AAOHN Advisory: The Americans with Disabilities Act

For more information on the Americans with Disabilities Act, contact: Office on ADA, Civil Rights Division, US Department of Justice, Washington, DC; (202) 514–0301

For free information about accommodation methods and strategies, contact: President's Committee's Job Accommodation Network (JAN), 918 Chestnut Ridge Rd., Suite 1, P.O. Box 6080, Morgantown, WV 26506–6080; (800) 526–7234; (800) ADA-WORK

For more information on the nearest EEOC office, contact: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Washington DC; (800) USA-EEOC

For copies of the Equal Employment Opportunity for Individuals with Disabilities, Final Rule (29 CFR Part 1630) and the Interpretive Index, contact: EEOC Office of Communications and Legislative Affairs; (202) 663–4900

For information on reasonable accommodation for food handling positions and the list of infectious and communicable diseases which are transmitted through the handling of food (prepared by the Secretary of Health and Human Services) contact: Centers for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop CO9, Atlanta, GA 30333

For questions on all titles of the ADA and locations of the nearest technical center contact: National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) (800) 949–4ADA (4232)

For copies of the ADA Technical Assistance Manual (One free copy; additional copies are $25. Allow 6 weeks for delivery) contact: (800) 669-EEOC (3363)

McRae JC . “Update on the Americans with Disabilities Act for Occupational Health Nurses.” AAOHN Journal. May 1993. 41(5):250–257.

U.S. G.P.O. (1993) “ADA and the Health Professional: A Close Relationship.” President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities. Washington, D.C. Pub # 342-559/94346.