Employers
Access Board's Guidance on Web-based Intranet & Internet Information & Applications
Description of the standards federal agencies must follow when producing Web pages.
Accessible Format for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired
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
Accommodation Fact Sheet Series
Advancing Opportunities: Accommodations Resources for Federal Managers & Employees
AgrAbility Project: Assistive Technology for Farmers with Disabilities
Funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the AgrAbility Project 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
Ensures that all USDA employees have safe and equal access to electronic and information technology by assessing, educating and advocating for the integration of assistive technology and worksite accommodations.
Alliance for Technology Access
Guidance from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that explains the responsibilities of staffing firms and their clients in complying with requirements unique to the ADA, including reasonable accommodation and rules concerning disability-related questions and medical examinations.
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Primer for Small Business
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) 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's policy and guidelines for complying with the reasonable accommodation requirements of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
Assistive Technology Frequently Asked Questions
Business Leadership Network (BLN)
Cancer in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
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 assists DoD and other federal agencies by purchasing assistive technology and services, providing training on using assistive technology, advising on creating accessible electronic environments and assisting in accommodating workers with disabilities.
Cost & Benefits of Accommodations
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor provides examples of accommodations for people with disabilities with cost-benefit information.
Customized Employment: Frequently Asked Questions
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 and as a resource organization for the nationwide federal government.
Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Department of Agriculture (USDA) Section 508 Accessibility Information
Department of Education Assistive Technology Program
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
Department of the Interior Accessible Technology Center
Department of the Treasury Employment Information for People with Disabilities
Diabetes in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Disability & Business Technical Assistance Centers (DBTACs)
Links to regional centers that work closely with local business, disability, governmental, rehabilitation and other professional networks to provide Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information and technical assistance relating to employment, public services, public accommodations and communications.
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. Document is in .pdf format. This brochure is also available in text form.
Employer's Guide to Reasonable Accommodation Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
Empowering through the New Freedom Initiative
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 & 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
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
A collaboration of the U.S. General Services Administration and U.S. Office of Personnel Management to provide a single Internet resource on telework. 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)
Federal Relay Service Online (FRSO)
Finding a Workplace Personal Assistant
Funding Assistive Technology & Accommodations
Funding Links for Job Accommodations
General Services Administration (GSA) Electronic Government & Technology Access
GSA's Center for Information Technology Accommodation (CITA) provides assistive technology solutions to eliminate barriers for people with disabilities.
Health Care Workers and The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Investing in People: Job Accommodation Situations & Solutions
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) & the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
Job Accommodation Network's Resources for Employers
Job Accommodations: An Overview
Job Accomodations for People with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Information on TBI, including ideas for accommodating people with TBI's in the workplace.
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor 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
Multiple Chemical Sensitivities (MCS)
Information from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on adverse physical reaction to low levels of common chemicals, an allergy that impacts workers in a variety of workplaces.
National Center on Workforce & Disability/Adult (NCWD) Job Accommodation Resources
Information from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on hazardous noise and successful hearing conservation programs.
Noise & Hearing Loss Prevention
Safety and health tips from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) on preventing hearing loss in the workplace.
Information from the U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) on disabling asthma in the workplace.
Occupational Safety & Health Administration (OSHA) Resources for Small Business
Provides access to information, guidelines and training programs OSHA provides specifically 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 and supervisors and human resources professionals, better understand how to hire and retain persons with disabilities.
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) in the Workplace
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor 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
Personal Assistance in the Workplace: A Customer-Directed Guide
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 Accommodation Frequently Asked Questions
Addresses questions about Executive Order 13164, which requires federal agencies to establish effective written procedures for processing requests for reasonable accommodation from employees and applicants with disabilities.
Reasonable Accommodations Eligibility Checklist
Reasonable Accommodations for Lawyers with Disabilities
Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)
Rural Assistive Technology Links
Provides information on farm equipment for use by people with disabilities.
Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award
Brochure describing the Secretary of Labor's New Freedom Initiative Award. This award is given annually to small businesses, corporations, non-profits and individuals that have demonstrated exemplary and innovative efforts in furthering the employment and workplace environment for workers with disabilities. A .pdf version of this brochure may be downloaded by clicking here and going to "Other Publications."
Information from the Department of Justice to help federal agencies wanting to evaluate whether their Internet pages are accessible to people with disabilities.
Self-Employment, Telecommuting & Establishing a Small Business as Employment Outcomes
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
Supporting Individuals with Autism in Integrated Community Jobs
This program sponsored by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) 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 from the U.S. Department of Labor on technology-related assistance and federal laws regarding accessibility.
Telework: A Management Priority
Teleworking Brings Office Home
The Job Accommodation Process: Steps to Collaborative Solutions
Tips for Communication with Deaf Employees through an Interpreter
Tips for Human Resource (HR) Professionals
U.S. Postal Service Reasonable Accomodation Handbook
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
Workplace Accommodation Process
Fact sheet from the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) provides information on the workplace accommodations process under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
Workplace Ergonomics Quick Reference Guide
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) portal to information on workplace safety issues, including prevention measures.
Workplace Technologies for People with Disabilities