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The document Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines (ADAAG) provides minimum accessibility guidelines for assistive listening devices (ALDs). This document describes ALDs this way: "Assistive listening systems (ALS) are intended to augment standard public address and audio systems by providing signals which can be received directly by persons with special receivers or their own hearing aids and which eliminate or filter background noise.

Some organizations have developed checklists to help employers assess their ability to provide accommodations to employees and customers. Listed below are examples of checklists that employers can refer to as they develop checklists for their organizations.

Many steps need to be taken to ensure that distance learning courses are accessible to potential students with disabilities. Exploratory research has been undertaken at the University of Washington to develop a list of Distance Learning Program Accessibility Indicators (DLP Accessibility Indicators). The list was based on a review of the literature and collaborator experiences creating distance learning courses that are accessible to potential students and instructors with disabilities.

Since the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, more and more people with a wide range of disabilities are entering the nursing profession. Several web-based resources and organizations are available to nursing students and professionals to provide information on legal, employment, and accommodation resources.

According to Btannica.com (Rice, 2018),

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD), formerly classified as ADD or ADHD, may impact a student's classroom behavior and study skills. Some students with AD/HD will need accommodations to help them achieve academic goals. Students may be the best source of information about their needs; teachers should encourage student input on the best accommodations.

Some common challenges faced by learners with Dyscalculia, a learning disability that affects performance in mathematics include:

Background

My name is Sara and I'm 23 years old, profoundly deaf and in medical school. I use interpreters and speak American Sign Language (ASL) when I can in order to communicate with my professors and classmates. When I have an interpreter in classes I understand the material and I feel well liked by my classmates. I am also a proficient lip reader, a skill which helps me out in many situations, too.

Students with disabilities have unique needs as they pursue work-based learning. DO-IT projects utilize research findings to tailor services when providing work-based learning experiences to students with disabilities. Project staff regularly review academic journals to identify attributes of service delivery that improve outcomes for both high school and postsecondary students. By utilizing research findings, AccessCAREERS staff increase their ability to effectively serve students.

Orientation and mobility (O & M) specialists work with individuals with visual impairments to help them learn how to safely navigate their environment. On a postsecondary campus, an O & M specialist could help an individual plan campus routes, apply techniques for safe indoor and outdoor mobility, and analyze intersections and traffic patterns. These services are typically available through state agencies that coordinate services for people who are blind.