E – 1439 A Brief Introduction to the Americans with Disabilities Act

For individuals with disabilities, the Americans with Disabilities Act gives civil rights protections similar to those provided to individuals on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, age, and religion. It guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public accommodations, employment, transportation, state and local government services, and telecommunications. Using a question and answer format, this course provides a brief and accessible introduction to the ADA, a complex law that engineers with even minimal supervisory responsibilities must comply with and understand.

This course is intended for all engineers who have supervisory responsibilities of any kind.

This course is based on a document created from a website (http://www.ada.gov/qandaeng.htm) of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, last updated on November 14, 2008.