Fair Employment Issues for People with Disabilities

DISABILITY AND WORKPLACE ACCESS ISSUES

FAIR EMPLOYMENT RESOURCES
ADA Document Portal (external link)
ADA Home Page, U.S. Dept. of Justice (external link)
Employment Laws: Disability & Discrimination (external link)
Accommodating Employees with Hidden Disabilities
Top 10 Return-to-Work Myths – and the Realities Behind Them (external link)
Emergency Preparedness Planning: Needs of Employees with Disabilities (external link)
Recruiting & Retention Tips: Seven Steps to Reasonable Accommodation
Disability Employment 101 For Your Business (external link)

Disability Employment 101 (external link)

Workforce Discovery: Diversity and Disability in the Workplace – an in-depth training on disability awareness with the provisions of the ADA integrated throughout each training module.
The five modules focus on the following areas:
•   Typecasting: Understanding Disability
•   Legal Implications: An Overview of the Americans with Disabilities Act
•   Reasonable Accommodation
•   Etiquette: Communication and Interaction
•   Best Practices for Trainers
The entire program is available as a free download from the ADA & IT Information Center. For more information, contact the ADA & IT at 301-217-0124 (V/TTY) or via e-mail. (external links)

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION (EEOC) (external links)
Disability Discrimination
The ADA: Q & A
Facts About the Americans with Disabilities Act
The ADA: Your Employment Rights as an Individual with a Disability
The ADA: Your Responsibilities as an Employer
The ADA: A Primer for Small Businesses
Small Employers and Reasonable Accommodation
ADA: A Guide for People with Disabilities Seeking Employment
Job Applicants and the ADA
Preemployment Disability-Related Questions and Medical Examinations
Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees Under the ADA
Q & A About Blindness & Vision Impairments in the Workplace and the ADA
Q & A About Cancer in the Workplace and the ADA
Q & A About Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the ADA
Q & A About Diabetes in the Workplace and the ADA
Q & A About Epilepsy in the Workplace and the ADA
EEOC Enforcement Guidance on the ADA and Psychiatric Disabilities
Q & A About Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA
How to Comply with the ADA: A Guide for Restaurants and Food Service Employers
Q & A about Health Care Workers and the ADA
Q & A About the Association Provision of the ADA
Q & A for Mediation Providers: Mediation and the ADA
Q & A for Parties to Mediation: Mediation and the ADA
Work at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the ADA
Obtaining and Using Employee Medical Information for Emergency Evacuation
Q & A About Unlawful Treatment of Workers with Caregiving Responsibilities
Other EEOC Publications

Workforce Development Council of Seattle - King County (external link)
Recognizing the need to ensure better employment and training services to persons with disabilities, the WDC has pursued funding, developed programs and created local and national system linkages to assist persons with disabilities seeking work.

JOB ACCOMMODATION NETWORK (JAN) (external links)
How to Determine Whether a Person Has a Disability Under the ADA
JAN Accommodation Information by Disability
Employer's Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the ADA
The Job Accommodation Process
Reasonable Accommodation and the ADA Process
Medical Inquiry in Response to an Accommodation Request
Pre-Offer, Disability-Related Questions: Dos and Don'ts
Workplace Accommodations: Low Cost, High Impact
Low Cost Accommodation Solutions
Accommodation Situations and Solutions
Effective Communication: Providing A Sign Language Interpreter
Service Animals as Workplace Accommodations
Telephone Etiquette for Communicating with Customers with Disabilities
Parking and the ADA
Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
Other JAN Fact Sheets
JAN E-news (new work site accommodation tools and techniques)
JAN Accommodation Ideas for Specific Disabilities
Other JAN Publications

Disability Law Lowdown Podcast (external link) — Presented by nationally recognized leaders in the field of disability law, the Disability Law Lowdown Podcast delivers the latest in disability rights information every other week. Subscribe for free and have shows automatically delivered, or listen to the show and read the transcripts from this site.

OFFICE OF DISABILITY EMPLOYMENT POLICY, U.S. DOL (ODEP) (external links)
Investing in People: Job Accommodation Situations and Solutions
The Job Accommodation Process: Steps to Collaborative Solutions
Maximizing Productivity: Accommodations for Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities
Personal Assistance Services in the Workplace
Effective Emergency Preparedness Planning
Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts
Employment Laws: Disability & Discrimination
Employment Laws: Medical and Disability-Related Leave
Employment Laws: Overview & Resources for Employers
Opening Doors to All Candidates: Tips for Ensuring Access for Applicants with Disabilities
Focus on Ability: Interviewing Applicants with Disabilities
Diverse Perspectives: People with Disabilities Fulfilling Your Business Goals
Strategic Connections: Recruiting Candidates with Disabilities
Demystifying the Rehabilitation Act: What Faith-Based and Community Organizations Need to Know About Using Federal Financial Assistance to Serve People with Disabilities
Other ODEP Publications

Partnership for Workplace Mental Health – Employer Resources (external link)

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Updated: Aug. 29, 2008

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