A Practical Guide to the ADA and Visual ImpairmentAmerican Foundation for the Blind, 1999 - 159 páginas An essential resource that offers an in-depth treatment of the access issues under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) for people who are blind or visually impaired. This resource is ideal for businesses, architectural planners, facility planners and technical resource centers. Special sections offer tips on the meaning of the ADA and what it means for your business, the accommodations necessary when employing a blind or visually impaired person, accessibility in public areas for blind and visually impaired people, staff training, and auxiliary aids and services. Also addressed in this comprehensive tool is the ADA Accessibility Guide (ADAAG), which includes facility and signage requirements, the Quick Guide to Getting Help on the ADA, which provides easy reference to the appropriate government agency to contact for each aspect of the ADA, a Resource section on products, services and organizations. |
Contenido
Visual Impairment and Accessibility | 10 |
Auxiliary Aids and Services | 25 |
Environmental Design | 38 |
SECTION III | 52 |
Retail Establishments | 66 |
Recommended Reading | 90 |
Excerpts from the ADAAG | 120 |
Excerpts from ICCANSI Standards Al 17 1 | 136 |
About the Author | 159 |
Términos y frases comunes
accessible route ADAAG specifications aids and services alterations Americans with Disabilities applicant automated teller machine auxiliary aids Blind and Visually blind or visually braille building or facility buildings and facilities checklist communication barriers commuter rail Controlled Substances Act controls covered entity curb ramps customers deaf-blind Disabilities Act discrimination documents dog guides drugs E-mail elevator employees employment Federal food service guidelines Handrails inch including individuals individuals with disabilities ment minimum operation organizations P.O. Box paragraph paratransit person pictogram procedures provide access public accommodation public entity public transportation rail passenger car rail transportation readily accessible reasonable accommodations refreshable braille display regulations issued Rehabilitation Act Resources section restrooms rooms section 504 sighted guide signal signs space stairs standards subparagraph subsection surface technical assistance telecommunications relay services text telephone TTY tion usable by individuals vehicle vending machines verbal viduals wheelchairs
Referencias a este libro
Making Life More Livable: Simple Adaptations for Living at Home After Vision ... Maureen A. Duffy Vista previa limitada - 2002 |