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ADA BASICS
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The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) gives civil rights protections to individuals with disabilities similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion.
It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, State and local government services, and telecommunications.
Introductory information about the Americans with Disabilities Act for Employers
Introductory information about the Americans with Disabilities Act for Employers
What are the basic protections offered by the ADA employment provisions (ADA Title I)?
People with disabilities have equal opportunity to apply for work
and be promoted in jobs for which they are qualified.
People with disabilities are protected from a hostile work environment
and harassment based on their disability.
All of the above.
People with disabilities have equal access to the benefits and privileges of employment.
While the ADA does provide people
with disabilities the same opportunity
to apply for jobs, work, and be
promoted as any other similarly
qualified individuals, the ADA also
provides several other protections.
To find out what those other
protections are…
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The ADA prohibitsdiscrimination against a qualified individual on the basis of disability regarding fringe benefits available by virtue of employment (e.g., child care, dining, social events).
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Harassment is a form of discrimination under the ADA.
Harassment is any unwelcome conduct based on disability. Examples can include offensive jokes, name calling, slurs, physical assaults or threats, and ridicule or mockery. For more information about harassment, visit the EEOC website by clicking here.
However, the ADA does so much more.
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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.
For more information about Title I of the ADA, visit the EEOC website.
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Thank youFrom Glenn Olsen yourDisability Employment InitiativeState [email protected]