Americans With Disabilities Act

Fire Alarm Strobe Systems and the Hearing Impaired
There has also been some confusion regarding how employers may make their workplace environment accessible to persons with disabilities. Unfortunately, certain employers have attempted in the past to skirt around hiring a disabled person usually claiming the disability interfered with the employee’s capacity to co-exist in the workplace environment. The passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act in the 1990’s provided guidance for employers wishing to help employees with disabilities and tak Read More...
Scholarship for Minorities
Scholarships come in many forms and types. There are those that are offer to some sectors of society, specific intellectual capacity, athletic excellence, and more. Meanwhile, there are also scholarships that are specifically designed to minorities. Scholarships for minorities are made to keep those little portions of the population educated even if the students cannot afford to pay for their education. Here are the scholarships for minorities available: Scholarships for Women For the longest Read More...
The Americans With Disabilities Act - The Meaning of Disability
The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 has the most far-reaching impact on the U.S. workplace since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Yet many Americans are confused about the meaning of key terms used in the Act. This article unravels the confusion about the term 'disability' and clarifies what conditions are covered and what are not. The ADA defines 'disability' as: A physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual ... or a Read More...

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FMLASource Announces New ADA Solution for Employers
FMLASource® Inc., a ComPsych® company, announced today a new service to help employers comply with leave requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. The service combines administration of Family and Medical Leave Act absences with ADA leave compliance, managing the complex requirements of each. Read More...
EEOC: Chicago bank?s leave policy violated ADA
(5/24) Chicago-based BMO Harris Bank has agreed to pay 0,000 to a group of 14 former employees with disabilities who were terminated following medical leaves of absence in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) recently announced. Read More...
Official Notice of Policy Changes: Disabilities, ASEWU
The following policy proposals were approved by the Board of Trustees on May 16, 2013. EWU Policy 402-03, Accommodating Persons with Disabilities Revised Policy: This policy prescribes university standards and responsibilities related to the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990; the ADA Amendments Act of 2008; the Washington State Law Against [...] Read More...
Negotiate Graduate School as a Student With Disabilities
This week we address the seventh in a series of questions that admitted graduate school students often ask with information regarding services for students with disabilities. Read More...
Recreation for all, ensuring accessibility for everyone
RENO -- Ensuring accessibility for everyone, the Reno City Council approved the Americans with Disability Act (ADA) Transition Plan for Reno?s Parks and Recreation Facilities. Read More...
EEOC issues guidance addressing cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities
(5/16) The EEOC has issued revised documents addressing how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) applies to applicants and employees with cancer, diabetes, epilepsy, and intellectual disabilities. Read More...