Accessibility & Inclusive Communication
Not every worker receives or communicates information the same way.
VISORI gives the jobsite another way to communicate.
Jobsites can be loud, fast-moving, and multilingual. Some workers are deaf or hard of hearing. Some communicate nonverbally or have speech disabilities. Others are blind, have low vision, or benefit from information delivered in an accessible digital format.
And sometimes the barrier isn’t a disability at all. Required hearing protection and jobsite noise can make simple verbal instructions difficult to receive clearly.
VISORI adds a supplemental visual communication layer designed for these real-world conditions.
See it.Confirm it.Act.
Communication shouldn’t depend on hearing every word
When hearing is limited, visual communication becomes even more valuable.
Construction, restoration, and industrial environments can require hearing protection. Earplugs and protective earmuffs serve an important safety purpose—but crews still need effective ways to communicate.
VISORI gives supervisors and workers another channel for routine, short-form communication.
Instead of relying only on“Can you hear me?”
VISORI addsPoint → Confirm → Act
A supervisor points to a familiar visual cue. The worker identifies the instruction and confirms it. Then the crew acts with a shared visual reference.
VISORI does not replace hearing protection, alarms, required signaling systems, radios, training, supervision, or other safety procedures. It gives the crew another way to communicate when spoken words aren’t enough.
Deaf & hard-of-hearing workers
Communication doesn’t have to begin with sound.
VISORI’s visual vocabulary can supplement communication for workers who are deaf, hard of hearing, or otherwise have difficulty receiving spoken instructions.
StopWaitHelpYesNoWhere?RemoveKeepWaterElectricSupervisorGo insideGet in line
For brief, routine interactions, workers and supervisors can point to the same visual vocabulary instead of depending exclusively on speech.
EEOC guidance recognizes that accommodations for employees with hearing disabilities may include written notes for brief, simple, or routine communications, assistive technology, emergency notification systems, and other modifications appropriate to the individual employee.
Read the EEOC guidance ↗Speech & nonverbal communication
Communication works both ways.
Receiving an instruction is only half of communication. Workers also need a fast way to respond.
YesNoStopWaitHelpWhere?Supervisor
For people with speech disabilities, people who communicate nonverbally, or workers who temporarily cannot communicate effectively by voice, VISORI provides a simple response vocabulary directly on the worker or CrewCard.
A worker doesn’t necessarily have to say the word to communicate the message. Pointing can become part of the conversation.
Point back to confirm, question, or respond.
Move forward with a shared reference.
Blind & low-vision workers
Accessibility requires more than icons.
Visual communication alone cannot address every communication need. The larger VISORI system is designed to evolve beyond printed symbols.
The VISORI QR Language Patch and future digital-accessibility tools can provide another pathway to information through accessible mobile content.
- Screen readers & text-to-speech
- Audio playback
- Large-text presentation
- High-contrast display
- Accessible digital documents
- Multilingual information
- Voice-enabled content
- Simplified instructions
For blind and low-vision workers, VISORI’s opportunity isn’t simply to make an icon larger. It’s to give workers another way to access the information behind the icon.
EEOC guidance on visual disabilities ↗Built for jobsites where ears are already busy
Visual reinforcement for real field conditions.
Earplugs
Required hearing protection can reduce hazardous-noise exposure while changing how workers experience spoken communication.
Protective earmuffs
Over-the-ear protection can make visual reinforcement particularly useful for routine instructions.
Loud equipment
Demolition equipment, generators, air movers, extraction equipment, and saws can challenge verbal communication.
Distance
Crews communicate across rooms, work zones, and equipment where shouting isn’t an ideal system.
VISORI adds a visual layer. Not instead of required communication systems. Alongside them.
Accessibility can help the whole crew
Different barriers. One shared objective: understanding.
- Speaks another language
- Is deaf or hard of hearing
- Has a speech disability or communicates nonverbally
- Is wearing hearing protection
- Is working around significant noise
- Needs information reinforced visually
- Needs digital information in another accessible format
Accessibility + Safety + Communication
One system. Multiple ways to understand.
Communication Shirt
Visual vocabulary carried by the worker.
CrewCard
The same visual vocabulary in the supervisor’s hand.
QR Language Patch
A bridge to multilingual and accessible digital information.
Room & Equipment Markers
Consistent visual information throughout the work environment.
Training
Reinforcement of the vocabulary and communication process.
Together, these tools create multiple opportunities to communicate information rather than relying on a single channel.
The ADA & reasonable accommodation
Designed to support accessibility—not make promises a product can’t make.
Under Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, covered employers may be required to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified employees with disabilities unless doing so would impose an undue hardship.
The appropriate accommodation depends on the individual employee, the job, the workplace, and the particular communication need.
VISORI is not a substitute for an individualized reasonable-accommodation process or accommodations such as qualified interpreters, captioning, accessible technology, tactile or audible warning systems, accessible documents, or other appropriate measures.
VISORI provides another tool employers can consider as part of a broader inclusive-communication strategy.
ADA responsibilities for employers ↗Point → Confirm → Act
A communication process built around confirmation.
Point
Use a familiar visual cue for the task, location, tool, hazard, question, or response.
Confirm
The worker responds using the shared visual vocabulary so understanding can be checked before action.
Act
The crew moves forward using a consistent communication reference.
No single communication method works for every worker or every situation. That’s precisely why VISORI exists.
Built for real work. Designed for real people.
Help us build a more accessible jobsite.
VISORI pilots can include an accessibility and communication review to identify where visual communication may complement the systems your crew already uses.
Request an accessibility & communication pilotWe’ll work with your team to explore:
- Communication barriers
- High-noise work areas
- Hearing-protection environments
- Multilingual crews
- Accessible digital information
- Visual vocabulary needs
- Worker and supervisor feedback
One crew. More ways to communicate.
Important Notice
VISORI is a supplemental communication system. VISORI products do not, by themselves, establish compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, OSHA requirements, or other applicable laws and standards. VISORI does not replace individualized reasonable accommodations, qualified interpreters, required alarms or signaling systems, PPE, hearing protection, employer training, supervision, hazard communication, labels, SDS access, or other required safety measures. Employers remain responsible for evaluating applicable requirements and the individual needs of employees.