What is equally effective communication?
The county must ensure that its communications with people with disabilities are as effective as its communications with others. The county is required to provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services where necessary to ensure effective communication. Primary consideration must be given to the choice of auxiliary aid requested by the disabled person. Whatever accommodation is requested, the county must seek to provide it unless it is determined to be an undue administrative or financial hardship. Examples of auxiliary aids and services — • Deaf or hard of hearing: qualified interpreters, notetakers, real-time captioning, written materials, assistive listening systems, open and closed captioning, TTYs, and exchange of written notes. • Blind or low vision: qualified readers; audiotape, Braille, or large print materials; and assistance in locating items. • Speech disability: TTYs, computer terminals (just take turns typing back and forth). What are the requirements for facility access?
