2006-09-04 01:58:19 · 6 answers · asked by foxyinsiam 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Other - Society & Culture
Why not? At my local supermarket there is a deaf cashier, she is the most efficient out of all the cashiers and popular with the customers.
2006-09-04 02:08:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm pretty sure that they cannot. First of all, obtaining a commercial drivers license is more difficult, because you are responsible for passengers' lives. Not having command over all the senses is a definite problem when it comes to getting behind the wheel.
Secondly, the ADA act and Rehabilitation Act of 1978 require employers to provide reasonable accommodations to employees so that they can perform normal job functions. Unfortunately, cabbies are required to hear their passengers' instructions. Even though a deaf person could probably drive you from here to Walmart if you wrote down directions, it would be too inconvenient for the customer and for the cab company. I don't see a judge forcing an employer to hire a deaf cabbie.
2006-09-04 09:04:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think a deaf person can get a driver's license, unless they are able to hear through aids, because they wouldn't be able to hear emergency sirens or passenger's requested destination.
2006-09-04 09:04:15 · answer #3 · answered by beez 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. having physical handicapped will be a ground to disqualify him from getting a professional driver's license.
2006-09-04 09:05:54 · answer #4 · answered by Sam X9 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Depends how deaf they were.
2006-09-04 09:29:00 · answer #5 · answered by tigercat 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The answer is no..
2006-09-04 09:05:07 · answer #6 · answered by Redeemed 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋