A custodian with low vision
in a public school setting was having difficulty viewing the carpeted
area he was vacuuming. A lighting system was mounted on the custodian's
industrial vacuum cleaner, and the custodian was provided a headlamp.
A typist with low vision was having some difficulty distinguishing
among certain character keys. She was provided with a glare
guard for the computer monitor and large
print keyboard labels, which significantly enhanced accuracy.
An assistant for a disability program had complete loss of vision
in one eye and low vision in the other. The assistant was having problems
reading printed paper copies. A portable
magnifier and a CCTV
were used to magnify materials.
An individual with no vision was placed in a switchboard operator
position for a large service complex building. The person needed to
be aware of what telephone lines were on hold, in use, or ringing.
She was provided with a light sensor to assist in determining the
console buttons that were lit, blinking, and/or steady. The telephone
console was also modified to provide the employee with ring differentiation
for external versus internal calls.
A customer service representative for a financial institution lost
his vision and could no longer read his computer screen. The employer
provided screen
reading software for his computer so that all information present
on the screen and all information inputted into the system would be
read back to him.
