ADA Trainer Network
Module 7d
Trainer’s Name
Trainer’s Title
Phone
Email/Website Address
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Information, materials, and/or technical assistance are intended solely as informal guidance, and are neither a determination of your legal rights or responsibilities under the ADA, nor binding on any agency with enforcement responsibility under the ADA.
The Mid-Atlantic ADA Center is authorized by the National Institute on
Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) to provide information, materials, and technical assistance to individuals and entities that are covered by the ADA. The contents of this document were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number
H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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“Based on what you know right now about requesting or implementing assistive technology as a reasonable accommodation, what is your greatest concern or dilemma?”
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Task
Use personal computer for:
• Word processing
• Internet access
• Email
• Etc.
AT Tools
• Text-to-Speech Software
• Refreshable Braille Display
• Braille printer
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Task
Read print materials
Take meeting notes
AT Tools
• Scan and read systems
• Audio recordings
• Braille notetaker / input device
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What would be a reasonable accommodation?
• Administrative Assistant in Student Services Office at a medium-sized college
• Lucille is blind and uses JAWS, a screen reader to access the computer
• Student and employee information is recorded and stored in an online application called PeopleSoft
– $500,000+ was spent installing and customizing PeopleSoft for college
– Not all PeopleSoft forms are accessible to JAWS but PeopleSoft developers designed them to be accessible for WindowEyes (another screen reader product, $800)
– PeopleSoft is used by hundreds of colleges and businesses
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Task
Use personal computer for:
• Word processing
• Internet access
• Email
• Etc.
AT Tools
• Screen magnification software
• Text-to-speech software
• Large print key labels
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Task
Read print materials
AT Tools
• Digital video recorder
• Scan and read systems
• Audio recordings
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What would be a reasonable accommodation?
• Bob is a sales representative and travels frequently
• Bob has low vision
• Bob uses operating system features to increase the text size on his computer
• Submitting information for expense reimbursement is done online using a form that was developed by the company’s web development team
– The text on the expense form web page is a fixed 10 pt. font
• Bob attends monthly staff meetings
– A printed meeting agenda and other materials are provided to all meeting participants at the meeting
• Agenda and materials are printed in 12 pt. font
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• Alternative mouse device
• Alternative keyboard
• Adjustable-height desk
• Adjustable keyboard tray
• Stand/lean stools
• Keyboard access devices
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What would be a reasonable accommodation?
• Tracks inventory for a large auto parts supplier
• Lee has limited hand motion as a result of a repetitive motion injury
• Lee cannot use a standard mouse
• Inventory tracking software was developed in-house
– The software contains forms which require the mouse to select items in lists
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Task
Use personal computer
• Communication
• Web access
AT Tools
• Instant messaging systems
• Operating system accessibility features
Make telephone calls
Participate in webcasts and teleconferences
• TTY
• Web conferencing systems or video relay
• Telephone amplification device
• Real-time captioning
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What would be a reasonable accommodation?
• Deb is a cook at a McDonald’s restaurant
• Deb has significant hearing loss
• McDonald’s requires all employees to complete 4 hours of training videos each year
– Videos are not captioned
– Videos are available on DVD, VHS or on the
Web
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Task
Use personal computer
Read print materials
AT Tools
• Computer with voice output
(converts text to speech)
• Voice recognition software
• Audio recordings
• Scan and read systems
Organize time and materials • Tape recorder
• Smartphone aps
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What would be a reasonable accommodation?
• Brenda works in order processing for an online computer retailer
• Brenda has a learning disability in reading
• She receives all of her orders electronically but her reading is so slow that she often falls behind in her order quotas
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“Based on what you know right now about requesting or implementing assistive technology as a reasonable accommodation, what is your greatest concern or dilemma?”
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Mid-Atlantic ADA Center
TransCen, Inc.
401 North Washington Street, Suite 450
Rockville, MD 20850
Toll-Free: 800.949.4232 (DC, DE, MD, PA, VA, WV)
Telephone 301-217-0124
Fax 301-251-3762
TTY
Email
Web
301-217-0124
ADAinfo@transcen.org
www.ADAinfo.org
The contents of this presentation were developed under a grant from the Department of Education, NIDRR grant number H133 A110020. However, those contents do not necessarily represent the policy of the Department of Education, and you should not assume endorsement by the Federal Government.
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