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The following are internal and external web sites that relate to the employment of people with disabilities. Some sites relate to the employment provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act which are the same as the regulations for Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act that apply to federal government employees with disabilities.
Departmental Office of Civil Rights (DOCR)
Internal Policy, Program Development & Support Division
http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/
DEAF/DOT
DEAF/DOT is an internal
organization for Deaf and Hard of Hearing employees at the U.S.
Department of Transportation. It is a member of the D.O.T. Coalition of Minority, Disabled and Women's
Associations.
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/deafdot/
U.S. Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation is responsible for
enforcing the public transportation provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
http://www.fta.dot.gov/office/civil
People with Disabilities in the Federal Government
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management developed
this site to educate and inform human resources professionals,
employees, managers, and people with disabilities. The site includes links to important information you regarding
the employment of people with disabilities in the Federal Government.
http://www.opm.gov/disability/index.htm
Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
The Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP) is operated by the Department of Defense to provide computer and technology accommodations to employees with disabilities within DOD and to a myriad of partner agencies throughout the Federal Government. DOT entered into a partnership agreement with CAP in FY 2005.
http://199.211.83.139/
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
provides information, technical assistance and publications on the
employment provisions of both Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act and
Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This agency is also
responsible for enforcing both employment provisions.
http://www.eeoc.gov
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is an
international toll-free consulting service that provides information
about job accommodations and the employability of people with functional
limitations.
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/english/homeus.htm
Americans with Disabilities Act Document Center
This site has extensive resources, publications and
information on all aspects of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/links/adalinks.htm
Deaprtment of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy
ODEP's mission is to provide leadership to increase employment opportunities for adults and youth with disabilities.
http://www.dol.gov/odep/
U.S. Access Board
The Access Board (officially known as the
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) provides
information, publications and technical assistance on the following:
http://www.access-board.gov
Electronic and information technology standards
under Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act.
http://www.access-board.gov/news/508-final.htm
Federal building access standards as Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
http://www.access-board.gov/ufas/ufas-html/ufas.htm
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility
Guidelines (ADAAG).
http://www.access-board.gov/adaag/html/adaag.htm
National Council on Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an
independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and
Congress on issues affecting 54 million Americans with disabilities.
http://www.ncd.gov
DisabilityInfo.gov
The New Freedom Initiative's online resource for Americans with disabilities
http://www.disabilityinfo.gov/
Federal Relay Service
Federal employees should use this service when needing to place long distance calls between voice telephones and TTYs.
http://www.fts.gsa.gov/frs/
American Sign Language On-Line Dictionary
This multimedia website contains streaming video for signed vocabulary.
http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/aslweb/browser.htm
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