ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE
WORKPLACE
Assistive
Listening Devices and Systems:
Legal Requirement to Provide Effective Communication
From
the City of San Francisco, Mayor's Office on Disability, this article
focuses on the communication-access responsibilities of government
agencies, and how to use assistive technology resources. This page is an
example of a policy statement for other agencies in informing consumers of
AT resources available.
Website: www.ci.sf.ca.us/site/sfmod_page.asp?id=23572
Disability
Accessibility and Accommodation
Essay with resource links.
Website: www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/daa/daa.html
Hearing
Loss: Workplace Tools and Tips
This article covers assistive technology options in the workplace, and
gives examples of accommodation solutions.
Website: www.ilr.cornell.edu/ped/accessforall/hearing.htm
Setting
up Assistive Listening Devices for a Meeting or Conference
Website: www.alds.com/Lit/AN002A.pdf
Work-Site
Accommodation Ideas for Individuals Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
From
the Job Accommodation Network, a service of the Office of Disability
Employment Policy, U.S. Department of Labor
Very
complete article covering a variety of workplace accommodation issues. It
explains the different types of hearing loss, and the associated
accommodations needs for each. After a discussion of ADA and other laws
that apply in the workplace, the article presents workplace accommodation
ideas sorted by situation: individual communication, group events such as
meeting or training, telephone communication, communication in the field
(or out-of-office), or emergency alerts. For each situation, various
communications solutions are described.
Website: www.jan.wvu.edu/media/Hearing.html
Also
on this site:
Accommodation
Examples presents real-life situations and solutions. For example:
Situation: A
state employer has several employees who are deaf or hard of hearing.
These employees need to respond to emergency signals and communicate in
emergency.
Solution: Each
employee was provided with a vibrating pager that was connected to the
alarm system.
Resources is
a list, with comments, of organizations to contact about workplace
issues and Deaf/Hard of Hearing workers.
Colorado Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
1575 Sherman Street, 2nd Floor . Denver, CO 80203
TTY: 303-866-4734 . Voice: 303-866-4824 . Fax: 303-866-4831
Email: Deaf.Commission@state.co.us . Website: www.ColoradoDeafCommission.Com
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