Federal housing law
Publication 5230 — Communicating Comfortably with Blind or Visually Impaired Persons
Federal housing law as enacted — verbatim and citable.
- Edition
- 2026-10-03
- Last updated
- 2026-10-04
- Jurisdiction
- United States
Official source: IRS Forms, Instructions & Publications (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p5230.pdf), retrieved 2026-10-03. U.S. Government work (17 U.S.C. § 105).
Communicating Comfortably with Blind or Visually Impaired Persons¶
While many people who are blind or visually impaired have some vision, you shouldn’t assume they can make out where you are and what you’re doing when you are in the same room. Here are some helpful guidelines that can make communications between you more comfortable:
Publication 5230 (11-2015) Catalog Number 68152H Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service www.irs.gov