Like the Social Security Administration (SSA), many government agencies have their own definitions of visual impairment and acceptable methods for assessing visual field loss. Assessments using these ...
Not everyone who wears ordinary glasses or contact lenses is an individual with a disability under the ADA. An individual who uses ordinary eyeglasses or contact lenses that are intended to fully ...
On July 26, 2023, the EEOC issued updated guidance about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and employees and applicants with visual disabilities. The new guidance reiterates that applicants ...
The Social Security Administration has tasked the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine to review the latest published research and science and produce a report addressing best ...
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has issued an updated guidance for employers laying out the proper handling of visual impairments under the accommodations requirements of the ...
Blindness is a spectrum and can affect people in a variety of ways. A visual disability cannot be corrected with contacts, glasses or surgery. For me, my visual disability is caused by genetics, which ...