I have a building owner that has a tenant that wears hearing aids. Evidently the frequency that the smoke detectors operates on is causing problems with the hearing aids. Here is the communication that I received from the building owner.
We have received a request for reasonable accommodation under the ADA from an employee with regard to the smoke alarms. The employee has stated that the frequency of the smoke alarms causes interference with their hearing aids. The employee’s audiologist has informed us that no changes can be made to the hearing aids to accommodate the frequency interference.
Please let us know quickly what accommodations can be made by the building.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
What is my owners responsibility in this instance? Short of replacing the detectors with one that operates at a different frequency I am at a loss for a solution.
We have received a request for reasonable accommodation under the ADA from an employee with regard to the smoke alarms. The employee has stated that the frequency of the smoke alarms causes interference with their hearing aids. The employee’s audiologist has informed us that no changes can be made to the hearing aids to accommodate the frequency interference.
Please let us know quickly what accommodations can be made by the building.
Thank you for your help in this matter.
What is my owners responsibility in this instance? Short of replacing the detectors with one that operates at a different frequency I am at a loss for a solution.