The Americans with Disabilities Act prohibits discrimination and ensures equal opportunity for persons with disabilities in employment. It obligates employers with 15 or more employers (or fewer in many states, such as those in Region 10) to provide reasonable accommodations for qualified employees with disabilities. Providing reasonable accommodations is mutually beneficial for employer and employee. An accommodation allows the individual with a disability to do their best work, to their fullest potential, and the employer gets the best worker, all by the simple provision of an accommodation.
Information for employees with disabilities may be found in our Employer Toolkit.
Fact Sheets
- Northwest ADA Center: Accessible Parking as an Employment Accommodation: A Practical Guide for Employers
- Northwest ADA Center: Conducting a Reasonable Accommodation Interview
- Northwest ADA Center: Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Exams
- Northwest ADA Center: Enhance Customer Service and Employee Productivity and Decrease Your Taxes in the Process!
- Northwest ADA Center: Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace
- Northwest ADA Center: Service Animals as an Employment Accommodation
- Northwest ADA Center: Universal Design in the Workplace
- ADA National Network: Employment Data for Veterans With Disabilities
- ADA National Network: You Have a Lot to Offer: Ten Points for Veterans to Consider When Returning to Work with a Disability
- JAN: Accommodation and Compliance: Leave
Any or all of the fact sheets we have from the EEOC may be useful for both employees and employers.
Resources
Job Accommodation Network: JAN Workplace Accommodation Toolkit
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
web: www.askjan.org
phone: 800-526-7234