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EEOC discusses blindness and visual impairments
October 26, 2005 by Ross Runkel at LawMemo
Application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to persons who are blind or have visual impairments is the subject of a new EEOC publication: Questions and Answers About Blindness and Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act.
This document covers:
- when a vision impairment is a disability under the ADA;
- under what circumstances an employer may ask an applicant or employee questions about a vision impairment;
- what types of reasonable accommodations employees with visual disabilities may need;
- how an employer can prevent harassment of employees with visual disabilities or any other disability.
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