Tag Archives: EEOC

Preguntas y Respuestas para Octubre de 2022: La Equidad en el Empleo para Personas con Discapacidades

Posted on October 27, 2022 by mpgarcia

Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso mensual para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad de habla hispana que llena una necesidad de información. La pregunta de este mes es: Soy un defensor que se enfoca en el empleo. Estoy emocionado de … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish | Tagged #NDEAM, #PreguntasYRespuestas, capacitación, COVID-19, discapacidades, EEOC, empleabilidad, empleados con discapacidades, empleo, empresarios con discapacidades, equidad, equidad del empleo, inclusión, LU2E-RRTC, NIDILRR, ODEP, participación comunitaria, personas con discapacidades, Spanish, tecnología | Leave a comment

Answered Questions for October 2022: Employment Equity for People with Disabilities

Posted on October 27, 2022 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: I’m an advocate who focuses on employment – I’m excited to see more opportunities for people with disabilities, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue, Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish | Tagged #AnsweredQuestions, #NDEAM, COVID-19, disabiliteis, Disabilities, EEOC, employability, Employees with disabilities, Employers, employment, employment equity, equity, inclusion, Incluyeme, job seekers with disabilities, LU2E-RRTC, NIDILRR, ODEP, people with disabilities, technology | 1 Comment

Preguntas y Respuestas para Junio de 2022: Obtener Información sobre la Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades (ADA, por sus siglas en inglés)

Posted on June 23, 2022 by mpgarcia

Preguntas y Respuestas es un recurso mensual para la Comunidad de la Discapacidad de habla hispana que llena una necesidad de información. La pregunta de este mes es: Soy nuevo en la comunidad de personas con discapacidades y me gustaría … Continue reading →

Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas, Spanish | Tagged ADA, COVID-19, discapacidad, discapacidades, discriminación, EEOC, empleo, empresas pequeñas, Enfoque De Investigación, instituciones postsecundarias, Ley de Estadounidenses con Discapacidades, NIDILRR, personas con discapacidades, preguntas frecuentes, Spanish, Spanish-language, vida independiente | Leave a comment

Answered Questions for June 2022: Learning About the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)

Posted on June 23, 2022 by mpgarcia

Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is I am new to the disability community and would like to know more about the Americans with Disabilities Act … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, Basics of the ADA, COVID-19, Disabilities, disability, discrimination, education, EEOC, employment, independent living, NIDILRR, NIDILRR-funded projects, NIDILRR-funded research, pedestrian access barriers, post secondary institutions, Research In Focus, Spanish, Spanish-language, technology | Leave a comment

Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with Resources!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mpgarcia

At the beginning of National Hispanic Heritage Month 2018, we highlighted Latinos with disabilities who use their platforms to voice their stories and educate others about disabilities. Today, we would like to highlight organizations and resources that may be helpful … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged benefits, CPIR, Disabilities, EEOC, employment, Hispanics, Hispanics with disabilities, Latinos, Latinos with disabilities, Latinx, Latinx with Disabilities, medicare, National Hispanic Heritage Month, Resources | Leave a comment

¡Celebrando el Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana con Recursos!

Posted on October 1, 2018 by mpgarcia

Al comienzo del Mes Nacional de la Herencia Hispana de 2018, resaltamos a los latinos con discapacidades que usan sus plataformas para expresar sus historias y educar a otros sobre las discapacidades. Hoy, nos gustaría destacar las organizaciones y recursos … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged beneficios, CPIR, discapacidades, EEOC, empleo, hispanos, hispanos con discapacidades, Latinos, latinos con discapacidades, medicare, Mes de Herencia Hispana, negocios, personas con discapacidades, recursos, Spanish, Spanish-language | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, February 15 to Friday, February 19

Posted on February 19, 2016 by bchaiken2014

Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Employment: Workplace disability discrimination claims at record high (Disability Scoop) The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission reports that charges of job bias related to disability rose 6 percent to total 26,968 for the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged A.D.H.D., attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, BraunAbility MXV, CAREX robotic exoskeleton, deaf and hard of hearing, EEOC, hearing aids, Myo gesture control armband, optogenetics, post stroke rehabilitation, retinitis pigmentosa, RetroSense Therapeutics, Sceptre, sensorineural hearing loss, stroke, virtual reality therapy for depression, wheelchair accessible SUV, workplace disability discrimination | Leave a comment

Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 25 – Friday, August 29

Posted on August 29, 2014 by bchaiken2014

Funding: How ALS could benefit from a flood of new funding (MIT Technology Review) As of August 22nd, the ALS Association had received $53.3 million since July 29th, compared to $2.2 million by that time last year, resulting from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Weekly News Roundup | Tagged ALS, ALS Association, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Alzheimer's Disease, amyloid, blood glucose levels, blood glucose monitor, chromosome 21, down syndrome, EEOC, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, fall detection app, fall detection system, federal workers with disabilities, glaucoma, intermal optic pressure, Medicare nursing home rating system, nursing homes | Leave a comment

¿Qué son las discapacidades psiquiátricas?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by mpgarcia

La discapacidad psiquiátrica se define por la Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades (ADA por sus siglas en inglés) (en inglés) como un “impedimento mental que limita sustancialmente una o más de las principales actividades de la vida de una persona; … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged ADA, agorafobiia, anorexia, bulimia, Comisión de Oportunidades Iguales en el Empleo, depresión mayor, discapacidad, discapacidad psiquiátrica, discapacidades, discapacidades psiquiátricas, EEOC, enfermedad mental, esquizofrenia, fobias, impedimento mental, investigaciones de NIDRR, Ley de Americanos con Discapacidades, NARIC, NIDRR, problemas emocionales, proyectos de NIDRR, SAMHSA, Spanish, Spanish-language, trastorno bipolar, trastorno de despersonalización, trastorno de identidad disociativa, trastorno de limité de personalidad, trastorno de pánico, trastorno de personalidad antisocial, trastorno obsesivo-compulsivo, trastornos de alimentación, trastornos de ansiedad, trastornos de la personalidad, trastornos disociativos, y trastorno de estrés post-traumático | 2 Comments

What are psychiatric disabilities?

Posted on May 12, 2014 by mpgarcia

Psychiatric disability is defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) as a “mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of an individual; a record of impairment; or being regarded as having such an … Continue reading →

Posted in Answer Queue | Tagged ADA, Americans with Disabilities Act, anorexia, anorexia nervosa, antisocial personality disorder, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, bulimia, bulimia nervosa, depersonalization disorder, Disabilities, disability, dissociative disorders, dissociative identity disorder, eating disorders, EEOC, emotional conditions, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, mental health, mental illness, NARIC, NIDRR, NIDRR projects, NIDRR research, obsessive compulsive disorder, panic disorder, people with disabilities, personality disorders, phobias, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, psychiatric disabilities, PTSD, SAMHSA, schizophrenia | 1 Comment