ADA and Employment Rights Resource List (PDF) Source: Southeast ADA Center Link: adasoutheast.org/publications/resourcelists/ada_employment_disability_resources.pdf
Mobile Accommodation Solution App for iphone The free Mobile Accommodation Solution (MAS) app is designed to streamline the disability accommodation process. The MAS app serves as a first generation mobile case management tool to help employers, service providers, and individuals effectively address accommodation requests in the workplace. The app will support talent management, human resources, and/or accommodation staff to create inclusive workplaces by facilitating the process of accommodating applicants, candidates, and employees. The app will also support service providers to help people with disabilities better manage the accommodation process. In addition, the app will enable people with disabilities to develop an accommodation request letter, send the request, and track the progress of the request. Source: Job Accommodation Network Link: itunes.apple.com/us/app/mobile-accommodation-solution/id1291959434
EARN Information on Reasonable Accommodation Source: Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) Link: www.askearn.org/topics/laws-regulations/americans-with-disabilities-act-ada/reasonable-accommodations
The LEAD Center The LEAD Center is focused on highlighting the opportunities presented in the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) to build integrated cross-system collaborations that improve employment and economic outcomes for youth and adult job seekers with disabilities. Link: www.leadcenter.org/wioa-workforce-development
Magers, et al. v. Seneca Re-Ad Industries Inc Link: www.toledoblade.com/business/2016/02/03/Judge-orders-back-pay-for-disabled-Seneca-County-workers-by-Seneca-Re-ad-Industries-Inc.html
Additional Information and Questions about the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
ADA National Network The ADA National Network provides information, guidance and training on the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), tailored to meet the needs of business, government and individuals at local, regional and national levels. The ADA National Network has ten Regional Centers located throughout the United States that provide local assistance to ensure that the ADA is implemented wherever possible. The Centers are funded by the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) of the U.S. Department of Education. Link: www.adata.org
Southeast ADA Center A Member of the ADA National Network 1-800-949-4232 (voice/TTY) E-mail: adasoutheast@law.syr.edu The Southeast ADA Center is one of 10 regional centers that provide accurate information on issues related to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), disability, and technology access. Our purpose is to teach the public how to comply with the ADA. The Southeast ADA Center serves Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. All calls are confidential! Link: www.adasoutheast.org
Job Accommodation Network (JAN) 1-800-526-7234 (voice); 1-877-781-9403 (tty) E-mail: jan@askjan.org The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a free consulting service designed to increase the employability of people with disabilities. In addition to tailored worksite accommodations, JAN counsels on related issues such as interviewing and testing, policy modification, professional education and job-related travel. A service of the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), JAN also educates about self-employment and small business ownership opportunities for individuals with disabilities. Link: askjan.org
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) The EEOC enforces the ADA and other federal laws that prohibit discrimination in the workplace. EEOC also provides oversight and coordination of all federal equal employment opportunity regulations, practices, and policies. Link: www.eeoc.gov