Understanding the ADA
Learn the basics of the Americans with Disabilities Act and your rights
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ADA vs. FMLA vs. Workers' Comp: What's the Difference?
When you're dealing with a health condition or disability at work, multiple laws may apply to your situation.
5 min readThe Deficit-Focused Mindset: Reframing How You Think About Disability
Many disabled employees and employees with disabilities carry an invisible burden: a deeply internalized belief that their disability makes them less than.
6 min readThinking About Accommodations Through Work Tasks
When disabled employees and employees with disabilities think about accommodations, they often start from their limitations: "What's wrong with me, and how...
5 min readUnderstanding Limitations: Neutral Facts, Not Judgments
When we talk about workplace accommodations, we talk about limitations.
5 min readWhat Are 'Major Life Activities' Under the ADA?
To qualify for protection under the ADA, your condition must substantially limit one or more 'major life activities.' This phrase sounds technical, but it...
5 min readWhat Is a Reasonable Accommodation?
A reasonable accommodation is any change to a job, work environment, or the way things are usually done that enables a qualified individual with a...
5 min readWhat Is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
5 min readWhat Is 'Undue Hardship' and When Can Employers Claim It?
Undue hardship is the primary legal defense employers have for denying a reasonable accommodation request.
5 min readWhich Employers Must Follow the ADA?
Not every employer is required to follow the ADA.
5 min readWho Qualifies as Having a 'Disability' Under the ADA?
One of the most common questions people have when considering workplace accommodations is whether their condition qualifies as a disability under the ADA.
6 min readernesty provides general information and tools to help you understand and organize your situation. It is not legal advice, and it is not a substitute for advice from a licensed attorney about your specific circumstances.