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Idaho Civil Rights Program
Disability Emphasis Program (DEP)
Observance Month: October
Howard Johnson
Disability Employment Program Manager
Rigby Field Office
3862 East 300 North
Rigby, ID 83442-1409
Ph: 208.745.6664, ext. 101 Fax: 208.745.0522
Email:
Howard
Idaho's Disability Emphasis Program applies sound program practices in
administering the program. These practices include:
Part 403 – Special Emphasis Programs - Subpart E – Disability Emphasis
Program
- Assess the problems, needs, and opportunities critical to success;
- Identify available resources;
- Establish long range and annual goals consistent with the objectives of
the program;
- Develop and implement an annual plan of operations that identifies
specific activities to be initiated and/or completed during the fiscal year;
- Monitor and evaluate progress in completing activities and meeting
established objectives;
- Increase the total number of disabled in all Professional,
Administrative, Technical, Clerical, and other categories, series, and all
grade levels;
- Eliminate concentrations of the disabled in single interval series to
diversify and create advancement opportunities;
- Encourage the participation of disabled in all NRCS-sponsored programs
and activities;
- Provide a network of professional support for disabled;
- Ensure that the disabled community receives equal treatment in all
aspects of employment; and
- Provide opportunities to participate in training and training programs
such as career enhancement, graduate studies, and others.
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ADA and ABA
Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings & Facilities
(Rev. 7/23/04)
Uniform
Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
ADA Regulations
ADA Regulation for Title II, as printed in the Federal Register
(7/26/91). The Department of Justice's regulation implementing title II,
subtitle A, of the ADA which prohibits discrimination on the basis of
disability in all services, programs, and activities provided to the
public by State and local governments, except public transportation
services.
ADA Regulation for Title III, as printed in the Code of Federal
Regulations (7/1/94). The Department of Justice's regulation
implementing title III of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination on the
basis of disability in "places of public accommodation" (businesses and
non-profit agencies that serve the public) and "commercial facilities"
(other businesses). The regulation includes Appendix A to Part 36 -
Standards for Accessible Design establishing minimum standards for
ensuring accessibility when designing and constructing a new facility or
altering an existing facility.
Section 508
Section 508 - In 1998, Congress amended the Rehabilitation Act to
require Federal agencies to make their electronic and information
technology accessible to people with disabilities. Inaccessible
technology interferes with an individual's ability to obtain and use
information quickly and easily. Section 508 was enacted to eliminate
barriers in information technology, to make available new opportunities
for people with disabilities, and to encourage development of
technologies that will help achieve these goals. The law applies to all
Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain, or use electronic
and information technology. Under Section 508 (29 U.S.C. ‘ 794d),
agencies must give disabled employees and members of the public access
to information that is comparable to the access available to others. It
is recommended that you review the laws and regulations listed below to
further your understanding about Section 508 and how you can support
implementation.
Section 508 (508
statute html,
508 statute pdf)
Office Accessibility
Building/Site Accessibility Compliance Checklist
(AD-2056) Updated!
Reasonable Accommodation
Reasonable Accommodation Procedures (General)
Reasonable Accommodation
(Assistive Technology)
Physical Disabilities
American Paralysis Association - national non-profit organization
dedicated to finding a cure for spinal cord injury paralysis.
National Spinal Cord Injury Association - interactive community
providing information, referral and support for people living with
spinal cord injury, their families and professionals.
DisabilityInfo.gov
provides quick and easy access to comprehensive information about
disability programs, services, laws and benefits. You can begin your
search by visiting any of the nine subject areas at the top of this
page. To find disability resources in your state just click on the
Find State and Local Resources map located in each of these subject
areas.
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Learning Disabilities
Independence Center - a non-profit organization dedicated to
independent living for young adults with a variety of learning
disabilities.
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) - national
volunteer organization which provides help to parents, professionals,
and individuals with learning disabilities.
International Dyslexia Association
Visual Impaired and Blind
American Council of the Blind
American Foundation for the Blind
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired - a non-profit
organization that strives to serve the visually impaired and to promote
the prevention of blindness.
National Association for Visually Handicapped - works with people
worldwide dealing with the difficulties of vision impairment.
National Federation of the Blind
Hearing Impaired
National Association of the Deaf
National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders
Miscellaneous
American Disability Association
American Association of People with Disabilities - non-profit
cross-disability organization whose goals are: unity, leadership &
impact.
National Alliance OF The DisAbled, Inc. - NAOTD is an online
disability advocacy and informational organization.
National Association of American Business Clubs (AMBUCS)
United States National Council on Disability - independent federal
agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on
disability policy.
World Association of Physically Disabled
Americans with Disability Act (ADA)
Employment Information
USA JOBS
Schedule A appointments
Proposed Rules for Special Hiring Regulations
Workforce Recruitment Program for Students with Disabilities
ALIC -
Helpful Hints on How to Respond to KSAs (Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Factors
U.S. Department of Labor - Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Student
Educational Employment Programs
Local Contacts
Idaho Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Idaho.gov Disability
Idaho State Council on Developmental Disabilities
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Assistive Technology
As a result of the
agreement signed on August 30, 2002 between the United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Defense (DoD), all Assistive Technology
accommodations will be provided to all USDA Agencies at no cost through the
TARGET Center by the DoD Computer / Electronic Accommodations Program (CAP)
USDA TARGET Center's
Guide to Requesting Assistive Technology Accommodations
The following instructions are provided to assist USDA employees seeking
reasonable accommodations in the form of assistive technology only. Detailed
information on these and other accommodation procedures can be found in the
Departmental Manual 4300.002, the Departmental Reasonable Accommodation
Procedures.
1) The USDA
employee should meet with his/her supervisor and identify his/her need(s).
The employee should also provide a completed
CONFIRMATION OF REQUEST FOR REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION form to his/her
supervisor.
2a) If the
employee has an obvious disability or a previously documented medical
condition that qualifies him/her as an individual with a disability and the
request is related to the known disability, the supervisor may immediately
approve the request by completing and signing the
REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION INFORMATION REPORTING form and sending a copy
to the agency Disability Employment Program Manager (DEPM), the employee,
and to the USDA TARGET Center (Fax: 202-720-2681); or
2b) If the
employee does not have an obvious disability or previously documented
medical condition that qualifies him/her as an individual with a disability,
the supervisor may request that the employee provide sufficient and
reasonable documentation of his/her medical condition to the Mission Area
Designee, who will determine, in consultation with the USDA Medical Officer,
as necessary,
whether the employee is an individual with a disability.
3)
Mission Area Designee may only request sufficient additional medical
documentation to substantiate that the employee has a disability and
that the disability is relevant to the reasonable accommodation requested.
No other unrelated medical documentation may be requested, and all
documentation provided will be kept in strict compliance with
confidentiality regulations. All medical documentation and information
about functional limitations must be kept in files separate from the
individual's personnel file.
4) After
reviewing applicable documents, the
Mission Area Designee shall convey the decision of whether the employee is
an individual with a disability to the employee, the employee's
supervisor, the USDA TARGET Center (Fax: 202-720-2681), and to the agency
Disability Employment Program Manager (DEPM).
5) When the
USDA TARGET Center receives the signed request form from the employee, a
needs assessment will be performed (if necessary) and accommodation
recommendations will be entered into the TARGET Center's Reasonable
Accommodation Tracking Database. A trial or loan of the recommended
technology may be arranged when possible. When both the employee and the
USDA TARGET Center are in agreement with the recommended assistive
technology, the USDA TARGET Center will forward the Computer/Electronic
Accommodations Program (CAP) Accommodation Request Form for purchase of the
assistive technology. The USDA TARGET Center will be available for follow-up
support or technical consultations if the employee or supervisor has any
questions or concerns. For more information, contact the USDA TARGET Center
on (202)720-2600 (v/tty), or via email at
target-center@usda.gov.
Assistive Technology Resources Available
Ergonomics
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