Manager’s Desk
September/October 2004 Issue
Where to Go for
More ADA Information
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has
issued some good informational materials. A few titles are listed here:
“Enforcement Guidances and Other Policy Documents on the
ADA,”
“The ADA:
A Primer for Small Business,”
“Your Responsibilities as an Employer,”
“Job Applicants and the
ADA”
“Small
Employers and Reasonable Accommodation.”
Contact these resources for additional information
regarding the
ADA:
Equal Employment
Opportunity
Commission
1801 L Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20507
(202) 663-4900 and (800) 800-3302 (TDD)
(202) 663-4494 (TDD for 202 area code)
www.eeoc.gov.
EEOC Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs
1801 L
Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20507
(800) 669-3362
www.eeoc.gov/docs/accommodation.html
The EEOC also
provides another great resource entitled “A Primer for Small Business”
at
www.eeoc.gov/ada/adahandbook.html.
It contains valuable information for smaller firms and answers a
multitude of questions that pertain to any size of firm.
American Bar Association
Commission on Mental and Physical Disability Law
740 15th
Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202)
662-1570
Department of Justice
Office of the Americans with Disabilities Act, Civil Rights Division
P.O. Box
66118,
Washington, D.C. 20035-6118
(202) 514-0301 and (202) 514-0381 (TDD)
(202) 514-6193 (Electronic Bulletin Board)
(EEOC
and DOJ have technical assistance manuals for each title)
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Board
1111 18th
Street, N.W., Suite 501
Washington, D.C. 20036
(800)
USA-ABLE and (800) USA-ABLE (TDD)
Department of Transportation
400 Seventh
Street, S.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20590
(202)
366-9305 and (202) 755-7687 (TDD)
Federal Communications Commission
1919 M Street, N.W.
Washington,
D.C. 20554
(202) 632-7260 and (202) 632-6999 (TDD)
The Job Accommodation Network
P.O. Box
6080
Morgantown, West Virginia 26506-6080
(800) 526-7234
www.jan.wvu.edu
Information about the risks of favoritism in disabled
hiring:
workforce.com/04/06/feature4. Also check the Code of Federal
Regulations: 29 C.F.R. Part 1630: Regulations to implement the equal
employment provisions. A detailed appendix is included and helpful.
29 C.F.R. Part 1640: Procedures for coordinating the investigation of
complaints or charges of employment discrimination.
29 C.F.R.
Part 1641: Procedures for complaints and/or charges of employment
discrimination based on disability, against employers holding government
contracts or subcontracts. |
