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Do I Have Specific Job Rights Under the ADA?

Learn about ADA job rights in this FAQ.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

ADA Job Rights - What Are Your ADA Job Rights?

ADA job rights are important for anyone who has a disability and either has a job or is searching for a job. Learn about your ADA job rights.

Adult Learners with Special Needs

Special needs resources pertaining to adult learners with physical or learning disabilities.

Job Search Resources - Job Search Websites

Find the best job search sites on the net.

Find a Job - How to Find a Job

Find tips and strategies to find a job.

Disability Employment Discrimination

Disability employment discrimination can cause damage to your career. Discrimination in employment because of your disability and can cause stress and stress related illnesses. Learn what you can do to get help to stop disability employment discrimination.

Disability Employment Discrimination - Are You Protected?

Disability employment discrimination is a difficult problem to cope with. If you are a qualified person with a disability, you may have protection from disability employment discrimination by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Find out if you are protected from disability employment discrimination.

Disability Employment Discrimination - What Does the ADA Require?

Disability employment discrimination is prohibited by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Find out what accommodations you may be entitled to under the ADA.

Managing Learning Disabilities in the Workplace

With as much as 15 percent of the population having some type of disability, it is likely that most sizable workplaces have some employees with disabilities. With planning, policies, and appropriate practices, employers can accommodate the needs of workers with disabilities. In turn, workplaces will benefit from the diverse thinking and...

Learning Disabled Adults in the Workplace

Learning disabled adults face challenges in the workplace, but they also have unique strengths that can be an advantage. Learn about how learning disabilities affect them.

Working With a Disability

Having a disability doesn't need to keep one from having a productive career. Your Career Planning guide on About.com offers important information on your rights in the workplace.

Download ScreenReader to Read Your Email to You

ScreenReader can read text in any Windows application to you, in one of many voices. This means you can concentrate on not missing your mouth with the coffee while having your email read to you.

The ADA Protects Job Applicants with Disabilities

The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission recently released a fact sheet explaining how the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) effects job applicants.

Workplace Rights for People with Disabilities

Having a disability doesn't need to keep one from having a productive career. Many people with disabilities can work and the jobs they can hold vary with each individual's abilities and limitations. Find out more on About.com's career planning site.

Learning Disabilities on the Job

As an employee with Learning Disabilities, you have specific rights to reasonable accommodations. Explore information from the US Department of Labor through the Job Accommodation Network.

Disability Rights at Work

Having a disability doesn't need to keep one from having a productive career. Many people with disabilities can work and the jobs they can hold vary with each individual's abilities and limitations. What's important to remember is that no one but the individual, in consultation with his or her healthcare professional, has the right to decide what job he or she can hold.

Working with Fibromyalgia - Working with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome sufferers often need job modifications. Learn how to educate your boss and co-workers and what rights you have when it comes to health problems.

Job Search with a Disability - Search for Jobs with a Disability

Searching for a job with a disability need not be more difficult than for people without disabilities. Searching for a job, however, does require more preparation. These tips can help you prepare for a successful job search with a disability.

Will the Employee with a Learning Disability Tell an Employer?

Learn about working with employees with learning disabilities.

What are Accommodations for Learning Disabled Employees with Reading Problems?

Learn about working with employees with learning disabilities.

What are Accommodations for Learning Disabled Employees with Math Problems?

Learn ways employees with learning disabilities in math can be accommodated on the job.

What are Accommodations for LD Employees with Communication Problems?

Learn ways employees with learning disabilities in communication can be accommodated on the job.

What are Accommodations for Learning Disabled Employees with Writing Problems?

Learn ways to accommodate employees with learning disabilities in writing.

How May an Employer Determine a Learning Disabled Employee’s Needs?

Learn ways an employer can help determine a learning disabled employee's needs.

How will Employers Know about an Employee’s Disability?

Learn ways employers may learn about an employee's learning disability.

Will the Employee with a Learning Disability Tell an Employer?

Learn about working with employees with learning disabilities.

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