Periodic publication to report policy, regulatory framework and market factors that can be useful in reducing barriers to integrating people with disabilities into the national workforce.
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| Issue 5.01 - Spring 2007 |
- 2005 Census Data Regarding People with Disabilities
- DOJ Five Year Progress Report on ADA Enforcement
- Employment Concerns of Latinos with Disabilities
- NOD EmployAbility Partnership: Army Wounded Warriors Carriers & Start of Success programs
- Resources: ADA Title II Toolkit and Fact Sheet on Employment of Health Care Workers with Disabilities
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| Issue 4.05 - November 2006 |
- Bipartisan Legislation Introduced to Restore ADA Protections
- EEOC Launches "LEAD" Initiative Website to Stem Decline in Number of Federal Workers
- Labor Department Awards Grants to Advance Self-Employment
- Court Cases: Denny's (Medical Leave Policy); Watkins Motor Lines (ADA Impairments Must be the Result of a Physiological Condition)
- Reports: 2205 Disability Status Reports (Cornell University & AAPD); Transition to Work Programs (GAO); Remote Worker Costs (Gartner Inc.)
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| Issue 4.04 - September 2006 |
- EEOC Takes Steps to Stem Decline in Number of Federal Workers
- DOL Expands Disability Program Navigators Project
- New Appointments Made to the NCD
- Agreement Reached on UN Convention on the Rights of PWDs
- Court case: Employers Must Accommodate Employees ‘Regarded’ as Disabled
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| Issue 4.03 - June 2006 |
- Committee to Update Section 508 Standards
- ODEP Database of College Students with Disabilities Seeking Summer Employment
- EEOC Holds Employer Roundtable on Disability & Emergency Preparedness
- DBTACs Seek Comments on ADA
- Americans with Disabilities 2002: Over 50 Million Americans Report Some Level of Disability
- Reasonable Accommodation for Attorneys with Disabilities Fact Sheet
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| Issue 4.02 - April 2006 |
- New Legislation on Emergency Preparedness and College Access Introduced
- EEOC Wins Disability Suit against FedEx
- Accommodations for Psychiatric Disabilities
- JAN Survey - Attitude, not Cost, a Barrier to Disabled Employees
- Policy Proposals for Improving Work Incentives
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| Issue 4.01 - February 2006 |
- New Transatlantic Agenda from Joint EU-US Employment Conference
- ADA and Personality Testing
- EEOC Report: Slight Decline in Discrimination Charges in 2005
- Research on Employment Trends, Accessibility, AT Issues
- Study - Consumers Support Businesses that Hire Disabled Employees
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| Issue 3.03 - October 2005 |
- EEOC highlights - Employment Rights of the Blind or People with Cancer
- ADA Protects People Associated with the Disabled
- U.S. Commerce Dept. Employee Awarded $3 Million in Accommodation Suit
- EEOC Wins Appeal in Disability Suit against Sears Roebuck
- Employment Rate for People with Disabilities
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| Issue 3.02 - May 2005 |
- NCD Report on Emergency Planning
- OPM Executive Testifies on Telework Policies
- ADA and Cruise Ships - Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd.
- Wal-Mart Loses NY Disability Discrimination Lawsuit
- EEOC's 2004 Report on Federal Workforce
- Heavy Use of Handheld Electronics Can Lead to Disability
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| Issue 3.01 - January 2005 |
- Bush Signs IDEA Reform Bill
- EEOC Highlights - New Report Released, Northwest Airlines Settlement
- GAO Recommendations for One-Stop Career Centers
- Article - Public Places and Emergency Evacuation Planning
- Study - Obesity May Increase Disability Risk
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| Issue 2.05 - October 2004 |
- Assistive Technology Act of 2004 Approved by Bush and Other AT Developments
- $2.4 Million in Telework Grants Awarded by DOL
- Disability Discrimination Claims against UPS
- ADA & the Internet - Access Now v. Southwest Airlines
- Senate Hearing on Aging Workers
- Second Circuit Court Rules on "Essential Functions" Case
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| Issue 2.04 - August 2004 |
- Assistive Technology Act Introduced to Senate
- Executive Order - Individuals with Disabilities in Emergency Preparedness
- Guidelines for Accessible Design
- Epilepsy and the ADA
- Articles - Cultural Mistrust and Return-to-Work Incentives, Disability Management and Aging Workers
- Surprising Statistics in EEOC's Annual Report on the Federal Workforce
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| Issue 2.03 - June 2004 |
- OPM's Annual Report - The Status of Telework in the Federal Government
- ODEP's Report on Emergency Preparedness for the Disabled
- EEOC's 2003 Federal Work Force Report
- Women with Disabilities and Employment Discrimination
- FCC's Summit on Disability Access Issues
- Federal Initiatives in Assistive Technology
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| Issue 2.02 - April 2004 |
- New Freedom Initiative Progress Report
- Bush Creates Interagency Transportation Coordinating Council on Access and Mobility
- Project Civic Access
- EEOC's 2003 Statistics on Enforcement and Litigation in Private Sector Employment
- Judicial Impact on Reasonable Accommodation
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| Issue 2.01 - February 2004 |
- Bush Signs Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2004 [HR 2673]
- Congress Reauthorizes the Workforce Investment Act and the Rehabilitation Act
- Federal Disability Statistics
- Supreme Court Cases: Hernandez v. Raytheon (Rehiring Recovering Addicts), Tennessee v. Lane (ADA Violation by States), General Dynamics Land Systems Inc. v. Cline (Reverse Age Discrimination)
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| Issue 1.07 - November/December 2003 |
- Diabetes, Secondhand Smoke in the Workplace
- Disability Claims: Wrongful Termination & Reverse Age Discrimination
- Study - Government Web Sites Lack Accessibility
- Dept. of Labor's Seminar on Emergency Preparedness for Disabled Employees
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| Issue 1.06 - September/October 2003 |
- Agencies' Steps to Prevent Disability Discrimination & Promote Employment
- National Disability Employment Awareness Month
- Rights of Recovering Addicts and Partially Blind Persons under the ADA
- Latest Trends in Employment of the Disabled
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| Issue 1.05 - July/August 2003 |
- Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Compliance Assistance Checklist
- National Disability Mentoring Day - 10/15/2003
- Advancements in Assistive Technology
- Promotion of ADA Expansion to Include Web Accessibility
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| Issue 1.04 - June 2003 |
- Government Programs Supporting ADA Employment Efforts
- Cultural Attitudes Regarding Intellectual Disabilities
- Judicial Rulings on Accessibility Claims
- Paper - "History of Modern Disability Policy in the Workplace"
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| Issue 1.03 - May 2003 |
- Introduction to New Freedom Initiative;
- Judicial Rulings on Retaliation Claims & the "Interactive Process" Mandate
- Measures of Disability and Reasonable Accommodation Requests
- Corporations Committed to Product Development Promoting Community Integration
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| Issue 1.02 - April 2003 |
- Supreme Court Rulings on the Definition of Disability, Accommodation Rights
- Policy Papers: Universal Design and Assistive Technology
- Legislation: Workforce Investment Act of 1998 & The Assistive Technology Act of 1998
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| Issue 1.01 - March 2003 |
- Introduction to Federal Guidelines and Legislative History on Workplace Accommodations
- Regulatory Bodies and other Organizations supporting Community Integration Policies
- Judicial Impact on Accommodation Policy
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