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Why Hospitals Need VRI

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires hospitals to provide effective communication with patients who are deaf.  For deaf individuals who communicate sign language, a qualified sign language interpreter may be required.  An ASL interpreter will be sufficient in most medical situations not involving the profoundly deaf.
Video Remote Interpreting (VRI) uses videoconferencing equipment, HIPAA compliant [...]

How to Certify a Service Dog or How to Scam the Disabled

I’m often asked how you register or certify your service dog, the answer is “You Don’t”. Companies that claim to register or certify your animal without training are simply taking advantage of the handicapped to make a dollar. In 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) went into effect which gives handicapped persons with service [...]

How Accessible Is Your Technology?

Many of us depend on the use of computers to do our jobs. We’re much more productive than before they were available, don’t you think? But imagine you’re blind and can’t see the screen or have a mobility impairment that precludes your use of a mouse. For many of us the PC, a tool most [...]

What is the ADA and why do we need it?

In an effort to give you folks what you want, I have continued to watch my “sitemeter” as to the questions that are being asked or “Googled” that lead them to my blog. Lately the trend has turned in a new direction, one which I have addressed before but feel obligated to discuss again.The one nearest [...]