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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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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 perform...
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Example: One Step Entry Police Station
Example The town's police station has one step at the public entrance and there is no accessible entrance available....
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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?
Example: Police are called to a shopping mall to assist a teenager who has cut his hand and is bleeding profusely....
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Marlee Matlin On Deaf And Police Interaction
When police officers don't realize deaf and hard of hearing people can't hear them, it has led to police officers brutally assaulting deaf people and other tragedies. ...
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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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19. Q: Does the ADA require all police stations to be accessible to people with disabilities?
Example: A police station in a small town is inaccessible to individuals with mobility disabilities....
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ADA25: #14 of 25 -- Police
CAROLINE: Today, we will talk about ADA rights and the police. Even though they are required to follow the ADA, the police present a particularly sticky situation for the ADA....
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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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5. Q: What are some common problems that people with disabilities have with law enforcement?
Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, or who have speech disabilities or mental retardation, or who are blind or visually impaired may not recognize or be able to respond to police...
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS
Department of Justice Civil Rights Division Disability Rights Section QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS The...
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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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Commonly Asked Questions About the Americans with Disabilities Act and Law Enforcement
U.S. 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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Public entities may not discriminate or impose eligibility criteria to screen out people with disabilities
Public entities may not: Use methods of program administration, including written rules and agency practices that have a discriminatory effect on people with...
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Crisis Response
Crisis Response: Through settlement agreements with the Department, police departments in Portland and Seattle trained additional officers to serve on Crisis Intervention Teams (CIT). ...
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15. Q: When would an officer use an assistive listening device as a communication aid?
A: Assistive listening systems and devices receive and amplify sound and are used for communicating in a group setting with individuals who are hard of hearing. At...
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Ensure that communication with people with disabilities is as effective as communication with people without disabilities
Take appropriate steps to ensure that communication with people with disabilities is as effective as communication with people without disabilities, and provide auxiliary aids...
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23. Q: What types of modifications in law enforcement policies, practices, and procedures does the ADA require?
There are many ways in which a police or sheriffs department might need to modify its normal practices to accommodate a person with a disability....
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11. Q: If the person uses sign language, what kinds of communication will require an interpreter?
Police officers should be careful about miscommunication in the absence of a qualified interpreter -- a nod of the head may be an attempt to appear cooperative in the midst of misunderstanding...
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10. Q: Do police departments have to arrange for a sign language interpreter every time an officer interacts with a person who is deaf?
Police officers are required by the ADA to ensure effective communication with individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing....
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TTY AND RELAY SERVICES
In situations when a nondisabled person would have access to a telephone, officers must provide persons who are deaf or hard of hearing the opportunity to place calls using a...
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TECHNIQUES FOR OFFICERS TO COMMUNICATE EFFECTIVELY
Officers may utilize the following auxiliary aids, when available, to communicate effectively: --Use of gestures; --Use of visual aids; --Use...
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12. Q: Do I have to take a sign language interpreter to a call about a violent crime in progress or a similar urgent situation involving a person who is deaf?
A: No. An officer's immediate priority is to stabilize the situation. If the person being arrested is deaf, the officer can make an arrest and call for an interpreter to be available...