ADA changes?
sonny
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One of my bosses said he heard or saw something about proposed changes to the ADA that would allow for more conditions/situations to be covered. He told my supervisor to have me check it out. I can't find anything. Anyone know what he is talking about??
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
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This is a link to NAM's website that will show you the proposed changes to the ADA. In my opinion they are opening up a big can of worms.
Any word on the probability of it passing?
Thanks again.
I wear glasses and certainly don't think of myself as being "impaired". I function quite well with my specs.
How absurd of them to want to expand this Act. But then they aren't the ones who will have to live with or do the administration--so what do they care?
Federal Legislative Action Alert!
YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED! The U.S. House of Representatives is planning to consider legislation called the “ADA Restoration Act,” a bill that would expand the definition of “disability” under the Americans with Disabilities Act in order to cover—and require employers to accommodate—people who have minor or temporary impairments such as near-sightedness, headaches, small scars and even “tennis elbow” or tattoos. There is significant concern that this legislation would reduce the effectiveness and availability of workplace accommodations for employees with the most severe disabilities.
The House Education and Labor Committee will hold a hearing on this pending legislation on Tuesday, January 29, 2008. Please let your legislators know that the ADA Restoration Act would be a complete rewrite of the ADA, and it is not a simple, noncontroversial tweaking of the nation’s most important disability nondiscrimination law. Urge your representatives to NOT CO-SPONSOR and to OPPOSE H.R. 3195, the ADA Restoration Act as it is currently drafted.
tks,