[blindlaw] Request assistance in identifying a California law(s)

[craig.borne at dot.gov]

Michael,

You could also contact the regional office of the Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in your area.  You can find the location
at www.eeoc.gov.  You might be able to file under the California laws
with the state Fair Employment and Housing Department and the federal
laws under Title I of the ADA with the EEOC.

Craig

Craig Borne
NHTSA/DOT
(202) 493-0627 
craig.borne at dot.gov
 

-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Ford, Tim (CDPH-OLS)
Sent: Thursday, June 18, 2009 12:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [blindlaw] Request assistance in identifying a California
law(s)

Your case sounds like a good one for action by the California Department
of Fair Employment and Housing, the state agency that enforces the ADA
and the companion state laws, which tend to be stronger than the ADA.  I
would file a complaint with them.  Go to the web site at
www.dfeh.ca.gov.
 
Sincerely,
Tim Ford


-----Original Message-----
From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org]
On Behalf Of Michael Groat
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 3:38 PM
To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blindlaw] Request assistance in identifying a California
law(s)

I am trying to identify is the California Law(s) that requires a company
to maintain reasonable accommodations after the company has made major
changes to the company computer systems.  The company supplied
reasonable accommodations, which included the screen reader JAWS (Job
Access With
Speech) in 2004.  Then in 2006 the company changed the company's
computer systems.  Which the changes the screen reader was only useable
for reading a very small segment of the programs and data.  My
peripheral sight has decreased so my dependency on a screen reader has
increased significantly.
After the changes the company has not supported the request for
reasonable accommodation of the screen reader being able to access all
of the company's
programs and data despite multiple requests for them to do so.   

I appreciate your assistance in indentifying the California Law(s) that
would be applicable.

 

I have read the ADA so it is the California law(s) that are left unread.
I have been unable to locate a website that lists the California laws.

 

I look forward to you response.

Thank you

Michael Groat

 

 

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