The Partnership on Employment & Accessible Technology has a new resource, the AI & Disability Inclusion Toolkit. It provides information for businesses including: How artificial intelligence (AI) works, How it is being used for employment-related purposes, such as screening job applicants and monitoring employee actions, The risks of discriminating against people with disabilities and other … Continued
The ADA National Network has a new fact sheet, Enforcing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It reviews how the ADA is enforced and which federal agencies are responsible for enforcing the different titles! This resource is helpful for those who: Are just learning about the ADA, Want to learn more about the law, or … Continued
The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has released its 2024 NDEAM poster for download. Printed posters will be coming soon. There is also a poster version that organizations can change, so they can make it their own! Spanish versions of both NDEAM posters are available too. NDEM celebrates the value and talent workers with … Continued
On August 9, 2024, the Federal Register published the Department of Justice’s final rule under Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve access to medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) for people with disabilities. MDE includes equipment like: Medical examination tables, Weight scales, Dental chairs, X-ray machines and Mammography machines. The rule puts … Continued
Symptoms of Long COVID may qualify as a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act. People with Long COVID can request reasonable accommodations in the workplace so they can continue to work while managing their symptoms. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission created a short video with important information about this topic.
The Employer Assistance and Resource Network on Disability Inclusion (EARN) has a new resource, “Supporting Digital Accessibility in the Public and Private Sectors.” It reviews research-based strategies and practices that help organizations improve digital accessibility. When organizations in the public and private sectors take into account the experiences of applicants and employees with disabilities, they … Continued
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released the yearly update to the Disability and Health Data System, providing quick and easy online access to state-level health data on adults with disabilities. The latest data, from the 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, show that more than 1 in 4—over 70 million—adults in the … Continued
The U.S. Department of Justice Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of California reached an agreement with Los Angeles County, California. They settled the Department’s lawsuit that the County violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by denying voters with mobility and vision disabilities an equal opportunity to vote. … Continued
This U.S. Department of Labor Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) has a new resource: Helping Workers with Disabilities Get Ahead Through Good Jobs: A Toolkit of Practical Strategies. The toolkit covers how to recruit, hire, keep, and promote workers with disabilities in good jobs in construction, manufacturing, and clean energy. While it is geared … Continued
On July 25th, the U.S. Access Board issued a final rule setting a low transfer height of 17 inches for medical diagnostic equipment (MDE) used when people are lying face-up, face-down, or on their side, or sitting up. The rule removes the old accessibility standards for MDE, which allowed for a low transfer height of … Continued
