Sentences with phrase «help deaf individuals»

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(3) to aid in the conduct of related activities which will expand or improve the services for or help improve public understanding of the problems of deaf - blind individuals; the Secretary, subject to the provisions of section 306, is authorized to enter into an agreement with any public or nonprofit agency or organization for payment by the United States of all or part of the costs of the establishment and operation, including construction and * equipment, of a center for vocational REHABILITATION of handicapped individuals who are both deaf and blind, which center shall be known as the National Center for Deaf - Blind Youths and Adults.

Examples of work or tasks include, but are not limited to, assisting individuals who are blind or have low vision with navigation and other tasks, alerting individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing to the presence of people or sounds, providing non-violent protection or rescue work, pulling a wheelchair, assisting an individual during a seizure, alerting individuals to the presence of allergens, retrieving items such as medicine or the telephone, providing physical support and assistance with balance and stability to individuals with mobility disabilities, and helping persons with psychiatric and neurological disabilities by preventing or interrupting impulsive or destructive behaviors.

A Black German Shepherd's trainability, paired with the need for companionship, has led to many of them helping blind, deaf and otherwise impaired individuals.

There are also hearing dogs, trained to assist deaf people and to alert them to sounds such as smoke alarms, doorbells, and crying babies; mobility assist dogs, which pull wheelchairs and provide help to the physically impaired; and walker dogs, which help provide balance when walking to individuals suffering from movement disorders such as Parkinson's disease and spasms.