The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in employment, State and local government, public accommodations, commercial facilities, transportation, and telecommunications. 

ADA Requirements: Effective Communication

Below are ADA topics on providing effective communication for deaf and hard of hearing individuals in different places. 
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​Are Doctors Required to Provide Interpreters for Medical Visits & Other Medical-Related Situations?​

• Attorneys, Deaf Clients, and the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Auxiliary Aids at Events, Conferences or Meetings Held in Places of Public Accommodation
• Auxiliary Aids in State and Local Courts
• Hospitals and Nursing Homes to Provide Interpreters and Auxiliary Aids for Deaf
• Obligations of Private Educational Classes or Institutions to Deaf Students
• ​Obligations of Private Colleges and Other Post-secondary Institutions to Deaf Students
• Obligations of State and Local Colleges and Universities to Deaf and Hard of Hearing Individuals
• Police and Law Enforcement Agency Responsibilities to Deaf Individuals
• Public School Obligations to Deaf Individuals
• Responsibilities of State and Local Government Agencies Under Title II of the ADA
• South Carolina Court Interpreting Laws
• Title III of the ADA: Provision of Auxiliary Aids
• The Rights of Deaf Inmates