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Accountants and the ADA

Article Abstract:

A significant number of disabled individuals join the accounting profession. It is therefore necessary for employers to ensure that their accounting departments are ready to comply with the requirements of the Americans with Diabilities Act (ADA). One of the major objectives of the ADA is to prevent employers from discriminating against qualified applicants who are disabled. Compliance with the legislation would require companies to review and, if necessary, alter their current personnel management policies and practices. Among the measures that management should consider are the evaluation and modification of job descriptions so that they require only the qualifications relevant to the job, the restructuring of jobs to allow such arrangements as job sharing and part-time employment, and the elimination of barriers preventing disabled employees from retaining their current jobs or from advancing to higher positions.

Accounting departments

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How is your company complying with the ADA?

Article Abstract:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits the denial of employment opportunities and access to basic services and facilities from individuals on the basis of their disability. It was enacted on Jul 26, 1990 to uphold the rights of the estimated 43 million handicapped Americans. This law defines disabled individuals as those who are physically or mentally impaired to an extent that prevents them from performing principal life activities, those who have been treated in the past for such impairments or those that are presently considered as being so impaired. To ensure that they are complying with the ADA, employers should take such steps as developing job descriptions, reviewing employment applications and testing procedures, reevaluating personnel policies, training employees for ADA compliance and recording accomodation efforts.

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Accommodating the disabled

Article Abstract:

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires the elimination of structural barriers preventing handicapped individuals from enjoying goods, services, facilities, accommodations, advantages and privileges. Compliance with the ADA can be expensive, but some accommodation costs can be minimized with careful planning. Some inexpensive measures that will provide the disabled access to basic goods, services and facilities include putting ramps up to high drinking fountains, elevating floors to solve the difficulty of high checkout counters, making notepads available for hearing-impaired individuals. The financial burdens of ADA compliance can also be eased by tax provisions and credits available to businesses under IRS Code Sections 44, 67, 190 and 1250.

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