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DISABILITIES and the WORKPLACE

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. The ADA covers employers with 15 or more employees, including state and local governments. It also applies to employment agencies and to labor organizations. The ADA's nondiscrimination standards also apply to federal sector employees under section 501 of the Rehabilitation Act, as amended, and it’s implementing rules.

For information pertaining to the ADA legislation and an overview, please refer to the link listed below: http://www.csun.edu/~sp20558/dis/ada2.html

Disclosing a Disability

Now that you have a feel for your rights under the legislation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, there are also important considerations to be made when interviewing for employment. Candidates must take into account both when they disclose that they have a disability and how they disclose that they have a disability.

For some information illustrating tips on disability disclosure, please refer to the links listed below:
http://www.bu.edu/cpr/jobschool/disclosing.htm
http://www.jobaccess.gov.au/JOAC/Jobseekers/How+to+guides/howtodisclosedisabilityto.htm
http://www.provenresumes.com/disable.html