Section 188 of the Workforce Investment Act

Recipient responsibilities to communicate with individuals with disabilities

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Recipients must take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with beneficiaries, registrants, applicants, eligible applicants/registrants, participants, applicants for employment, employees, and members of the public who are individuals with disabilities, are as effective as communications with others.

A recipient must provide appropriate auxiliary aids or services where necessary to afford individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to participate in, and enjoy the benefits of, the WIA Title I--financially assisted program or activity.

In determining what type of auxiliary aid or service is appropriate, primary consideration should be given to the requests of the individual with a disability.