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Posts Tagged: ADA
10 Things Managers Must Know About EEO Law
Do you know how Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) fits into your responsibilities as a federal manager? If not, here are 10 things you must know.
3 Great Risks of ADA Compliance Failures
The Americans with Disabilities Act protects access for citizens with disabilities. What happens when governments fail to meet compliance standards?
5 Tips for Managing Invisible Disabilities
Learn how you can be a better manager to those with invisible disabilities.
How Much Do You Know About the ADA & People with Disabilities?
Last Saturday, July 26, marked the 24-year anniversary of the historic Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The landmark law was signed by President George H.W. Bush in 1990. Since then, the ADA has been instrumental in securing justice and equality for people with disabilities (PWD) in all facets of American life. The ADA has commonly… Read more »
EEOC & DOL Hosting Twitter Chat 9/25 on Disability Issues in Federal Sector
How much do you know about the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Rehab Act) and disability-related issues in the federal sector workforce? Learn more on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 1:00-2:00 p.m. (ET), when the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) and the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) host a live “Twitter Chat” in commemoration of the… Read more »
Landmark Disability Law Turns 23: Fight for Equality & Inclusion Continues
In case you missed it, July 26 marked the 23rd anniversary of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The groundbreaking statute was signed into law by President George H.W. Bush in 1990 (pictured above). Since then, the ADA has been instrumental in securing justice and equal opportunity for people with disabilities in all facets… Read more »
Parasite Insects: Bed Little Bugs
If you are initial your current plow, it is more preferable to forestall each of our potentially precarious variations like harvesting ould like and fire ants. These kinds of ould like can produce problems if handled wrongly. Now the examine is from where to pull together the objects and more important, the bugs. Some of… Read more »
Social Media and 508 compliance.
Gov Loop user Stephen Luke asked a good question if NING was 508 compliant. The article by Andrew Soderberg seemed to sum it up best with “508 is a minimum requirement, why not go the extra mile.” Source: http://cuwebd.ning.com/group/omniupdate/forum/topics/ou-tips-tidbits?page=1&commentId=1763934%3AComment%3A37705&x=1#1763934Comment37705 As a frame of reference remember blind programmers and web surfers do not have monitors –… Read more »
Visualizing the ADA in 3-D
Tired of trying to get a curb ramp built that meets the ADA? Instead of photos of your kids are you carrying around pictures of a compliant curb ramp to show the contractor? Join the club – ever since the curb ramp section of the ADA was finalized, sidewalk design and construction have never been… Read more »