How the Americans with Disabilities Act impacts business decisions
As a business owner or manager, it is often difficult to determine what is appropriate when hiring and managing individuals with a disability. Likewise, employees should be aware of the laws that protect against disability discrimination.
Title 1 of the American Disability Act of 1990 (ADA) prohibits private employers, state and local governments, employment agencies and labor unions from discriminating against qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, hiring, firing, advancement, compensation, job training and other terms, conditions and privileges of employment.
Read more here: How the Americans with Disabilities Act impacts business decisions – Joanne Tegethoff, JRG Advisors, the management company for ChamberChoice.
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Julia Roberts
Julia Roberts is founder of Support for Special Needs and has been a regular contributor since its inception in May 2010. A mom to two kids with special needs, she didn't want other parents to feel what is the often isolating world of raising a child (or two!) with disabilities. Her kids had kidney transplants at the age of eight and will need liver transplants in the future as a result of ARPKD/CHF. They both have vision disorders and learning disabilities.