Transportation Security Administration helpline for travelers with disabilities
Experts Offer EEOC Range of Views on Leave as a Reasonable Accommodation
2011 edition of NCLEJ’s TANF ADA Manual Now Available posted 4/04/11
Justice Department’s New ADA Rules Go into Effect on March 15, 2011 justice.gov
http://www.thinkbeyondthelabel.com
Think Beyond the Label is committed to making the business case for employing people with disabilities. We are a partnership of health and human service and employment agencies with federal grants, coming together to build a uniform national infrastructure and approach that connects businesses to qualified candidates with disabilities.
Jackson as a Livable, Accessible, Sustainable Community Done in LEGO
By Scott M. Crawford, PhD
Employment Resources for the Disabled
Disability-related laws and regulations click here to view (pop up window)
Job Accommodation Network Offers ADA Amendments Act of 2008 Resources
The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 became effective on January 1, 2009. Although the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has not yet completed the regulations for the new legislation, ODEP’s Job Accommodation Network (JAN) has developed both a publication and a resource page regarding the Act. The new publication is JAN’s Accommodation and Compliance Series: The ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (http://www.jan.wvu.edu/bulletins/adaaa1.htm) and will be periodically updated as additional information is made public. You can find complementary resources at: http://www.jan.wvu.edu/LINKS/adalinks.htm
ADA Basic Building Blocks is an introductory webcourse on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) that explores the legal requirements and spirit of the ADA. The course content is self-paced and organized into 12 topics, which are designed to be studied in order.
To learn more……… click to this site http://www.sedbtac.org/ada/training/audioschedule.php
For more information contact Judy Sikes at judy@msccd.org
Accessible Information Technology: The National Center on Accessible Information Technology in Education (AccessIT) has developed a free online course that provides an introduction to accessible information technology in education.
Accessible Mississippi Brochure, click here
ADA Resource Guide and Laws
Americans with Disabilities Act, Public Law 101-33
Fair Housing Act, Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968
Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
Department of Justice offers technical assistance on the ADA Standards for Accessible Design and other ADA provisions applying to businesses, non-profit service agencies, and state and local government programs; also provides information on how to file ADA complaints. http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/adahom1.htm
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission offers technical assistance on the ADA provisions applying to employment; also provides information on how to file ADA complaints. http://www.eeoc.gov
Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration http://www.fta.dot.gov/civil_rights.html
Federal Communications Commission offers technical assistance on ADA telephone relay service (TRS) requirements.http://www.fcc.gov/cib/dro
Access Board (or Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board) offers technical assistance on the ADA Accessibility Guidelines. http://www.access-board.gov
The ADA WATCH Campaign is a nonprofit informational online network designed to activate the disability community’s grassroots in response to threats to civil rights protections for people with disabilities.http://www.adawatch.org
Internal Revenue Service provides information about tax code provisions including tax credits (section 44) and deductions (section 190) that can assist businesses in complying with the ADA. http://www.irs.gov/plain/index.html
Job Accommodation Network (JAN), is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide advice on accommodating employees with disabilities. http://www.jan.wvu.edu
Project ACTION is funded by the Department of Transportation to provide ADA information and publications on making transportation accessible. http://www.projectaction.org
