Text of the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, Sections 501 and 505 (link to EEOC web site) - the
text of Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub.
L. 93-112) (Rehab. Act), as amended, as these sections appear in volume
29 of the United States Code, beginning at section 791. Section 501
prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities
in the federal sector. Section 505 contains provisions governing remedies
and attorney's fees under Section 501. Relevant definitions that apply
to sections 501 and 505 precede these sections.
Free Disability Services for Federal Employees:
Sites Outside the Federal Government
Employment Initiatives for People with Disabilities
Providing Departmental policy, guidance and training on disability issues, i.e., addressing legal and other requirements for reasonable accommodation, program and facility accessibility and matters of disability awareness and sensitivity.
New Workforce Recruitment Program Brochure Available for Managers and Human Resources Professionals
View the slides from the general presentation:
Power Point Presentation.
Word format(large print)
View the video from the 508 Q&A Session given at the Census Bureau (You will need Quicktime to view this video. Download Quicktime here)
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Civil Rights and the Office of the Chief Information Officer held a series of special Section 508 briefings for U.S. Department of Commerce employees. In total 575 Commerce employees attended the briefing at one of the four separate locations.
- July 11th at Main Commerce in the Auditorium (212 in attendance)
- August 13 at Census in Suitland, MD(150 in attendance)
- August 22nd from 11:00-1:00, at NOAA in Silver Spring, MD (98 in attendance)
- August 29th from 10-12, at NIST in Gaithersburg, MD. (115 in attendance)
“Section 508” requirements in the Rehabilitation Act and in the U.S. Federal Acquisitions Regulation state that products and technologies procured by the Federal Government must be accessible to people with disabilities, both employees and members of the public. Technology covered includes computer hardware and software, Web sites, phone systems, fax machines, and copiers, among others. The briefing will also address the guidelines for telecommunications products and equipment covered by section 255 of the Telecommunications Act. An advisory committee to the U.S. Access Board is currently reviewing and updating the access standards for telecommunications, electronic, and information technology covered by both of these Sections.
Disability News
- White House Proclamation on White Cane Day
- Americans with Disabilities Act Anniversary: July 26 View the U.S. Census Press Release.
- Theme for Disability Employment Awareness Month chosen: “Workers with Disabilities: Talent for a Winning Team!” For more information go to the Office of Disability Employment Policy
- Annual reports on the federal work force (see Part II and Appendix III)
- Questions and Answers for Managers in Hiring People with Disabilities
- EEOC announces the issuance of a new question-and-answer (Q&A) fact sheet on the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to job applicants and employees who are deaf or who have hearing impairments
- New OPM Rules for Excepted Service--Appointment of Persons With Disabilities under Schedule A
- New Census Fact Sheet on Disabilities July 26, 2006
- Publication Announcement: The U.S. Census Bureau released a report, Americans with Disabilities: 2002 on Friday, May 12, 2006. According to the report, more than 50 million Americans declare some level of disability. About 18 percent of Americans in 2002 said they had a disability and 12 percent had a severe disability. The report was compiled from the Survey of Income and Program Participation. The PDF is available at http://www.census.gov/prod/2006pubs/p70-107.pdf.
Laws, Regulations, and Policies
Laws
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Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 508 - Section 508 requires that Federal agencies must ensure comparable accessibility to persons with disabilities whenever that agency uses electronic or information technology, unless such access would impose an undue burden. This web site contains the text of Section 508, as amended, as well as other materials.
Executive Orders
Executive orders are official documents, numbered consecutively, through which the President of the United States manages the operations of the federal government.
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Executive Order 13078, Increasing Employment of Adults with Disabilities, March 13, 1998.
Executive Order 13124 - Amending the Civil Service Rules Relating To Federal Employees With Psychiatric Disabilities, June 4, 1999.
Executive Order 13164 - Requiring Federal Agencies to Establish Procedures to Facilitate the Provision of Reasonable Accommodation, October 20, 2000
Department of Commerce Administrative Orders
Guidance and Regulations
- EEOC's Facts about Deafness
- The EEOC fact sheet, Work
at Home/Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation is available on the
EEOC website.
- Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) publishes a variety of fact sheets and other publications on disability issues on its website.
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