In honor of the 50th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the EEOC and DOL released a resource guide today about recruitment, hiring, and employment of individuals with disabilities, available here: Employment Protections Under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973: 50 Years of Protecting Americans with Disabilities in the Workplace | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EEOC Chair Charlotte Burrows stated: “Individuals with disabilities have long faced unnecessary barriers to employment. The Rehabilitation Act helps ensure meaningful access and inclusion for qualified individuals with disabilities in the federal workforce . . . . As we recognize the Act’s 50th anniversary by providing this helpful resource, the EEOC renews our commitment to enforcing this ground-breaking and vital disability rights law.”