CONCLUSIONS AND TAKE-AWAYS

This module provided you with a great deal of information regarding the ADA and employment including: The ADA as it relates to employment, the interview process, essential job functions, and reasonable job accommodations.  We also discussed the benefits of universal workplace design. To summarize: 

  1. The ADA is designed to create a level playing field for people with disabilities. It is not an entitlement; rather, it assures that a person with a disability has access to and an opportunity to contribute to their communities.
  2. People with disabilities can and want to work.
  3. Employers need to identify each job's essential functions and determine whether the person with a disability is able to perform them with or without accommodations.
  4. Job-related accommodations benefit all employees and occurs frequently on the job.  For workers with a disability, accommodations create an opportunity to contribute to the business or organization and successfully get the job done.
  5. Workplace accommodations are usually inexpensive and common sense.
  6. Universal design principles help to create environments that accommodate all potential users without the need for individual modification.

 

Watch a video of Paul summarizing the information you have learned in this module.

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Additional Resources And Learning Opportunities:

When you are finished, click here to return to the homepage. From this page you will also be able to access additional resources that relate to the Americans with Disabilities Act and Reasonable Accommodations.

End Notes:

Baum, P.; Buchanan, L.; Cuozzo, L.; Deschamps, A.; Diaz, J.;  Farrington, S.;  Hathaway, S.; Horton, N.; Leedy, M.; Luecking, R.; Margolis, R.; Porter, K.; Tilson, G.; Vessels, M.; (2004).  Workforce Discovery: Diversity and Disability in the Workplace. Rockville, MD. TransCen, Inc.

Job Accommodation Network.  The ADA: Your responsibilities as an employer.  Retrieved December 11, 2007 from http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/EMPLOYERRESP.html

Mace, R.; Hardie, J.; Place, J.; (1996). Accessible Environments: Toward Universal Design . Rahleigh, NC. National Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University

U.S. Department of Labor. Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts. Retrieved December 11, 2007. www.dol.gov/odep/pubs/fact/ada/htm.  


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