Employment
The Americans with Disabilities Restoration
Act
Are you a working adult who has AD/HD? Are you a student
concerned about receiving appropriate accommodations at your college or
university? Does your child attend a private school that does not
receive federal financial assistance? If the answer is yes,
then the Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act is crucial
legislation for you to know about. The original Americans with
Disabilities Act became law in 1990 and is the major civil rights law
for people with disabilities. Since then the courts have
significantly narrowed the reach of the law and made it very difficult
for a person with any cognitive or mental disability to be protected.
The ADA Restoration Act, now before Congress, will
restore the original intent of the law and protect all people with
disabilities. This is particularly important in protecting the
rights of persons with disabilities in employment and students in
private schools, colleges and universities. Learn
more and find out how you can make a difference.
Posted February 5, 2008
The Americans with Disabilities Act of
1990 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Adults with AD/HD that inhibits their normal daily activities, such as
working, may be considered individuals with disabilities (for purposes
of legal protection) and may have the right to accommodations in order
to be free from discrimination in the workplace. Rights are protected
under two important federal laws: the Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Rehabilitation Act of
1973. However, the extent that a disability is protected has
been limited by recent court cases. Under the ADA, the person needs to
prove that his or her disability impairs his or her ability to perform
major life activity, such as working and providing necessities such
as food and housing for himself or herself. In addition to the support
given by these two laws, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(EEOC) has recognized concentrating, thinking, and interacting with
others as major life activities that when impaired, may serve as the
basis for a protected disability, and therefore, if uncorrected and does
not limit the employer's business objective, may be considered for
specific accommodations in the workplace.
Posted January 20, 2008
Helpful Links
Americans with Disabilities Restoration Act - HR
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Americans with
Disabilities Act (ADA)
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission (EEOC)
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