This is due to vast under-reporting on official surveys, census documents, and employment documentation (where it is voluntary to disclose a disability)....
Search Results "ODEP: Office of Disability Employment Policy"
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The Market Case for Accessible Events, Meetings and Conferences
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You may refuse transportation to the individual with a disability if it would endanger the safety of the aircraft
If transportation of a passenger with a disability would endanger the safety of the aircraft or the health or safety of its passengers or violate an FAA safety regulation, you may refuse...
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Section 1630.3(a) through (c) Illegal Use of Drugs
Employers, for example, may discharge or deny employment to persons who illegally use drugs, on the basis of such use, without fear of being held liable for discrimination....
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Section 35.138 Ticketing (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The ticketing policies and practices of public entities, however, are subject to title II's nondiscrimination provisions....
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Section 36.212 Insurance (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
It provides that a public accommodation may not refuse to serve an individual with a disability because of limitations on coverage or rates in its insurance policies (see Judiciary report...
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7. Amend 28 CFR part 35 by adding § 35.138 to read as follows:
7. Amend 28 CFR part 35 by adding § 35.138 to read as follows:
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§ 35.138 Ticketing
§ 35.138 Ticketing.
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22. Must an employer allow an employee with a disability to work a modified or part-time schedule as a reasonable accommodation, absent undue hardship?
This could affect whether an employer can grant a request to modify an employee's schedule.(65) Employers should carefully assess whether modifying the hours could significantly disrupt...
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III. "Qualified Individuals with Disabilities"
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act provides comprehensive civil rights protections for "qualified individuals with disabilities."...
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9. What type of reasonable accommodations may employees with hearing disabilities need?
Ann requests, and her employer agrees, that moving her to a vacant interior office is a reasonable accommodation without causing an undue hardship....
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12206(c)(2)(A) Title I
.-- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Attorney General shall implement the plan for assistance developed under subsection (a), for title I....
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How to Interact with Customers with a Disability
In America, 54 million people live with a disability....
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Chapter 6 BUILDING AN EVACUATION PLAN FOR A PERSON WITH A COGNITIVE DISABILITY
A cognitive disability prevents a person from using or accessing building features due to an inability to process or understand the information necessary to use the features....
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12101(a)(1)
(1) some 43,000,000 Americans have one or more physical or mental disabilities, and this number is increasing as the population as a whole is growing older;...
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Ticket distribution methods. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.138(a) states the general rule that a public entity shall modify its policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities can purchase single or multi-event...
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Ensure that people with mental health disabilities or I/DD have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the entities’ programs, services, and activities
Ensure that people with mental health disabilities or I/DD have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from the entities’ programs, services, and activities....
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Cognitive Impairments
Cognitive Impairments People with cognitive impairments may have problems with memory and concentration, understanding oral communication, and learning. When communicating in...
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12206(c)(2)(A) Subchapter I
(A) Subchapter I The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Attorney General shall implement the plan for assistance developed under subsection (a) of this section, for subchapter...
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May I ask an individual what his or her disability is?
May I ask an individual what his or her disability is? Only to determine if a passenger is entitled to a particular seating accommodation pursuant to section 382.38....
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1. Snow and Ice
a passenger's request for a paratransit driver to walk over a pathway that has not been fully cleared of snow and ice should be granted so that the driver can help the passenger with a disability...
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§ 36.311(c)(1) Inquiry about disability
(1) Inquiry about disability....
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The ADA and Its Integration Mandate
In 1990, Congress enacted the ADA “to provide a clear and comprehensive national mandate for the elimination of discrimination against individuals with disabilities.” 4 In passing the ADA...
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III. Benefits of Ratification
While the ADA will continue to be the linchpin of US domestic nondiscrimination policy, the international community uses the treaty as the basis for legal and policy approaches to disability...
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If the manufacturer states that the design load is 800 pounds, can the transportation operator limit actual use to 600 pounds for safety reasons?
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) motor vehicle safety regulations require that a wheelchair lift be tested to withstand a 600-pound load. If the...