Your Rights as an Employee with a Disability

Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 prohibits discrimination in the workplace. Title I has been designed to address and remove barriers to employment so individuals with disabilities can enjoy the same employment opportunities as people without disabilities.

A qualified individual with a disability has a right to engage in America’s workforce free of discrimination by businesses with 15 or more employees.

A Fact Sheet on Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace (PDF, 185k)
View a Presentation on Workplace Accommodations (PowerPoint Show file, 336k)
Ten Steps for being an Effective Self-Advocate
- English (PDF, 554k)
- Spanish (PDF, 517k)

For additional information on the ADA and reasonable accommodations, you can visit these links:

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
1-800-669-4000 (voice)
1-800-669-6820 (TTY)
http://www.eeoc.gov
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
1-800-ADA-WORK
1-800-526-7234
1-877-781-9403 (TTY)
http://www.jan.wvu.edu/media/fact.html#emp
The U.S. Department of Justice ADA Technical Assistance Program
1-800-514-0301 (voice)
1-800-514-0383 (TTY)
http://www.ada.gov/adahom1.htm
The Able Trust
1-888-838- ABLE (toll-free in Florida)
(850) 224-4493 (voice or TDD)
http://www.abletrust.org/links/ada.shtml
The Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST)
(850) 487-3278 (voice)
(850) 922-5951 (TDD)
http://www.faast.org/