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ABLEDATA

Provides information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment, including a database of 25,000 products and devices.

Access Board's Guidance on Web-based Intranet & Internet Information & Applications

Description of the standards federal agencies must follow when producing Web pages.

Accessibility Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Provides readers with a quick overview of legal issues related to the employment of people with disabilities and the ADA.

Accessible Format for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

Information on making materials accessible for people who are blind or visually impaired, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard for large print.

Accommodating Employees with Disabilities

Information from the Cornell University Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research about workplace accommodations for employees with disabilities.

Accommodating Nurses with Disabilities

Information from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) regarding nurses with disabilities, including information on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), accommodation ideas and resources for additional information.

Advancing Opportunities: Accommodations Resources for Federal Managers & Employees

Fact sheet regarding resources to help federal government managers make necessary accommodations for employees with disabilities.

AgrAbility Project: Assistive Technology for Farmers with Disabilities

Provides information to farmers or farmworkers, their families and caregivers on assistive technology and farm site modifications that enable people with disabilities to remain involved in production agriculture.

Agriculture Department (USDA) TARGET Center

Serves USDA employees, their federal partners and members of the public interested in accessibility and ergonomics.

Alliance for Technology Access

National network of organizations providing information and support services to individuals with disabilities, and increasing their use of standard, assistive, and information technologies.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Information Technology (IT) Centers

The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) has established ten regional centers to provide information, training and technical assistance to employers, people with disabilities and other entities with responsibilities under the ADA.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) & Workers Placed by Temporary Agencies: Frequently Asked Questions

Guidance that explains the responsibilities of staffing firms and their clients in complying with requirements unique to the ADA, including reasonable accommodations and rules concerning disability-related questions and medical examinations.

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Primer for Small Business

Overview of the basic employment provisions of the ADA as they relate to employees and job applicants.

Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)

Policy and guidelines for complying with the reasonable accommodation requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Assistive Technology Frequently Asked Questions

Answers to commonly-asked questions about assistive technology from the United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) Web site.

Business Leadership Network (BLN)

Information on local chapters, conferences and other information from business owners on best practices in hiring, retaining and marketing to people with disabilities.

Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who have cancer, including accommodation information and examples

Code of Federal Regulation on Reasonable Accommodation

Information from the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government and Technology Web site.

Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)

U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) program that helps federal agencies with purchasing assistive technology and services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on how to create accessible electronic environments and accommodating workers with disabilities.

Cost & Benefits of Accommodations

Fact sheet from the U.S. Department of Labor provides examples of accommodations for people with disabilities with cost-benefit information.

Customized Employment: Frequently Asked Questions

Fact sheet describing ways to individualize or customize the relationship between a job seeker or employee and an employer in ways that meet the needs of both.

Deaf & Hard of Hearing in Government

A national, nonprofit organization serving as an employee support group for federal employees who are either deaf or hard of hearing. Also serves as a resource organization for the federal government nationwide.

Deafness & Hearing Impairments in the Workplace & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who are deaf or have hearing impairments, including accommodation information and examples.

Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 508 Accessibility Information

Information on Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act, which requires that federal agencies' electronic and information technology is accessible to people with disabilities, including employees and members of the public.

Department of Education Assistive Technology Program

Overview of a program that uses technology to assist employees and customers with disabilities in accessing information.

Department of Justice (DOJ) Procedures for Providing Reasonable Accommodation

Guidelines describing DOJ's policies and procedures for processing reasonable accommodation requests.

Department of Transportation (DOT) Disability Resource Center

Provides comprehensive technical assistance on reasonable accommodation and disability awareness to all DOT employees, supervisors and applicants.

Department of the Interior Accessible Technology Center

The Accessible Technology Program supports employees with disabilities by determining the appropriate assistive technology and ergonomic solutions for the individual.

Department of the Treasury Employment Information for People with Disabilities

Information on Treasury's hiring practices and accommodations procedures.

Diabetes in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees who have diabetes, including accommodation information and examples.

Disability Employment 101 for Your Business

Brochure for small- and medium-sized businesses interested in increasing their hiring pool by recruiting well-qualified employees with disabilities. This brochure is also available in text form.

Discover How to Make Your Home Office More Ergonomic

As part of the TARGET Discovery Series, learn basic tips to ease the pains of telework by reducing repetitive-stress injuries and working more efficiently.

Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans

Provides guidance for emergency evacuation plans for employers covered by the ADA who opt to have such plans and are required to include people with disabilities.

Employers' Practical Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Guide that explains the basics of workplace accommodations and how employers can work with their employees with disabilities to provide necessary and reasonable accommodations.

Enforcement Guidance on Reasonable Accommodation & Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) enforcement guidance incorporating recent Supreme Court decisions and the EEOC's issuance of new regulations under Section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act.

Ergonomics

Information on the Occupational Safety & Health Administration's (OSHA) four-pronged program to address musculoskeletal disorders in the workplace.

Ergonomics & Musculoskeletal Disorders

Information from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on carpal tunnel syndrome, repetitive motion syndrome and other ergonomic-related impairments in the workplace.

Ergonomics: Guidelines for Nursing Homes

U.S. Department of Labor final guidelines for ergonomics in the nursing home industry.

Federal CapTel

The Captioned Telephone (CapTel) is a new technology that allows people to receive word-for-word captions of their telephone conversations.

Federal Employment Vacancy Announcement Statement

Information on the requirement for all federal agencies to include a reasonable accommodation statement in job vacancy announcements.

Federal Employment of People with Disabilities: Success Stories

Testimonials from workers with disabilities who are pursuing good careers in federal jobs.

Federal Government Interagency Telework Site

Information for coordinators, employees and managers to help create a successful telework program within the federal government. Telework (also called telecommuting) is the ability to do your work at home or another location other than your "official duty station."

Federal Relay Conference Captioning (RCC)

Information about this service to help deaf and hard-of-hearing individuals participate in remote meetings, phone calls, videoconferences and multi-party teleconference calls on a functionally equivalent basis.

Federal Relay Service

A federal government service which allows federal employees who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf/blind or have speech disabilities to have equal communication access.

Federal Relay Service Online (FRSO)

Fill out this quick form to begin using the internet relay service, which allows the user to make telecommunications relay calls to or from the federal government offices.

Finding a Workplace Personal Assistant

Fact sheet provides information on using Personal Assistant Services (PAS) in the workplace as a reasonable job accommodation.

Funding Assistive Technology & Accommodations

Information on how to find funding for assistive technology and workplace accommodations from the National Center on Workforce and Disability.

Funding Links for Job Accommodations

Summarizes funding search tips and describes some of the most frequent types of organizations and groups that provide funding for job accommodations.

Funding Tips for Employers

Fact sheet summarizes funding search tips and describes the most frequent types of organizations and groups that provide funding for workplace accommodations.

General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government & Technology Access

GSA's Information Technology Accessibility and Workforce (ITAW) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.

Health Care Workers & The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Fact sheet on the application of the ADA to job applicants and employees in the health care industry, including accommodation information and examples.

Investing in People - Job Accommodation Situations & Solutions

Fact sheet includes sample situations and low-cost solutions for accommodating the needs of employees with disabilities.

Job Accommodation Examples

Real life examples of job accommodations to assist in the employment of people with disabilities.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN)

Free service that facilitates the employment and retention of workers with disabilities by providing guidance on job accommodations, self-employment and small business opportunities and related subjects.

Job Accommodation Network (JAN) Accommodation & Compliance Fact Sheet Series

Employment specific fact sheet series addresses a variety of information related to employment and job accommodations.

Job Accommodation Network's Resources for Employers

A portal where private businesses, federal employers and state and local government employers can find information on job accommodations, legal issues and human resources.

Job Accommodation Resources

Links to job accommodation resources, information on examples of job accommodations and where to find funding.

Job Accommodations - An Overview

Basic information on job accommodations from the National Center on Workforce and Disability.

Job Accommodations for People with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Fact sheet from the Job Accommodation Network (JAN) provides an overview of some job accommodations that might be useful for employees with Autism Spectrum Disorders. This link opens a PDF document.

Job Accomodations for People with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)

Information on TBI, including ideas for accommodating people with TBI's in the workplace.

Latex Allergy Information

Fact sheet on the growing health risk of latex-sensitive workers' exposure to latex gloves and possible solutions.

Making Management Decisions about Accommodations

Examples of both complex and simple accommodations made by employers who have consulted the Job Accommodation Network (JAN).

Marshall Space Flight Center Individuals with Disabilities Program

Information on programs for people with disabilities at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.

Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)

Information on adverse physical reaction to low levels of common chemicals, an allergy that impacts workers in a variety of workplaces.

Noise & Hearing Conservation

Information on hazardous noise and successful hearing conservation programs.

Noise & Hearing Loss Prevention

Safety and health tips on preventing hearing loss in the workplace.

Occupational Asthma

Questions linking to information relevant to occupational asthma in the workplace.

Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Resources for Small Business

Provides access to information, guidelines and training programs to help small businesses find and fix hazards and prevent workplace injuries and illnesses.

Office of Personnel Management Employee Relations - Reasonable Accommodation

Information about disability discrimination as it relates to reasonable accommodations for workers with disabilities.

Office of Personnel Management Guide to Federal Employment of People with Disabilities

Information to help employers, especially federal managers, supervisors and human resource professionals, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities.

Personal Assistance Services (PAS) in the Workplace

Fact sheet provides answers to common questions about Personal Assistance Services in the workplace, which can be used as reasonable accommodation to enable an employee to perform job functions.

Personal Assistance Services on the Job

Describes how employers may be able to provide personal assistance services as reasonable accommodations to help employees with disabilities achieve employment goals.

Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide

Covers self-assessment, employers' perspectives, assistive technology, funding options, independent living and employment services.

Persons with Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): Frequently Asked Questions

Fact sheet regarding how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to people with intellectual disabilities in the work place.

Policy Guidance on Establishing Procedures to Provide Reasonable Accommodation

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) guidance on Executive Order 13164 requiring federal agencies to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodation.

Reasonable Accommodations Eligibility Checklist

Checklist and information to help federal employers determine whether an employee is entitled to a reasonable accommodation.

Reasonable Accommodations for Lawyers with Disabilities

This fact sheet addresses the application of the reasonable accommodation obligation to attorneys and their employers. Attorneys with disabilities, both as applicants and employees, may need a range of accommodations in order to apply for and perform many types of legal jobs.

Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)

Promotes research and development, education, advocacy and the provision of assistive technology while at the same time supporting the individuals engaged in these activities.

Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Self-Evaluation Web Accessibility Questionnaire for Component Web Contacts

Information to help federal agencies evaluate whether their Internet pages are accessible to people with disabilities.

Self-Employment, Telecommuting & Establishing a Small Business as Employment Outcomes

Technical assistance information from the U.S. Department of Education regarding small business development and entrepreneurship for people with disabilities.

Small Employers & Reasonable Accommodation

Clarifies the rights and responsibilities of employers and individuals with disabilities regarding reasonable accommodation and undue hardship under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Software Accessibility Evaluation

U.S. Department of Justice evaluation, on the basis of accessibility for employees with disabilities, of the 10 most commonly used software packages.

State Assistive Technology & Telework Financial Loan Programs

State by state information from the Alternative Financing Technical Assistance Project on assistive technology and telework financial loan programs.

Supporting Individuals with Autism in Integrated Community Jobs

Fact sheet outlines how employers, workforce professionals and others can work to identify support needs of individuals with autism in order to create successful employment outcomes.

Technical Assistance Project

Provides technical assistance to the 56 state and territory assistive technology programs as authorized under the Assistive Technology Act of 1998.

Technology & People with Disabilities

Information on technology-related assistance and federal laws regarding accessibility.

TeleWorkUSA.net

Information about the Telework Initiative, an overview of the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)'s projects, information about telework, resources, success stories and links to a resume bank.

Telework - A Management Priority

An interagency website to provide easy access to information about telework in the Federal Government. The official Telework Web site from the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

Teleworking Brings Office Home

Article regarding federal Judiciary employees who are teleworking.

The Job Accommodation Process - Steps to Collaborative Solutions

Fact sheet regarding how employees and employers can work together to find solutions to job accommodations for employees with disabilities.

Tips for Communication with Deaf Employees through an Interpreter

Guidelines reprinted from the Listening Post, a newsletter for Forest Service employees who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Tips for Human Resource (HR) Professionals

Includes articles, checklists, a glossary and links to useful disability resources to help human resource (HR) professionals better understand the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), job accommodations and the employment process as it relates to people with disabilities.

U.S. Postal Service Reasonable Accomodation Handbook

Establishes procedures that enable Postal Service managers and supervisors to make decisions regarding reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities during recruitment, hiring and employment.

Vocational Rehabilitation State Offices

Links to state divisions and services that assist individuals with disabilities in securing gainful employment.

Work at Home & Telework as a Reasonable Accommodation

Fact sheet provides information on work at home and telework, which can expand employment opportunities for persons with disabilities.

Workplace Accommodation Process

Fact sheet provides information on the workplace accommodations process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).

Workplace Ergonomics Quick Reference Guide

This guide provides quick reference illustrations of proper workstation ergonomics. Ensuring proper ergonomics in the workplace is a smart business decision because it increases employee productivity and satisfaction.

Workplace Safety & Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) portal to information on workplace safety issues, including prevention measures.

Workplace Technologies for People with Disabilities

Employment focused guide on how employers and service providers can utilize assistive technology to make workplaces and service centers accessible to people with disabilities. Contains illustrations of many different types of assistive technologies, including descriptive text on the use of these technologies.
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