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3. What does “Universal Accessibility” mean for people with disabilities in the One-Stop Career Center? Having access to the PHYSICAL facilities and equipment available at the One-Stop. ALL OF THE ABOVE Having equal access to all services and PROGRAMS available at the One-Stop. Having access to different means of COMMUNICATION (e.g. American Sign Language Interpreters, Braille, Large Print) for trainings, meetings, and materials offered at the One-Stop.

4. When considering how best to serve people with disabilities, a great deal of emphasis is often placed on physical access. While this is clearly important for people who use wheelchairs, or people with sensory disabilities (such as those who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf), there are people with other types of disabilities for whom physical access is not an issue. There is a better answer to the question. Please try again… True, but there is more…

5. For people with learning disabilities, mental retardation, mental health issues, head injuries, and many other conditions, the issue is not so much access to facilities as access to programs and services. In considering the needs of people with disabilities, the focus should be as much on access to programs and services as physical access. There is a better answer though… Please Try Again! Almost…

6. Under Title II of the ADA and WIA Section 188, One-Stops must ensure that communications with individuals with hearing or speech disabilities are as effective as communications with others. Auxiliary aids can include qualified interpreters, assistive listening systems, open/closed captioning, telecommunications devices (TTY/TDD), Communication Access Real-time Translation (CART) services, videotext displays, and note-takers. There is a better answer though… Please Try Again! True, but there is more…

7. The Workforce Investment Act (WIA), the legislation that governs One-Stop services states that One-Stop Career Centers must be universally accessible, meaning that any individual can access the core, intensive and training services of the One-Stop system. The Nondiscrimination and Equal Opportunity Regulations for WIA are also very clear: People with disabilities have a right to use the services of the One-Stop system. One-Stop Career Centers must be readily accessible to people with disabilities. People with disabilities are entitled to reasonable accommodations and modifications when using One-Stop services. People with disabilities should not be automatically referred to the public Vocational Rehabilitation system for services. To learn more, check out: WIA Section 188 Disability ChecklistWIA Section 188 Disability Checklist. CORRECT! Click here to end show Click here to return to answer links