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ADA Braille Requirements

by Amy Hall

ADA braille requirements state that employers must provide print-disabled employees with the tools and materials that they need to be able to do their jobs safely and efficiently. This means that employers must offer reasonable accommodation as the employee requests, which can include being given braille employee handbooks and braille technical manuals, for example, and any important documents such as contracts might be in braille (or audio or large-print formats). The ADA strives to protect the civil rights of people with all kinds of disabilities, and their guidelines are modeled after the laws prohibiting discrimination based on gender and race.

In addition to braille documents, the ADA braille requirements also can include audio tapes and tactile graphics to better help the blind employee do his or her job. If braille documents are not readily available, the employer must take action to ensure that the appropriate materials are ordered in a reasonable amount of time.

Strict ADA Braille Requirements

Employees who feel that ADA braille requirements are not being met should definitely speak to their employers about the matter. A verbal request for reasonable accommodations can be made. However, most employees will choose to write a memo with the nature of the request and the date of the request, to protect themselves under the ADA law.

When employers and employees work together, disabilities do not have to hinder a professional relationship. Society has made large strides in finding new ways to provide access for all Americans.

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