[il-talk] Fw: New Online Tool

[Robert Gardner]

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Subject: FW: New Online Tool


Forward per Greg Polman:


New online tool helps further equality and full access for people with
disabilities
  WASHINGTON -- The U.S.  Department of Labor today unveiled a new tool
to help
America's employers ensure their employment policies and practices do
not
discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities.
  "Today, we made it easier for employers of all sizes to access the
talents
of the 36 million Americans with disabilities," said Assistant Secretary
of
Labor for Disability Employment Policy Kathleen Martinez.  "By providing
this
interactive and easy-to-use online tool, both workers and employers can
readily access and understand their rights and responsibilities under
our
federal disability nondiscrimination laws."
  The online Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor, available at
http:www.dol.gov/elaws/odep.htm, helps employers quickly and simply
determine which federal disability nondiscrimination laws apply to their
business or organization and their responsibilities under them.
It asks
users to answer a few relevant questions in order to take into account
relevant variables, such as nature of organization, size of staff and
whether the business or organization receives federal financial
assistance.
Based on the responses provided, the advisor then generates a customized
list of federal disability nondiscrimination laws that likely apply,
along
with easy-to-understand information about employers' responsibilities
under
them.
  The laws addressed by the Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor
include:
  Titles I and II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Section
188
of the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended (as it pertains to federal financial assistance)
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended The Vietnam
Era
Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended The advisor
also
can help employees, job applicants and people applying for or
participating
in federally funded programs learn more about their rights under these
laws.

In addition, it includes a Guide on Employing People with Disabilities
that
outlines resources available to help employers comply with disability
nondiscrimination laws.
  The Disability Nondiscrimination Law Advisor is one of a series of
Employment Laws Assistance for Workers and Small Businesses, or "elaws,"
Advisors developed by the Labor Department's Office of the Assistant
Secretary for Policy, working with other department agencies, to help
employers and employees understand federal employment laws.  To access
this
set of advisors, visit the elaws website at http:www.dol.gov/elaws/.  To
learn more about the Labor Department's efforts to increase employment
opportunities for people with disabilities, visit http:www.dol.gov/odep.