What does 'effective communication' mean?

ADA standard for ‘effective communication’ is the model.

2010 Standards for Accessible Design have been implemented as a revision of the 1990 law.  It took effect in March 2011.

A snapshot of this revision is:

“The goal is to ensure that communication with people with these disabilities is equally effective as communication with people without disabilities.” (Examples: Qualified ASL and Oral/Cue interpreters, CART, ALDs, captioned phones etc.)

Considers the method of communication used by the individual, along with the nature, length, and complexity of the communication involved and the context in which the communication is taking place (large group/small group/one-on-one). The person’s communication framework depends on their primary language, age, any co-occurring disabilities and so forth.

"The importance for people with any 

disability to interact 

in a standard setting rather than do it 

differently is 

critical," 

(Source: http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/real-time-captions-helping-deaf-kids-realise-potential/story-e6freuzi-1226453656874 -ROSEMARIE LENTINI)

"Out of 100 people, 10 have a significant

 hearing problem. Of those 10 people, one

 or two use sign language. The rest do not 

know sign language." 

 (Source:  http://captioningtheword.com/information.html)

"You get the jokes, the satire, the innuendo. You have full access. You are an equal participant. That’s CART Captioning. That’s Communication Access Realtime Translation.”  (Source:  http://www.realtimeworldwide.com/services/cart-communication-access-realtime-translation/)