ADA Resources for Employers
Do you have a QUESTION about your obligations under the ADA ?
If you have a question about your obligations as an employer under the ADA, please contact the following:
- Call 1-800-949-4232: The Great Lakes ADA Center provides for free technical assistance on the Americans with Disabilities Act to individuals and organizations.
- Call 1-800-526-7234 or 1-877-781-9403 (TTY): The Job Accommodation Network provides free technical assistance to employers on workplace accommodations.
- Call 1-800-825-4733 or Email adainfo@indiana.edu: ADA-Indiana has Steering Committee Members who are knowledgable in this area. Please feel free to contact us if you would like to consult with them.
Resources
U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) is the enforcement agency for employment provisions of the ADA. With the passage of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA), and the EEOC recently released (March 25, 2011) their final regulations to implement the ADAAA. Visit the EEOC's webpage for resources on the ADAAA. Some of the resources available:
- EEOC's Notice Concerning The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) Amendments Act of 2008 and Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA
- Fact Sheet on the EEOC’s Final Regulations Implementing the ADAAA and Questions and Answers on the Final Rule
- Questions and Answers for Small Businesses: The Final Rule Implementing the ADA Amendments Act of 2008
- EEOC Publications Page - Scroll down to the "Americans with Disabilities Act" section.
You can order print publications or view the online version of EEOC's ADA publications including: The ADA: Questions and Answers, The ADA: Your Responsibilities As An Employer, and The Americans with Disabilities Act: A Primer for Small Business.
The EEOC has also prepared Guidance papers on various topics: Pre-employment Disability Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations , Disability-Related Inquiries and Medical Examinations of Employees , Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship , and others.
- EEOC Indianapolis District Office
Great Lakes ADA Center, and the ADA National Network
The Great Lakes ADA Center is one of the ten Regional ADA Centers, collectively called the ADA National Network, funded by through the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The ADA Centers, also known as the DBTAC's, provide free technical assistance and training on the ADA. (The Great Lakes ADA Center services the State of Indiana, and is also one of the funding sources for the work of ADA-Indiana.)
- ADA Guide for Employers and Businesses - The Great Lakes ADA Center has prepared a guide for employers and businesses on the ADA with relevant resources.
- ADA Legal Webinar Series - The Great Lakes ADA Center has coordinated a ADA Legal Webinar series since 2007 with two attorneys from Illinois Protection and Advocacy Program, Equip for Equity. Many of the sessions on the current program schedule and in the Series Archives are focused on employment issues.
- ADA Employment Course - A self-paced course produced by the New England ADA Center.
Job Accommodation Network
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is funded by the U.S. Department of Labor to provide technical assistance and guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues for employers (and employees). In addition to their free technical assistance, by phone and via the web (JAN on Demand), JAN also provides numerous resources on their website: http://www.askjan.org. Here are just a few:
- For Employers
- A to Z of Disabilities and Accommodations - JAN materials categorized by Disability and Topic.
- SOAR - SOAR is the acronym for JAN's Searchable Online Accommodation Resource.
- JAN's free Webcast Series and Rewind (Archive) - As you might expect, JAN provides disability employment-related webinars, many of which focus on a specific disability or issue such as "Accommodation Ideas for Employees with Traumatic Brain Injuries" , "Employing and Accommodating an Aging Workforce" , "Accommodations for Individuals with Mental Health Impairments" , "Veterans Issues" , and others.
Learn about the ADA
There are many ways to learn about the Americans with Disabilities Act. Some of the resources we have available are listed below:
- ADA-Indiana's Monthly ADA Audio Conference program is offered in several communities throughout the State. Each program year, there are generally some audio conferences that would be of interest to employers (see the most recent Audio Conference Schedule).
- The ADA National Network has greatly expended their online instructional offerings to include ADA Webinars and other online training opportunities. (Some of the organizations listed on the webinar and online training pages are not affiliated with the ADA National Network, but much like the Network, they are funded by the federal government to provide training on some area of the ADA.)
- Visit the ADA-Indiana's Publications page to learn about the print resources we have available (most of which are available at no cost to requestor). ADA-Indiana also funds the purchase of other resources (books, videos, and DVD's) on the ADA that can be obtained through a library loan.