If you’re one of the individuals who has Post-acute COVID-19 or Long COVID, you may have difficulty working in the same way you did before you had COVID-19, and you may wonder whether to ask your employer to make changes so you can do your job. Even if you don’t think of yourself as having a disability, you may meet the ADA definition. … Read more
Driving Change Through Accessible Technology
Accessible technology is a policy priority for us in the Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP), which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Whether the future of work will be accessible to people like me depends on ensuring emerging technologies are accessible.… Read more
Small Business at Work—for Disability Inclusion
How can we help small businesses increase disability inclusion, for the benefit of them, job seekers with disabilities, and their local communities? … Read more
Digital Accessibility: A Modern Workplace Must-Have
Is your company committed to ensuring your digital content is accessible to employees with disabilities? Here are a few ways to enhance your digital accessibility to ensure all employees can access your digital tools.… Read more
#ADA30: Increasing Access and Opportunity and the Thrill of Discovering What You Can Do
The month of July always has a special resonance with me, because it marks the anniversary of two events that significantly impacted my life and career. One would have a profound impact on my life, both personally and professionally, even if I didn’t know it at the time: the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), signed into law by George H.W. Bush 30 years ago this weekend, on July 26, 1990.… Read more