[il-talk] FW: [Nfb-announce] PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO ADA REGULATIONS

[Syed Yousufuddin]

> Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:59:11 -0500
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> Subject: [Nfb-announce] PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO ADA REGULATIONS
> 
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
> Date: September 24, 2009
> 
> FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
> DBTAC National Network of ADA Centers
> 1-800-949-4232
> 
> PUBLIC COMMENT INVITED ON PROPOSED CHANGES TO ADA REGULATIONS
> 
> The public has been given 60 days to comment on proposed revisions to
> regulations implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
> as amended by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008. The regulatory changes,
> contained in a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking just announced by the U.S.
> Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), focuses on providing
> individuals seeking protection against employment discrimination under Title
> I of the ADA with a more expansive definition
> of "disability." Written comments must be submitted on or before November
> 23, 2009.
> 
> The ADA is an antidiscrimination statute passed by Congress and signed into
> law by the President in July 1990. The EEOC is responsible for enforcing
> Title I of the ADA, which prohibits employment discrimination against
> individuals with disabilities. The ADA requires employers to make
> reasonable accommodations to employees and job applicants with disabilities.
> 
> "We encourage the public to submit comments directly to the EEOC." "People
> with disabilities will be the winners when the new regulations are fully
> implemented and extensive public comment will ensure they are the best that
> they can be."
> 
> The ADA Amendments Act, which went into effect Jan. 1, 2009, and the
> regulatory revisions embedded in the proposed rule now available for public
> comment, makes it easier for an individual alleging employment
> discrimination based on disability to establish that he or she meets the
> ADA's definitions of "disability." The ADA Amendments Act also modifies the
> Rehabilitation Act of 1973, which prohibits employment discrimination in the
> federal workforce on the basis of disability.
> 
> The regulatory changes in the proposed rule emphasize that the definition of
> disability-an impairment that poses a substantial limitation in a major life
> activity-must be construed in favor of broad coverage of individuals to the
> maximum extent permitted by the terms of the ADA, and should not require
> extensive analysis.
> 
> The regulatory changes expand major life activities to include "major bodily
> functions, and clarify that mitigating measures, such as medications and
> devices that people use to reduce or eliminate the effects of impairment,
> are not to be considered when determining whether a person has a disability.
> They also clarify that impairments that are episodic or in remission, such
> as epilepsy, cancer, and many kinds of psychiatric impairments, are
> disabilities if they would "substantially limit" major life activities when
> active.
> 
> --MORE--
> 
> Finally, the regulation revisions provide a more straightforward way of
> demonstrating a substantial limitation in the major life activity of
> working, and implements the ADA Amendment Act's new standard for determining
> whether someone is regarded as having a disability.
> 
> The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking containing the regulatory changes is
> posted on the EEOC website, 
> <http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/amendments_notice.html>http://www.eeoc.gov/ada/amendments_notice.html 
> 
> along with a
> question-and-answer guide about the proposal and instructions for submitting
> public comments to the Commission.
> 
> You Can Submit Comments by Mail, Fax and Electronically, Here's How:
> 
> Written comments should be submitted to Stephen Llewellyn, Executive
> Officer, Executive Secretariat, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 131
> M Street, NE., Suite 4NW08R, Room 6NE03F, Washington, DC 20507.
> 
> Comments submitted by fax. As a convenience to commenters, the Executive
> Secretariat will accept comments transmitted by facsimile (``FAX'')
> machine. The telephone number of the FAX receiver is (202) 663-4114. (This
> is not a toll-free number.) Only comments of six or fewer pages will be
> accepted via FAX transmittal to ensure access to the equipment. Receipt of
> FAX transmittals will not be acknowledged, except that the sender may
> request confirmation of receipt by calling the Executive Secretariat
> staff at (202) 663-4070 (voice) or (202) 663-4074 (TTY). (These are not
> toll-free telephone numbers.)
> 
> Comments submitted electronically You may also submit comments and
> attachments electronically at 
> <http://www.regulations.gov>http://www.regulations.gov , which is the
> Federal eRulemaking Portal. Follow the instructions online for submitting
> comments. Copies of comments submitted by the public will be available for
> review at the Commission's library, 131 M Street, NE., Suite 4NW08R,
> Washington, DC 20507, between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. or can be
> reviewed at <http://www.regulations.gov>http://www.regulations.gov.
> 
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