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- Modeled on the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the ADA is the most comprehensive disability rights legislation in history.
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July 22, 2020. Listen to This Article. Computer-generated audio recording. When the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was passed to prohibit employment discrimination based on disability, it was...
Jul 26, 1990 · Rehabilitation Act Amendments. 10/29/1992. Amendments to the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 emphasized employment as the primary goal of vocational rehabilitation. Specifically, they mandate presumptive employability, meaning applicants should be presumed to be employable unless proven otherwise.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 was the United States’ first major federal disability rights law. Passed on September 26, 1973, the law opened doors for many qualified individuals with disabilities to enter, for the first time, the federal and federal contractor workforce.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 replaces preexisting laws (collectively referred to as the Vocational Rehabilitation Act) to extend and revise the authorization of grants to States for vocational rehabilitation services, with special emphasis on services to those with the most severe disabilities, to expand special Federal responsibilities and ...
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the text of Sections 501 and 505 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (Pub. L. 93-112) (Rehab. Act), as amended, as these sections will appear in volume 29 of the United States Code, beginning at section 791. Section 501 prohibits employment discrimination against individuals with disabilities in the federal sector.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 had made some headway when it prohibited discrimination on the basis of disability in federal employment, in the employment practices of federal contractors, and in programs that were run by federal agencies or that received federal financial assistance.
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is a federal law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities by federal agencies, federal contractors, or programs receiving federal funds. Also referred to as the Rehab Act. Find statute text here.
