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Career > Interviewing
Handling Illegal Interview Questions About Disability
...employers from asking about disability, health conditions, or medical history before...Have you ever been hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule is simple:...ever been hospitalized for a mental health condition? The rule is simple: if...question is about your body, your health, or your medical history, it's off-limits...
Career > Discrimination
Disability Discrimination Damages: Compensation Available Through EEOC and Lawsuits
...includes salary, bonuses you would have earned, and the value of benefits like health insurance you lost. Back pay has no statutory cap under Title VII or the...under Title VII or the ADA. Compensatory damages cover emotional distress, mental anguish, and out-of-pocket medical expenses tied directly to the discrimination....
Career > Advancement
Professional Certifications and Continuing Education Accommodations
...disability standard is the same as workplace accommodations: a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more major life activities....life activities. ADHD, dyslexia, visual or hearing impairments, chronic health conditions, mobility disabilities, anxiety disorders, and other conditions...
Career > Accommodations
Temporary Accommodations During Medical Treatment or Recovery
...ADA. The ADA defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more...severe migraines that flare unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term intensive...migraines that flare unpredictably, and mental health crises that require short-term intensive treatment...
Education > Special Education
IEP Services Can't Be Cut by a Budget Crisis. Here's How to Hold Your School Accountable.
...survey data shows 80% of school leaders expect staff layoffs, 70% anticipate mental health service cuts, and 62% foresee reductions in assistive technology...shows 80% of school leaders expect staff layoffs, 70% anticipate mental health service cuts, and 62% foresee reductions in assistive technology and specialized...
News > Advocacy
The DOJ May Delay the ADA's Web Accessibility Deadline. Here's What Disability Families Need to Know.
...been published. Jennifer Mathis, deputy director at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, told Disability Scoop the timing and procedural choice suggest...published. Jennifer Mathis, deputy director at the Bazelon Center for Mental Health Law, told Disability Scoop the timing and procedural choice suggest a deadline...
Education > Higher Education
Disability Resource Centers: Your College Student's Guide to Registration and Services
...learning disabilities, ADHD, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and...disabilities, ADHD, physical disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory...disabilities, mental health conditions, chronic health conditions, and sensory impairments. Common accommodations...
Special Needs > Mobility Limitations
Accessing Adaptive Sports Equipment: Grants and Funding Sources for Families
...adaptive sports participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with...sports participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with disabilities....participation improves physical health, mental health, and peer connection for kids with disabilities....
Special Needs > Asperger Syndrome
Asperger Syndrome in Adults: Navigating a Late Diagnosis
...adapting your behavior to fit in, at significant cost to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It explains why social interactions...adapting your behavior to fit in, at significant cost to your energy and mental health. The diagnosis is validating. It explains why social interactions that seem...
Social Engagement > Support Groups
Online vs. In-Person Support Groups: Which Format Is Right for Your Family?
...regardless of format. A 2011 meta-analysis in BMC Public Health found that peer support groups, whether online...or in-person, produce measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and parents navigating...in-person, produce measurable improvements in mental health outcomes for caregivers and parents navigating...
News > Employment
How to Get a Federal Job with a Disability: A Complete Guide to Schedule A Hiring
...substantially limit one or more major life activities Psychiatric disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a licensed professional The definition...limit one or more major life activities Psychiatric disabilities: mental health conditions documented by a licensed professional The definition of "severe...
Medical > Psychiatry
Medication or Therapy? How to Decide What Your Special Needs Child Needs First
...medical doctors who specialize in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric...medical doctors who specialize in mental health. They can diagnose psychiatric conditions,...Psychologists have doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors....doctoral-level training in mental health but aren't medical doctors. They can't...