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Know Your Rights! Working and the Americans with Disabilites Act
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This short manual is for consumers. It explains the basics of the
Americans with Disabilities Act in simple and straightforward language.
It explains rights and responsibilities.
It explains:
- Who is the ADA for?
- Who is the ADA not for?
- How can the ADA help you?
- Definitions of terms (like "disability")
- Working conditions
- Qualified workers
- "Essential job functions"
- "Reasonable accommodation"
- "Undue hardship"
- Your rights when you apply for a job
- After you get the job but before you start working
- When you start working
- Ideas for reasonable accommodations
- Pay and benefits
- Your rights if you are fired
- What to do if you think you are being discriminated against
There is also an appendix that comes with the manual about articles about
job rights under the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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