal for a police department to ask an applicant to provide a certification from a doctor that he or she can safely...
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3. Q: I know I can't give a job applicant a medical exam before a conditional job offer is made. But what about physical agility and physical fitness tests?
A: You can give job applicants tests measuring an applicant's ability to perform job-related tasks or physical fitness tests (tests measuring performance of running, lifting, etc.)...
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9. Q: Do police personnel need to take special precautions when providing emergency medical services to someone who has HIV or AIDS?
A: Persons with HIV or AIDS should be treated just like any other person requiring medical attention. In fact, emergency medical service providers are required routinely to...
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16. Q: What is a TDD and does every police station have to have one?
A: A telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) is a device used by individuals with hearing or speech disabilities to communicate on the telephone. A TDD is a keyboard with a...
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23. Q: What types of modifications in law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures does the ADA require?
A: The ADA requires law enforcement agencies to make reasonable modifications in their policies, practices, and procedures that are necessary to ensure accessibility for individuals with...
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ENFORCING AGENCY
[DSA-AC] The designated department or agency as specified by statute or regulation.
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§ 36.103(c) Other laws.
(c) Other laws....
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Marlee Matlin On Deaf And Police Interaction
is deaf and the wife of a police officer, teamed up with ACLU and advocacy group HEARD, on an American Sign Language video to ensure deaf people know their rights when interacting with law...
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Ensure that communication with people with disabilities is as effective as communication with people without disabilities
Example of how local law enforcement, corrections, and justice system leaders have facilitated compliance with this obligation: Trained staff and officers to use effective...
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Sec.36.103(c) Other laws
(c) Other laws....