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AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT (ADA) & TRAINING
Assignment Overview
Individuals with differing abilities and disabling conditions also play an important role in the workforce. As a matter of fact in 1990 the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) passed and employers were encouraged to hire individuals with different disabilities. There are over 40 million Americans with disabilities covered by the ADA. With more baby boomers in the workforce the number of individuals with disabilities will continue to escalate. Individuals with the following conditions are considered disabled: hearing impaired legally blind epileptic paralyzed wheelchair users and speech impaired according to the ADA. As a result employers and human resource professionals are tasked with being more precise about job requirements skills needed and knowledge needed to perform each job. Also special accommodations are expected to be made for disabled workers such as more flexible work schedules. Companies such as IBM have a long history of hiring disabled individuals. Thus human resource professionals are responsible for staffing recruiting and training individuals with disabilities. One aspect of a thriving employment brand is the recruitment of individuals with disabilities.
Please begin by reading:
HR Professionals Toolbox. (2011). Human resources guide to employing people with disabilities. Retrieved on September 13 2014 fromhttp://www.onlinehumanresources.net/hr-ada-overview.html
Myths and fact about people with disabilities. (N.D.). Retrieved on September 13 2014 fromhttp://www.in.gov/spd/files/Myth.pdf
US Department of Labor. (2011). Hiring individuals with disabilities. Retrieved on September 13 2014 fromhttp://www.dol.gov/compliance/topics/hiring-disabilities.htm
Then drawing on the material in the background readings and doing additional research please prepare a 4-5 page paper (not including the cover and reference pages) in which you:
Assignment Expectations
Your paper will be evaluated on the following points:

 
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