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Ohio Communication Card For Deaf and Hard of Hearing With Law Enforcement Officers

A new card has been created in Ohio to help communication between law enforcement and people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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Ohio Communication Card For Deaf and Hard of Hearing With Law Enforcement Officers

A new card has been created in Ohio to help communication between law enforcement and people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

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I AM DEAF. I AM DEAF.

I AM HARD OF HEARING. I AM HARD OF HEARING.


Please point to the pictures to help me This card is for law enforcement officers.
understand what you want. This card will help you communicate with me.

THE BEST WAY(S) TO COMMUNICATE WITH ME:

INTERPRETER TEXT WRITING LIP READING

ASSISTIVE
GESTURES LISTENING DEVICE

VIOLATIONS Use the QR code to search for an interpreter by Ohio county

EXPIRED
COMMUNICATION TIPS
OTHER AAA 0000 When communicating with me, please:
• Get my attention first.
• Move to a well-lit area, when possible.
• Make eye contact when you speak.
• Repeat, rephrase, or write your request down if necessary.

Be aware that:
• Shining a flashlight in my face will make it difficult for
me to understand you.
• I may need to communicate through a qualified sign
language interpreter.
• I may need to connect an assistive device to my
hearing aid or cochlear implant to hear better.
• A hearing aid or cochlear implant does NOT allow me
to understand everything you say.

If I am going to be arrested or be asked to come in for


questioning, I may need:
YOU ARE • A qualified sign language interpreter for both spoken
WARNED TICKETED ARRESTED and written communication.
BEING:
• A communication access real-time translation (CART)

I NEED HELP
for captioning conversations.
• For a phone call — video phone, internet service, com-
puter, captioned telephone, or cell phone for texting.

Disclaimer: This visor card does not waive the


user’s right to effective communication under
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

OTS 0005 3/22 [760-1109]

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