13 Applicable Laws

131 The Rehabilitation Act

The Rehabilitation Act prohibits discrimination against qualified employees and job applicants with disabilities in the federal government, including the United States Postal Service.®

The Rehabilitation Act also imposes an obligation on the Postal Service to find reasonable ways to accommodate a qualified individual with a disability. In other words, the Rehabilitation Act requires the Postal Service to consider ways to change the manner of doing a job to allow a qualified person with a disability to perform the essential functions of a particular job, or to be considered for a position he or she desires.




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